§ 4.03. Term of office.

A.

At least nine (9) parish council members shall be elected each for a term of four (4) years except as hereinafter provided and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the state election code. A person who has served as a parish council member for two (2) consecutive terms, not counting any terms served prior to January 1, 1995, shall not be eligible to be elected parish council member for the succeeding term.

B.

The term of office for the parish council members shall expire on December 31 of the year designated in this Charter for the expiration of a term of office. The term of the newly elected parish council members shall begin January 1 of the following year.

C.

Parish council members shall hold office and serve until their successors are elected or commissioned.

(Ord. No. 93-226, § 1; 9-9-93)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 93-226 was approved at an election held Nov. 13, 1993.