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~i~ REL:mb(16) 7/8/88 Sec. 400. Number, selection and terms of members. The city council shall consist of seven (7) members elected at the times and in the matter provided in this charter, each of whom, except for the mayor, shall serve a term of four (4) years. The term of each member shall begin following such election, at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the city council following certifi- cation of election results, and each shall serve except as otherwise provided for in this charter, until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Each office of council member shall be a separate office and, except for the mayor, one of such offices shall be assigned to each of the wards of the city. Candidates for each office of council member other than the mayor shall be nominated from such ward by the electors of such ward and candidates for mayor shall be nominated by electors of the City, but all council members shall be elected by the vote of the electors of the city at large. Sec. 402. Compensation of members 459 Each member of the city council shall receive as compensation for his or her services as such a monthly salary in the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00). The member elected to fill the office of mayor shall receive the additional amount of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each month said member shall fill the office of mayor. Further, each member of the city council shall receive reimbursement for required travel and other expenses while on official business of the city as authorized and approved by the city council. Absence of a member of the city council from all regular and special meetings of the city council during any calendar month shall render him or her ineligible to receive the monthly salary for such a calendar month un- less by permission of the city council expressed in its official minutes. Sec. 405. Mayor pro tem. In the first meeting of the city council following any general or special election at which members of the city council are elected, the city council shall elect a mayor pro rem who shall act as mayor during the absence from the city or disability of the mayor, or during any vacancy in the office of mayor until otherwise filled in accordance with section 403. Sec. 406. Council judge of elections and qualifications of members. The city council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members as defined in section 401 of this charter and shall meet on the first regularly scheduled meeting after election returns are certified for any municipal election at which members of the city council are elected, declare the results thereof, and install elected members, if any.