Except as the charter otherwise provides, all powers of the city of Hermiston shall be vested in a council of eight members elected hereinafter provided. At each general election, subsequent to the adoption of this charter, there shall be elected a Mayor from the city at large who shall hold office for two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified.
The city of Hermiston is hereby divided into four wards, designated and bounded as follows:
Ward I shall consist of the northwest quarter of the city having its easterly boundary being First Street commencing at Gladys Avenue and thence north to the city limits and its southern boundary being Gladys Avenue and Hermiston Avenue with extension thereto commencing at Gladys Avenue and First Street thence west to the city limits.
Ward II shall consist of the southwest quarter of the city having its northern boundary being Gladys Avenue and Hermiston Avenue with extension thereto commencing at Gladys Avenue and First Street thence west to the city limits and its easterly boundary being First Street commencing at Gladys Avenue thence south to the city limits.
Ward III shall consist of the northeast quarter of the city having its westerly boundary being First Street commencing at Gladys Avenue thence north to the city limits and its southern boundary being Gladys Avenue from First to 7th streets thence south on 7th Street to Diagonal Boulevard thence northeast along Diagonal Boulevard to the east city limits.
Ward IV shall be the southeast quarter of the city having its northern boundary being Gladys Avenue from First to 7th streets thence south on 7th Street to Diagonal Boulevard thence northeast along Diagonal Boulevard to the city limits and its westerly boundary being First Street commencing at Gladys Avenue thence south to the city limits.
All ward quadrant boundary lines will be extended upon annexation. (Section 7 amended by an election held November 2, 1982)
The council shall be made up of one person from each ward who is a bona fide resident of that ward throughout the term of office and four persons who are bona fide residents of the city at large. (Section 8 amended by an election held November 2, 1982)
The members of the Common Council shall be elected for a period of four years and shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified.
All present council positions whose terms in office are completed in January of 1985 shall expire. Four council positions at large shall be elected with terms commencing in January of 1985 and shall serve for a four year term. These four candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected into office.
There shall be one council person elected to a four year term from each ward with the term of office beginning in January of 1987.
All council positions, whether at large or from each ward, shall be voted upon by all qualified voters within the city. (Section 9 amended by an election held November 2, 1982)
At each general election there shall be elected a municipal judge from the city at large, who shall hold office for two years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. (Section 10, as amended by an election held May 1, 1959)
Additional officers of the city shall be a city manager, treasurer, recorder, attorney, chief of police and such other officers and employees as the council deems necessary, each of whom shall be a bona fide resident of this city. (Section 11, as amended by an election held November 8, 1960)
The Council shall fix the compensation for each member of the Council, Mayor, City Manager, Recorder, Municipal Judge and all other city officers and employees. (Section 12, as amended by an election held November 8, 1960)
No person shall be eligible to the office of councilman, mayor or recorder and municipal judge, unless at the time of his election he is a qualified voter of the state and has resided in the city for one year immediately preceding his nomination or declaration for the office and he shall be a taxpayer and freeholder upon property located within the city of Hermiston.