Legal Documents of Mountain City

The governing body of the Town of Mountain City shall be a mayor and four (4) aldermen elected by popular vote in the November general election. The mayor and two (2) aldermen elected in March of 2011 shall have their terms extended until their successors are duly elected until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2016, to coincide with the November general election date. Furthermore, the two (2) aldermen elected in March of 2013 shall have their terms extended until their successors are duly elected and qualified on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 2018. Thereafter, all regular town elections will be held in conjunction with the November general election, held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November of even-numbered years. The terms of the aldermen so elected shall serve terms of four (4) years. The terms of the mayor and aldermen shall begin on the first Monday in December following their election. Any person who is a qualified voter for members of the Tennessee General Assembly, and who is a resident of the Town of Mountain City under the election laws of the state, and any person who is a resident of Johnson County, Tennessee, and who has owned a freehold within the corporate limits of the Town of Mountain City for at least sixty (60) days immediately preceding the election, shall be entitled to vote in municipal elections. (Ord. #1386, July 2014)