Section 6. Where Powers Vested. Except as this charter provides otherwise, all powers of the City shall be vested in the council.

Section 7. Council. The council shall be composed of a mayor and six councilmen elected from the City at large.

Section 8. Councilmen. The councilmen in office at the time this charter is adopted shall continue in office, each until the end of his term of office as fixed by the charter of the City in effect at the time this charter is adopted. At each biennial general election after this charter takes effect, three councilmen shall be elected, each for a term of four years.

Section 9. Mayor. At each biennial general election, a mayor shall be elected for a term of two years. The term of office of the mayor in office when this charter is adopted shall continue until January 1, 1979.

Section 10. Other Officers. Additional officers of the City shall be a city manager, a treasurer, a municipal judge, a recorder and such other officers as the council deems necessary. Each of these officers shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the council and may be removed by the mayor with the consent of the council. The council may combine any two or more appointive city offices.

Section 11. Salaries. The compensation for the services of each city officer and employe shall be whatever amount the council fixes, except that the mayor and councilmen shall receive no compensation for their services as such officers.

Section 12. Qualifications of Officers. No person shall be eligible to fill an elective office of the City unless at the time of his election he is a qualified voter within the meaning of the state constitution and has resided in the City one year immediately preceding the election.