(a) The two members receiving the two highest number of votes shall hold office until the first Monday in January next following the second general election held after incorporation of the city; and
(b) The three members receiving the three next highest number of votes shall hold office until the first Monday in January next following the first general election held after the incorporation.
(2) The county clerk shall prepare and deliver a certificate of election to each candidate elected to the city council. [Amended by 1983 c.350 §19]