G.S. 160A-101(4) provides that council members may serve either two-year terms or four-year terms, and that all terms need not expire in the same year. Does that mean a city can establish staggered two-year terms?
No. By state law municipal elections are held only in the odd-numbered years, and establishing staggered two-year terms would require that elections be held every year, including even-numbered years. The charter change statute does not permit cities to change the municipal election cycle.
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