Section 57377 Of Chapter 4. Effect Of Incorporation From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 4.
57377
. Officers, except members of the city council, shall hold
office until the first succeeding general municipal election held in
the city and until their successors are elected and qualified. Of the
five elected members of the city council, the two receiving the
lowest number of votes shall hold office until the first succeeding
general municipal election held in the city and until their
successors are elected and qualified, and the three receiving the
highest number of votes shall hold office until the second succeeding
general municipal election held in the city and until their
successors are elected and qualified. If two or more members of the
city council are elected by the same number of votes, the terms of
each shall be determined by lot. The members of the city council
elected to succeed the members elected at the incorporation election
shall hold office for four years from the Tuesday succeeding their
election, and until their successors are elected and qualified.