All elected officers shall continue to act in the office to which they were elected until they resign or are removed from office by election or as otherwise provided by state statute. All appointed officers, including the city judge, who shall serve a four-year term, and the city attorney, who shall serve a two-year term, shall continue to act in the office to which they were appointed until a successor is sworn in, or as otherwise provided by contract. The city attorney and city judge may be removed from office prior to the completion of their respective terms only as provided by state law. (Ord. 586 § 6, 1995)