The purpose of this Charter amendment is to prescribe that the terms of office of Councilmen shall begin at the beginning of the first regular meeting of the City Council in January following the election at which they were elected, provided the term for Councilmen elected in this election, in November 2015, and for a four-year term in November 2017, shall commence at 8:00 p.m. on the Monday next following the election at which they were elected.