§ 30.01. METHOD OF CHANGING THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR VILLAGE TRUSTEES.

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The terms of office of the current Village Trustees, which will all expire simultaneously on November 19, 2006, pursuant to the amended Michigan law (M.C.L.A § 168.644g), will be changed to the four-year staggered terms as required by the amendments to the statutory Village Charter (M.C.L.A.§ 62.5), being the General Law Village Act, Act 3 of 1895, as amended, by adjusting the terms of office for Village Trustees as follows:
(A) The election of successors for the Village Trustees, whose terms of office expire on November 19, 2006, will be held as part of the 2006 November general election; and the three candidates for the office of Village Trustee receiving the highest number of votes shall hold office from November 20, 2006, and continuing for a period of four years, or until their successors have been elected and qualified. The candidates for the office of Village Trustee receiving the fourth, fifth and sixth highest number of votes in the 2006 November general election shall hold office from November 20, 2006, and continuing for a period of two years, or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
(B) The election of successors for the three Village Trustees whose terms of office expire on November 19, 2008, will be held as part of the 2008 November general election, with each elected successor being elected for a four-year term of office commencing November 20, 2008.
(C) After 2008, three Village Trustees shall be elected for a term of four years, and until their successors are qualified, at each biennial village election to be held with the even year November general election; as provided in Ch. II, § 5 of the amended Village Charter (General Law Village Act 3 of 1895, being M.C.L.A § 62.5, as amended).
(Ord. 65, passed 2-14-2002)

                    
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