§ 2.20.030. Election process.

A.

Members of the Board of Directors shall be elected in the electoral divisions established by this Ordinance and subsequently reapportioned as provided for in State law and as set forth in Section 2.20.070 of this chapter. Elections shall take place "by division," meaning that one Director shall be elected from each division, by the voters of that division alone.

B.

No term of any member of the Board of Directors that commenced prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall be affected by the adoption of this Ordinance.

C.

A Director elected or appointed to represent a division must reside in that division and be a registered voter in that division, and any candidate for the Board must reside in, and be a registered voter in, the division in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued.

D.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the Directors in office at the time this Ordinance takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the term to which he or she was elected. In the event a vacancy occurs before the expiration of the term of a Director in office at the time this Ordinance takes effect, a person who is appointed or elected by special election to fill such vacancy may reside anywhere within the corporate boundaries of the District.

E.

The term of each Director elected to the Board of Directors shall remain four (4) years.

(Ord. No. 2018-7-1 , § 5, 7-10-2018)