(A) Membership. The Board of Trustees shall be composed of five members, who shall be nominated and elected by the town at large without regard to their place of residence in the town. Trustees shall be actual residents and registered voters of the town.
(B) Term. The term of office for a Trustee shall be four years, beginning at noon, 12:00 p.m., on the second Monday following the general municipal election. A Trustee shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
(C) Staggered elections.
(1) The terms of the Trustees shall be staggered so that at one general municipal election, the following are elected for four-year terms:
(a) Trustee one;
(b) Trustee three;
(c) Trustee five; and
(d) Clerk.
(2) At the next general municipal election, the following are to be elected for four-year terms:
(a) Trustee two;
(b) Trustee four; and
(c) Treasurer.
(D) Election resolutions. A resolution of the Board of Trustees calling for a general or special election to fill the Office of Trustee shall state the number of four-year terms and the number of unexpired terms, if any, to be filled.
(Prior Code, § 2-102)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 11 O.S. §§ 8-102, 8-109, 12-102, 12-102.1, 12-103 and 16-205