(A) The Village Board shall consist of five members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the village and who shall be registered voters. Every Trustee so elected and so qualified shall hold his or her office for the term of four years; provided, a Trustee’s term shall expire and the office will become vacant upon a change of residence from the village. The Board of Trustees shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Nebraska and faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of their office. The Board of Trustees shall qualify and meet on the first Tuesday in December, organize, elect a Chair of the Board and appoint the village officers required by law.
(Prior Code, § 1-103)
(B) (1) The term of office of each member of the Board of Trustees is four years. All general and special elections from and after the effective date of this division (B) shall be held in conjunction with the statewide primary or general election and shall be governed by the provisions of the Nebraska Election Act.
(2) No later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the Village Board shall certify to the Election Commissioner/County Clerk, on forms provided by the Nebraska Secretary of State, the name of the village, the number of officers to be elected, the length of terms of office, the vacancies to be filled by the election and the length of remaining term and the number of votes to be cast by a registered voter for each office.
(Prior Code, § 1-104)
(Ord. 2005-03, passed 3-1-2005)
Statutory reference:
Ability to elect Trustees at large or by ward, see Neb. RS 32-554
Ability to provide for a partisan ballot, see Neb. RS 32-557
Election Act, see Neb. RS 32-101
Holding other office or employment, see Neb. RS 17-209.02 and 32-604