(A) Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 3 of 1895, being MCL 61.1 et seq., as amended, and in particular, pursuant to the provisions of division (D) below, the village hereby elects to adopt this section providing for biennial election of Village Trustees.
(B) Effective with the regular village election scheduled to be held in calendar year 2002, the Village President and three Village Trustees shall be elected at each biennial village election for the term of four years, from December 1 of the even-numbered year when elected and until their successors are qualified. Beginning with the election regularly scheduled to be held in calendar year 2004, the three remaining Village Trustees shall be elected at each biennial village election for the term of four years, from December 1 of the even-numbered year when elected and until their successors are qualified.
(C) To the extent necessary to provide for the biennial election of Trustees, the terms of incumbent Trustees are hereby extended for a period of not more than one year.
(D) All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict with the provisions of this section are, to the extent of any such conflict, hereby repealed.
(Prior Code, § 31.02) (Ord. 34, passed 5-1-2001)