2-16-4: TERM OF OFFICE:
All appointments of the board of trustees shall be for six (6) years, except to fill vacancies. Each term shall commence on January 1. Said appointments shall be made for staggered six (6) year terms, except that the terms of trustees appointed to the initial board shall be as follows: one trustee shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years, expiring January 1, 2012; one trustee shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years, expiring January 1, 2011; one trustee shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, expiring January 1, 2010; one trustee shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, expiring January 1, 2009; and one trustee shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, expiring January 1, 2008. All subsequent appointments shall be for a term of six (6) years. No member of the board shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms and shall not be reappointed to a third term unless said member has not served on the board for a minimum of one year before reappointment, except that a third term may be approved upon extraordinary circumstances and unavailability of qualified applicants. (Ord. 4796, 12-12-2005)