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House Journal: Page 1339: Thursday, April 6, 1995

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 1   collected upon the bonds of the petitioners.
 2     Sec. 9.  NEW SECTION.  358C.9  SELECTION OF
 3   TRUSTEES -- TERM OF OFFICE.
 4     1.  At the election provided for in section 358C.7,
 5   the names of candidates for trustee of the district
 6   shall be submitted to the registered voters, and the
 7   board of supervisors which had jurisdiction of the
 8   proceedings for establishment of the district,
 9   together with the board of supervisors of any other
10   county in which any part of the district is located,
11   shall appoint five trustees from among the five or
12   more persons receiving the greatest number of votes as
13   trustees of the district.  One of the trustees shall
14   be designated to serve a term expiring on the first
15   day of January which is not a Sunday or legal holiday
16   following the next general election, two to serve a
17   term expiring on the first day of January which is not
18   a Sunday or legal holiday two years later, and two to
19   serve a term expiring on the first day of January
20   which is not a Sunday or legal holiday four years
21   later.  Thereafter, each term shall be for a term of
22   years established by the board of supervisors, not
23   less than three years or more than six years.
24   Successors to trustees shall be elected by special
25   election or at a special meeting of the board of
26   trustees called for that purpose.  For each special
27   election called after the initial election, a
28   candidate for office of trustee shall be nominated by
29   a personal affidavit of the candidate or by petition
30   of at least ten registered voters of the district and
31   the candidate's personal affidavit, which shall be
32   filed with the county commissioner of elections at
33   least twenty-five days before the date of the
34   election.  The form of the candidate's affidavit shall
35   be substantially the same as provided in section 45.3.
36     2.  Vacancies in the office of trustee of a
37   district shall be filled by the remaining members of
38   the board for the period until a successor is chosen
39   in the manner prescribed by this section or by section
40   69.12, whichever is applicable.
41     3.  In lieu of a special election, successors to
42   trustees shall be elected at a special meeting of the
43   board of trustees called for that purpose.  Upon its
44   own motion, the board of trustees may, or upon
45   petition of landowners owning more than fifty percent
46   of the total land in the district, shall, call a
47   special meeting of the residents of the district to
48   elect successors to trustees of the board.  Notice of
49   the meeting shall be given at least ten days before
50   the date of the meeting by publication of the notice

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