Section 62.5 - Village trustees; term of office; exemption by resolution; ordinance providing for election and terms of office. - Michigan Statutes

THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 3 of 1895

62.5 Village trustees; term of office; exemption by resolution; ordinance providing for election and terms of office.

Sec. 5.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, 3 village trustees shall be elected at each biennial village election for the term of 4 years and until their successors are qualified. As an alternative, if provided by an ordinance adopted by the village all 6 village trustees shall be elected at the biennial village elections for the term of 2 years and until their successors are qualified. The term of office for a trustee elected at the village's regular election begins on 1 of the following dates:

(a) If the regular election is held at the general election, November 20 after the officer's election and qualification.

(b) If the regular election is held at the September primary election, October 1 after the officer's election and qualification.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2703 ;-- CL 1915, 2573 ;-- CL 1929, 1483 ;-- CL 1948, 62.5 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 148, Imd. Eff. Nov. 21, 1973 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 305, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 300, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2004