7-13-2234. Term of office. - Montana Statutes

     7-13-2234. Term of office. (1) All directors, elected or appointed, shall hold office until the election and qualification or appointment and qualification of their successors.
     (2) Except as otherwise provided, the term of office of directors elected under the provisions of this part and part 23 shall be 4 years from and after the date of their election.
     (3) Directors elected at the first regular election under this part and part 23 after July 1, 1979, shall serve as follows:
     (a) In districts requiring the election of five elected directors, three directors shall serve for a term of 2 years and two for a term of 4 years.
     (b) In districts requiring the election of three elected directors, one director shall serve for a term of 2 years and two for a term of 4 years.
     (c) At their first meeting, the directors shall determine by lot which of them shall serve the term or terms less than 4 years. Every term thereafter shall be for a period of 4 years.
     (4) The term of office of directors appointed by the mayor or mayors or by the board of county commissioners shall be 6 years from and after the date of appointment. Directors to be first appointed under the provisions of this part and part 23 shall be appointed within 90 days after the formation of the district.
     (5) The first regular election for a district shall be held in November of the next odd-numbered year following the formation of the district.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 310, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4506(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 538, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 323, Ch. 571, L. 1979.