19-2760. Same; directors; election, qualifications, term. (a) An election shall be held in each improvement district on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of 1978 and of each even-numbered year thereafter for the purpose of electing three directors of such district, except that the first election following the establishment of such district shall be held at a time fixed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located.

(b) The directors of an improvement district shall serve for terms of two years, except that directors elected prior to the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1978, and directors elected at the first election following the establishment of the district shall serve until their successors are elected.

(c) (1) From and after July 1, 2006, each director shall:

(A) Own land within the improvement district; or

(B) reside in the improvement district.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), each director elected on or before June 30, 2006, shall be allowed to serve the remainder of such director's current term of office.

History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 8; L. 1969, ch. 156, § 7; L. 1976, ch. 134, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 147, § 1; July 1.