17-202. Board of trustees; election; terms.The corporate powers and duties of every village shall be vested in a board of trustees which shall consist of five members. At the first statewide general election held after the incorporation of a village, two trustees shall be elected to serve two years and three trustees shall be elected to serve four years. Thereafter the board members shall be elected as provided in the Election Act. The terms shall begin on the first regular meeting of the board in December following the statewide general election. The changes made to this section by Laws 1994, LB 76, and Laws 1995, LB 194, shall not change the staggering of the terms of the board members in villages established prior to January 1, 1995.Source Laws 1879, § 41, p. 202; Laws 1899, c. 13, § 1, p. 78; R.S.1913, § 5052; C.S.1922, § 4224; C.S.1929, § 17-202; Laws 1943, c. 26, § 1, p. 120; R.S.1943, § 17-202; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 9, p. 936; Laws 1994, LB 76, § 493; Laws 1995, LB 194, § 3; Laws 2017, LB133, § 64. Cross References Board of trustees, election, see section 32-532. Election Act, see section 32-101. Vacancies, see sections 32-568 and 32-569.
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