345.08 Board of trustees.

Within five days after the certification to the taxing authority of the result of an election held under sections 345.02 to 345.05 of the Revised Code, provided a majority of the votes cast on the proposal submitted are in favor of such proposal, or within five days after adoption by the taxing authority of an ordinance or resolution to authorize the issuance of any such bonds without a vote of the electors, the taxing authority of the township or county, or the mayor of the municipal corporation shall appoint a board of trustees, consisting of eleven members, which shall, at all times, be so constituted that at least seven of its members are honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States, having served in one or more wars in which the United States was a belligerent. Not more than six members of the board shall be from the same political party. Five of such trustees shall be appointed for three years and six for five years, and thereafter, on the expiration of the original term, appointments shall be made for terms of five years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term.

Effective Date: 02-20-1986