731.091 Elimination of staggered terms of office.

(A) The legislative authority of a village may, by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution to eliminate staggered terms of office, determine that all members of the legislative authority shall be elected at the same municipal election as provided for in this section.

(B) At the regular municipal election occurring not less than ninety days after the certification of the ordinance or resolution to the board of elections eliminating staggered terms of office, the following apply:

(1) If there are six members of the legislative authority, three members shall be elected at the next regular municipal election for two year nonstaggered terms and all members of the legislative authority shall be elected to four year nonstaggered terms at all following municipal elections.

(2) If there are five members of the legislative authority, three members shall be elected at the next municipal election for two year terms and all members shall be elected to four year nonstaggered terms at all following municipal elections.

Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.177,HB 347, §1, eff. 3/22/2013.