The regular term of office for a director is four years, and the director shall serve until a successor has been chosen and has qualified. A director shall qualify by taking an oath of office. Newly elected directors shall take office on the date that their terms of office begin following the election of the director.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-32-35, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 281, § 11; 2018, ch. 79, § 157.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, revised the language related to the beginning dates of the term of office of director; and after "four years, and", added "the director shall serve", and after "shall take office", deleted "at the next regular meeting of the board of directors" and added "on the date that their terms of office begin".
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 173 provided:
A. The term of a conservancy district or watershed district board member that was set to expire on or before June 30, 2024 pursuant to the governing statutes of that district in effect before July 1, 2022 shall expire on December 31, 2023, and that member's successor shall be elected in the local election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2023 for a term beginning on January 1, 2024.
B. The term of a conservancy district or watershed district board member that was set to expire on or after July 1, 2024 but on or before June 30, 2026 pursuant to the governing statutes of that district in effect before July 1, 2022 shall expire on December 31, 2025, and that member's successor shall be elected in the local election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2025 for a term beginning on January 1, 2026.
C. The term of a conservancy district or watershed district board member that was set to expire on or after July 1, 2026 pursuant to the governing statutes of that district in effect before July 1, 2022 shall expire on December 31, 2027, and that member's successor shall be elected in the local election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2027 for a term beginning on January 1, 2028.
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