7-16-2421. Election of commissioners. (1) After appointment of the initial commission and except in the case of vacancies, all members of the county park district commission must be elected by the electors of the district.
     (2) The election of members to the commission must be held in conjunction with the school elections held pursuant to 20-3-304.
     (3) Candidates for the office of member of the county park district commission must be nominated by petition filed with the office of the election administrator not earlier than 135 days or later than 75 days prior to the election day and signed by at least five electors of the district.
     (4) If the county park district lies in more than one county, the petition for nomination must be presented to the election administrator whose county contains the largest percentage of the territory of the district.
     (5) If no nomination petition is filed for an office, the county governing body shall appoint a member to fill the term. A person appointed pursuant to this subsection has the same term and obligations as a person elected to fill the office. If there are no petitions of nomination for members of the commission, no election need be held.
     (6) The term of office of elected members commences upon their being elected and qualified. The term of office of an elected member of the county park district commission is 4 years, except that a simple majority of the members of the first elected board shall serve terms of 2 years, with a minority of the board serving terms of 4 years. The members serving 2-year terms must be selected by lot.
     (7) A vacancy in the office of a member must be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the commission. The term of the appointed member expires upon the election and qualification of an elected successor or upon the election of a member to fill the unexpired term of the vacant office. The election must be held at the next scheduled school election held pursuant to 20-3-304.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 377, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 144, L. 1993.