LEG00130

• Bill Number: SB05-228
• Year: 2005
• Title: Concerning authorization of the election of the board of directors of a newly-formed water conservancy district
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

e 1 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH (II). IF A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED PURSUANT TO
2 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH (II), THIS SUBPARAGRAPH (ll) RATHER THAN SECTION
3 37-45-114 SHALL CONTROL THE METHOD OF SELECTING THE BOARI> OF
4 DIRECTORS, AND SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE
5 BOARD SHALL BE HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-45-141; EXCEPT THAT,
6 IF A VACANCY OCCURS WHEN NO MORE THAN NINE MONTHS REMAIN IN A
7 DIRECTOR'S TERM OF OFFICE, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS SHALL APPOINT
8 A DIRECTOR TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. THE CLERK OF THE
9 COURT SHALL, AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE
10 ELECTION, PUBLISH A NOTICE FOR AT LEAST THREE SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN
11 AT LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN EACH COUNTY IN
12 WHICH A PORTION OF THE DISTRICT IS TO BE LOCATED OF THE METHOD OF
13 DETERMINING THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES AND THE DEADLINES FOR THE
e 14 SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS, THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE WHICH
15 CANDIDATES SHALL BE LISTED ON THE BALLOT PURSUANT TO THE CRITERIA
16 SPECIFIED IN THE PETITION. THE PETITION SHALL SPECIFY:
17 (A) THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS, WHICH NUMBER SHALL BE AN
18 ODD NUMBER BETWEEN SEVEN AND FIFTEEN;
19 (B) THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE
20 REQUIREMENT THAT DIRECTORS BE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTIES IN WHICH
21 THE WATER DISTRICT WILL BE LOCATED, OWNERS OF REAL PROPERTY IN
22 THE DISTRICT, AND KNOWLEDGEABLE IN WATER MATTERS. CONFLICT OF
23 INTEREST PROVISIONS. AND A PROCEDURE FOR FILLING V ACANCIESON THE
24 BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
25 (C) THE METHOD OF DETERMINING THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES,
26 WHICH MAY INCLUDE UTILIZING POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATIONS AND THE
e 27 SUBMISSION OF A MINIMUM NUMBER OR PERCENT AGE OF ELECTORS'
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