§ 14582 Board Member Term Lengths

Board members serve three‑year terms; the first board is set up with staggered 1‑, 2‑, and 3‑year appointments, then every new appointment is for a full three years, and anyone filling a vacancy only serves the rest of the original term.

Key Takeaways

•Board members normally serve three‑year terms.
•The first board is set up with three members for 1 year, three for 2 years, and three for 3 years.
•After the initial staggered terms, every new appointment is for a full three‑year term.
•If a seat becomes vacant, the replacement only serves the remaining time of that term.

Example

A town creates a new planning board. Three people are appointed for one year, three for two years, and three for three years. After the first year, the three one‑year members’ terms end and new three‑year members are appointed.

The town follows the rule that the first board has staggered terms so that each year only a few seats need to be refilled, and after that every seat is a three‑year seat.

How to Calculate

Members up for reappointment each year = Total members ÷ 3

Count the total number of board members (the statute says 9).
Divide that number by 3 because the initial terms are staggered into three equal groups.
The result tells you how many members finish their term each year.

After the first year of the initial board.

Result: 9 ÷ 3 = 3 members will need new appointments after the first year.

The term of office of a member of the board is three years. The initial board shall consist of, three members appointed for a term of three years, three members appointed for a term of two years, and three members appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, appointments shall be for full three-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the duration of an unexpired term. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 504, Sec. 2.)

Key Takeaways

•Board members normally serve three‑year terms.
•The first board is set up with three members for 1 year, three for 2 years, and three for 3 years.
•After the initial staggered terms, every new appointment is for a full three‑year term.
•If a seat becomes vacant, the replacement only serves the remaining time of that term.

Example

The town follows the rule that the first board has staggered terms so that each year only a few seats need to be refilled, and after that every seat is a three‑year seat.

How to Calculate

Members up for reappointment each year = Total members ÷ 3

Count the total number of board members (the statute says 9).
Divide that number by 3 because the initial terms are staggered into three equal groups.
The result tells you how many members finish their term each year.

After the first year of the initial board.

Result: 9 ÷ 3 = 3 members will need new appointments after the first year.

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§ 14582 Board Member Term Lengths

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How to Calculate

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