Sec. 1545.05. (A) Upon the creation of a park district, the | 7 |
probate judge shall appoint three commissioners who shall take | 8 |
office immediately and whose terms shall expire one, two, and | 9 |
three years, respectively, from the first day of January next | 10 |
after the date of their appointment, and thereafter. Thereafter, | 11 |
their
successors shall be appointed by suchthe probate judge for | 12 |
terms of three
years. Before entering upon the performance of his | 13 |
the duties
of the office, each
commissioner shall take an oath to | 14 |
perform faithfully the duties of histhe office, and shall give | 15 |
bond for thethat faithful
performance of the duties of his office | 16 |
in the sum of five thousand
dollars. SuchThe bond shall be | 17 |
approved by and filed with the county auditor.
SuchThe | 18 |
commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be | 19 |
allowed
their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the | 20 |
performance of their
duties. | 21 |
(B) Any board of park commissioners of a park district may | 22 |
elect to expand the membership of the board from three members to | 23 |
five members upon a majority vote of the board. Upon such a vote, | 24 |
the board shall certify to the probate judge a resolution | 25 |
requesting the judge to appoint two additional members to the | 26 |
board. The probate judge shall appoint those additional members, | 27 |
and they shall take office immediately upon their appointment. One | 28 |
member shall be appointed to a term that expires on the first day | 29 |
of January of the year following the year of that member's | 30 |
appointment, and one member shall be appointed to a term that | 31 |
expires on the first day of January of the second year following | 32 |
the year of that member's appointment. Thereafter, their | 33 |
successors shall be appointed by the probate judge for terms of | 34 |
three years. | 35 |