1. 1. The board of soil and water conservation district supervisors of soil and water conservation district in which the subdistrict is formed shall be the governing body of the subdistrict. When a subdistrict lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the combined boards of soil and water conservation district supervisors shall be the governing body.
2. 2. Five persons living within the subdistrict shall be elected to serve as trustees of the subdistrict. The trustees shall be elected by a majority vote of all landowners participating in the referendum for the establishment of the subdistrict, but the date of the election shall not fall upon the date of any regular political election held in the county. The ballot submitting the proposition to form the subdistrict shall be so worded as to clearly state that a tax, not to exceed forty cents on one hundred dollars valuation of all real estate within the subdistrict, will be authorized if the subdistrict is formed. In subdistricts formed after September 28, 1977, two trustees shall be elected for a term of six years, two shall be elected for a term of four years, and one shall be elected for a term of two years. Their successors shall be elected for terms of six years. In any district in existence on September 28, 1977, the three trustees holding office shall continue as trustees. At the next scheduled election within the subdistrict, two additional trustees shall be elected. One of the additional trustees shall be elected for a term of four years and one shall be elected for a term of six years. Each successor shall be elected for a term of six years. The trustees shall elect one of their members as chairman and one of their members as secretary to serve for terms of two years. If the governing board so designates the trustees may act in all matters pertaining to the subdistrict, except those concerning formation, consolidation, expansion or disestablishment of the subdistrict. All official actions taken by the trustees, however, shall be subject to the ratification of a majority of the governing boards of the individual soil and water conservation districts from which the subdistrict was formed. No actions taken by the trustees shall become effective until ratification of a majority of the governing boards has taken place. At the next regular meeting following any meeting of the trustees, each governing board may place on their agenda for approval or disapproval the actions taken by the trustees. Failure to take action by any board shall be construed as disapproval of all actions taken by the trustees. It shall be the responsibility of the secretary of the trustees to see that each governing board has a copy of the minutes of each meeting held by the trustees at least two days prior to the next regular meetings of these boards. If the governing board shall decide to continue meeting as a single board for purposes of governing the subdistrict, the trustees shall serve as an advisory body only. The trustees shall be reimbursed for mileage expense incurred in the attendance of meetings of the governing body of the subdistrict and shall also be reimbursed for mileage expense incurred in the attendance of meetings of their own members. One trustee per meeting may be reimbursed for mileage expense incurred in the attendance of meetings of the governing boards of the individual soil and water conservation districts from which the subdistrict was formed.

(L. 1957 p. 4 § 278.220, A.L. 1963 p. 407, A.L. 1967 p. 376, A.L. 1969 S.B. 184, A.L. 1977 H.B. 457)