A member of the board of trustees holds office for a term of three years and until the member's successor is elected and qualified. A vacancy on the board must be filled as provided in § 9-13-14.1 or 9-13-14.2. A board of trustees may, by resolution, increase the length of terms from three to four years for the purpose of conducting the regular municipal election only in even-numbered years, as provided in § 9-13-1.3. For purposes of staggering terms, when a municipality is organized, the trustees must be elected for terms of one, two, and three years at the first regular election. At subsequent elections each trustee must be elected for a term of three years.

Source: SL 1907, ch 243 , § 1; RC 1919, § 6197; SL 1931, ch 200 , § 1; SDC 1939, § 45.0602; SL 1992, ch 60 , § 2; SL 2014, ch 50 , § 2; SL 2025, ch 38 , § 14; SL 2026, ch 32 , § 7.