[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Bethany as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-5-1945 ATM; amended in its entirety 3-9-2023 STM]
Pursuant to C.G.S. § 9-206a(a), the Town of Bethany does hereby fix the terms and method of rotation of members of the Board of Education as follows:
A. 
The members of the Board of Education in office on the day following the date of the adoption of this article shall continue as such members for the respective terms for which they or the persons they are succeeding in office have been elected.
B. 
There shall be three members elected at the municipal election of 2023, two of whom shall be elected for a term of four years and one of whom shall be elected for a term of two years.
C. 
There shall be four members elected at the municipal election of 2025, all of whom shall be elected for a term of four years.
D. 
There shall be five members elected at the municipal election of the 2027, all of whom shall be elected for a term of four years.
E. 
Thereafter at each biennial election there shall be elected four or five members, as appropriate, to hold office for a term of four years to succeed those whose terms have expired.
This article shall not take effect until six months after its adoption in accordance with C.G.S. § 9-206a(a).
[Added 5-20-2024 ATM]
In accordance with Section 9-204b of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, commencing with the 2025 municipal election and for each biennial election thereafter, when the number of members to be elected is odd or even, any elector may vote for all of that number and the persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected, except for the provisions of Section 9-167a governing minority representation. Each political party shall have the right to nominate as many persons as there are vacancies on the Board and those names shall be placed upon the ballot.
[Adopted 5-19-1980 ATM]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Elementary Board of Education, adopted 5-20-1974 ATM, was repealed 3-9-2023 STM. Former Art. III was redesignated as Art. II 5-20-2024 ATM.
Pursuant to C.G.S. § 10-46(c), members of the Amity Regional Board of Education, District 5, representing the Town of Bethany, shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as Town officers in accordance with the provisions of the elections laws, Title 9 of the General Statutes, beginning with the nomination and election of Town officers in May of 1981.