Commencing at the beginning of the official
year following the next general Village election at which any of the
offices of Mayor and Trustees are to be filled, and each Village election
thereafter, the terms of office of Mayor and Trustees shall be four
years instead of two years.
Subject to §
52-3 below, if this chapter becomes effective more than 30 days prior to the Village general election of 2003 and after the Village general election of 2002, Village general elections shall henceforward be held biennially, in odd-numbered years.
If this chapter becomes effective more than
30 days prior to the general Village election of 2003, the successors
to the Trustees whose terms of office expires in an even-numbered
year shall at the general Village election preceding the expiration
of such terms be elected to a single five-year term, and their successors
shall thereafter be elected for terms of four years.