PART III SCHOOL AUTHORITIES — PUBLIC
Composition of district school area boards
61 (1) In this section and in sections 62 and 63, “public school elector”, in relation to a district school area board, means a person who, (a) resides in the area of jurisdiction of the board or is the owner or tenant of residential property in the area of jurisdiction of the board, (b) is a Canadian citizen, (c) is at least 18 years of age, (d) is neither a separate school supporter nor a person entered on a preliminary list under section 54, and (e) is not qualified under subsection 58.8 (1) to be an elector for a French-language district school board.  1997, c. 31, s. 36 (1). Composition of board (2) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (4.1), a district school area board shall be composed of three members.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 61 (2); 2009, c. 25, s. 12 (1). Idem (3) Where a school section that became a district school area on the 1st day of January, 1975, had a board of five members, the district school area board shall be composed of five members.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 61 (3). Increase in number of members (4) Before the 1st day of July of an election year, the board of a district school area may, by resolution approved at a meeting of the public school electors, determine that the number of members to be elected shall be increased from three to five and, at the next following election, five members shall be elected.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 61 (4); 1997, c. 31, s. 36 (2). Decrease in number of members (4.1) Before the first day of July of an election year, the board of a district school area that has four or five members may, by resolution approved at a meeting of the public school electors, determine that the number of members to be elected shall be decreased to a number not less than three and, at the next following election, that number of members shall be elected.  2009, c. 25, s. 12 (2). Election year end term of office (5) The election of members of the board of a district school area shall be held in each year in which a regular election is held under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and the members shall hold office until the next regular election is held under that Act and their successors are elected under this Act and the new board is organized except that, (a) where a new district school area is formed to take effect on the 1st day of January in a year that is not a year of a regular election under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, the first members of such board shall be elected in the year preceding such 1st day of January and shall hold office until the next regular election is held under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and their successors are elected under this Act and the new board is organized; or (b) where the boundaries of a district school area are altered to take effect on the 1st day of January in a year that is not a year in which a regular election is held under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, a new district school area board shall be elected in the year preceding such 1st day of January and the members so elected shall hold office until the next regular election is held under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and their successors are elected under this Act and the new board is organized.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 61 (5); 1997, c. 31, s. 36 (3). Term of office (6) The term of office of members of the board of a district school area shall commence on the 1st day of December in the election year.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 61 (6); 1997, c. 31, s. 36 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 36 (1-4) - 01/01/1998 2009, c. 25, s. 12 (1, 2)
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