BOARD MEMBER NUMBER AND TERM

The Board of Education shall consist of nine members, proportioned as follows:
Wantage	-	four
Frankford	-	two
Sussex	-	one
Lafayette	-	one
Branchville	-	one

The term of a Board member shall be three years.

The term of a Board member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be from the member’s appointment to the organizational meeting following the next annual election.  Any vacancy for the remainder of the term shall be filled at the next annual school election, except that;

1.	A Board member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring within six days immediately proceeding an annual election occurring in April, to fill a term extending beyond the next election, shall serve until the organizational meeting following the second annual election next succeeding the occurrence of the vacancy; or

2.	A Board member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring after the third Monday in July for an annual election occurring in November, to fill a term extending beyond the next election, shall serve until the organizational meeting following the second annual election next succeeding the occurrence of the vacancy.

Any vacancy for the remainder of a term shall be filled at the annual election or the second annual election next succeeding the occurrence of a vacancy, as the case may be.

N.J.S.A. 18A:12-6; 18A:12-9; 18A:12-11; 18A:12-15
N.J.S.A. 18A:13-8 et seq.

Date Adopted:	4/18/77
Date Revised:	3/18/91, 10/15/07, 8/19/14, 6/16/20