§ 3. Board of directors; terms of office.

A.

Each director shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall qualify for office pursuant to law. In the event any director ceases to be qualified to act, through resignation, removal for cause, other compelling reason, or due to the failure of any candidates to qualify for the office, the vacancy thereby created shall be filled by appointment by the majority of the remaining members of the board of directors of the MSBU until the expiration of the term of the member who has become disqualified or failed to qualify for election.

B.

Qualification. Each candidate shall qualify by obtaining ten signatures of qualified voters within the Bluewater Bay MSBU area, and shall pay a $25.00 qualification fee. Qualifications for candidates shall be during the periods established for other county-wide candidates.

C.

Applicability of election code. In the event more candidates qualify than there are open positions on the board of directors of the MSBU, in that event, the general election code of the State of Florida will apply to all candidates in the same manner and to the same extent as that code applies to other countywide candidates.

(1)

Removal from office, failure to attend meetings:

(a)

Any member of the board of directors may be removed from office by a majority vote of the board of directors, for cause. Prior to taking such action, the director subject to removal shall be provided notice of the hearing where the removal will be considered and shall be provided an opportunity to be heard. Cause shall be considered to be malfeasance or neglect in the performance of his duties or the violation and/or conviction of a crime related to that directors official duties.

(b)

If any member of the board of directors fails to attend two consecutive board meetings without a satisfactory excuse, or if a member is absent from more than one-half of the boards meetings in a given year, the directors shall declare the member's seat vacant and the vacancy shall be filled as above.

(2)

Chairman/vice chairman: The chairman/vice chairman terms shall be for one year, with eligibility for re-election, however, the chairman/vice chairman can only serve two consecutive terms.

(3)

Election details: Elections will be for all qualified electors residing in the district, not just property owners. In addition, the MSBU will pay for any expense caused by additional ballot styles.

( Ord. No. 16-05 , § 2, 3-15-16)