§ 5.02. Cartersville School Board; creation, membership.

(a)

Until January 1, 1990, the Cartersville School Board shall be composed of five (5) members. One (1) member of the board shall reside in each of the four (4) wards of the city and one (1) member may reside anywhere within the corporate city limits. After January 1, 1990, the Cartersville School Board shall be composed of seven (7) members. One (1) member of the board shall reside in each of the six (6) wards of the city and one (1) may reside anywhere within the corporate limits. The qualifications of such members shall be the same as those for the members of the city council. Candidates for membership on the board shall qualify by designating whether they offer as a candidate for a ward position or as a candidate for the city-at-large position. All board members, except the one (1) member elected by the qualified voters from the city at large, shall be elected, as hereinafter provided, by the qualified voters that reside in the ward from which each such board member seeks office. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, candidates shall qualify in the same manner as candidates for the city council and mayor are required to qualify, and the elections therefor shall be held, in all particulars, in the same manner as elections for mayor and councilmen. Those members serving on the Cartersville School Board on March 1, 1989, shall continue to serve for the remainder of their respective terms.

(b)

On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1989, there shall be an election for the offices of Cartersville School Board members from ward one and ward two, whose terms of office shall be for four (4) years and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the same time there also shall be an election for the offices of board members from ward five and ward six. The initial terms of office for the board members from wards five (5) and six (6) shall be for four (4) years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, the term of each board member shall be for four (4) years, so that biennially thereafter there shall be an election for board members from wards three and four and for the board member elected by the qualified voters of the city at large, and then an election for the board members from wards one, two, five, and six on a rotating basis every two (2) years. Said elections shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November preceding the end of the respective terms. Members so elected shall take office on the first day of January following the election for board members in November, 1989, for the term of office to begin in January, 1990, and every election thereafter. Each of six (6) board members shall be voted on and elected by only the qualified voters who reside in the ward from which a board member seeks office, and only one (1) board member shall be voted on and elected by the qualified voters from the city at large, each to serve a four-year term of office and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

(c)

Until January 1, 1990, three (3) members of the Cartersville School Board shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote, but not less than three (3) affirmative votes, shall be sufficient for

the transaction of any business. After January 1, 1990, four (4) members of the Cartersville School Board shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote, but not less than four (4) affirmative votes, shall be sufficient for the transaction of any business.

(Ga. Laws 1989, p. 4727, § 5)