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V j <br />CHAPTER 2 <br />COUNTY BOARD OF COKKISSIONERI <br />Sec. 2.01 Composition,: Terms, Qualifications and Compensation of <br />Members.. <br />A 'There shall be a county "council" Board, of Commissioners of <br />Ramsey County, i(hereafter "County Board" )v State of <br />Minnesota, composed of seven me�m,berso <br />Source: Model County Charter and Minnesota Statutes <br />Chapter 3715.01., <br />Rationale: It is current practice to use the name "County <br />it <br />Huard EommiLssioners. Retaining the use of "County <br />Board of Commissioners" instead of "colunty.council" will <br />a id confusion with the municipal city councils. <br />v,o 1, <br />41 <br />Bi, Members of the Board, of', Commiss ioners shall be elected by <br />districts, as pr,olvid{ed in of' this charter, for <br />terms of four years beginning, the first Monday in January <br />,after their election; but members shall continue to serve <br />until, their successors have been elected and have taken <br />01f fice. <br />Source: Model, County Charter. The first day of office <br />i101 p <br />s Wed for in Article 7, Section 71 of the Minnesota <br />pr ovi <br />Coin,s t', i t, u t 1, ol n. <br />Rationale: commillssitoners are currently elected from <br />districts and serve four, year, staggered terms. <br />The drafting committee discussed the possibi'lity of two, <br />four or six year termuse and decided, to retain four year <br />terms of office. ith, two year terms, commissioners would <br />11 <br />always be campaign3*Lng4P Six year terms seem too lengthy <br />