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ORDINANCE NO. 74-1 RAMSEY TOWNSHIP ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF STAGGERED ELECTION TERMS FOR THE TWO NEWLY CREATED SUPERVISORS POSITIONS ON THE RAMSEY TOWN BOARD. The Town Board of Supervisors of the Township of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for a staggered election term schedule for the Town Board of Supervisors. This term schedule is necessary because of the two new supervisors added to the Town Board as a result of Chapter 418 of First Regular Session of the 1973 Minnesota State Legislature. SECTION 2. TERM SCHEDULE In order to get on the regular schedule of electing no more supervisor~at any election, the supervisor receiving the highest number of votes in the March, 1974 election shall receive a three (3) year term. The supervisor receiving the second highest number of votes in the March, 1974 election shall receive a two (2) year term. The supervisor receiving the third highest number of votes in the March, 1974 election shall receive a one (1) year term. The terms o£ the supervisors elected in 1972 and 1973 are not affected by this ordinance and their successors shall be chosen at the March 197S and March, 1976 elections, respectively. SECTION 3. SEPARABILITY If any chapter, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this code is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the re- maining portions hereof. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage and publication. PASSED by the Town Board this 19th day of February, 1974. T~///~s hip Clerk Town Board Chairman