HB 5701 Summary

• Changes the start date for terms of office for village presidents, clerks, treasurers, and trustees from November 20 to December 1 following their election and qualification.

• Allows villages to adopt an ordinance enabling all 6 village trustees to be elected for 2-year terms instead of the default option of electing 3 trustees for 4-year terms.

• Requires the council to appoint a president pro tempore on December 1 each year (changed from November 20).

• Adds a new requirement that individuals elected to fill vacancies cannot take the oath of office until election results are certified by the appropriate board of canvassers.

• Replaces mandatory language ("shall") with "must" throughout relevant sections and clarifies procedures for filling vacancies when council membership falls below a quorum.