20-6-424. Interim governance of consolidated district. (1) Upon passage of a consolidation proposition under the provisions of 20-6-423, an interim board of trustees made up of all of the members of the boards of trustees of the districts that consolidated shall serve as the trustees for the consolidated district from the date of the consolidation order until the newly elected board of the consolidated district is organized under 20-3-321. The interim board of trustees shall elect a presiding officer from among its members.

(2) The trustees of each district incorporated in the consolidation order shall continue to perform those duties related to the operation of their individual districts until the effective date of the consolidation. The interim board of trustees shall perform those duties related to the formation of and transition to the consolidated district, including but not limited to:

(a) calling an election of the new board of trustees for the consolidated district to be held on the regular election day preceding the effective date of the consolidation; and

(b) if necessary, calling an election under 20-9-353 for the ensuing budget year of the consolidated district.

(3) At the next regular school election following the consolidation election, trustees for the consolidated district must be elected in accordance with the election provisions of Title 13 and Title 20. The term of office is 3 years, except that the initial terms of the newly elected trustees must be selected by lot in order to comply with the provisions of 20-3-302.

(4) The interim board of trustees must be dissolved upon the organization of the newly elected trustees pursuant to 20-3-321.