(a) Pursuant to Section 45-53-111 and 45-53-111.01, Perry County is divided into five districts, as provided herein, for the purpose of electing members of the county commission and members of the board of education.
(b)(1) The Perry County Commission and the Perry County Board of Education shall consist of five members each who shall be residents of that district. One member shall be elected from each of the five districts for that body by the electors residing within the district. Each member of the county commission shall reside in the district he or she represents during his or her term of office. Each body shall select its chair from among its membership. The salary of the current judge of probate shall not be reduced as a result of this part. The terms of the board of education members shall be staggered so that at the initial election of all members, the member from District 5 shall be elected for two years; the members from Districts 3 and 4 shall be elected for four years; and the members from Districts 1 and 2 shall be elected for six years. Thereafter, all members shall be elected for six-year terms. The terms of the commission members shall be staggered so that at the general election in 1994, the members of the commission who are up for election shall serve for six years. Thereafter all members shall be elected for six-year terms.
(2) If there is a special election pursuant to this section, then the board of education member elected from District 5 shall be elected for a term to expire at the general election in 1988; board members elected from Districts 3 and 4 shall be elected for a term to expire at the general election in 1990; and board members elected from Districts 1 and 2 shall be elected for a term to expire at the general election in 1992. Thereafter, all elections shall be for a term of six years according to the general laws of Alabama. If there is a special election pursuant to this section, then the commission members elected from Districts 4 and 5 shall be elected for a term to expire the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January 1989, and commission members elected from Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall be elected for a term to expire the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January 1991. Thereafter, all commission members shall be elected for four-year terms according to the general law of Alabama.
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), all commission members elected after April 12, 1994, shall serve for six years.