§130.152. Board of commissioners; members, officers; agents and employees
A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of members appointed by the Grant Parish Police Jury who shall serve at the pleasure of the police jury. The number of board members shall be provided by the police jury by ordinance.
B. Any vacancy in the membership of the board of commissioners occurring by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.
C. Any member of the board of commissioners may be removed by the Grant Parish Police Jury.
D. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without compensation. The board of commissioners shall have the power to organize and reorganize executive, clerical, and other departments and to fix the duties and powers and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees of the district. The board of commissioners may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder.
E. Members of the board, individually, and members of their immediate families are prohibited from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the district.
F. Elected officials may serve on the board of commissioners.
G. The board of commissioners shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board of commissioners, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.
H. The board of commissioners shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of five members. A majority of the members of the board of commissioners shall constitute a quorum.
I. The board of commissioners shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of Grant, and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of employment.
Acts 1988, No. 633, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 412, §1; Acts 2007, No. 86, §1, eff. June 22, 2007.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 412, §3. TERMINATES TERMS OF MEMBERS IN OFFICE ON 9/7/90 AT NOON ON THAT DATE AND PROVIDES THAT THEY SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS TAKE OFFICE.}}
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