§130.442. Board of commissioners; members; officers

A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board", consisting of five members appointed by the governing authority of Madison Parish.

B.(1) Each member appointed to the board shall be a citizen of the United States. Each member shall additionally have been domiciled in Madison Parish and a qualified voter in Madison Parish for at least one year preceding the date of his appointment. Each board member shall remain domiciled in and a qualified voter in Madison Parish throughout his term of office.

(2) Preference for board appointment shall be given to individuals with at least five years of experience in one or more of the following areas:

(a) Economic development.

(b) Public finance or administration.

(c) Agriculture.

(d) Urban planning.

(e) Banking or finance.

(f) Public relations.

(g) Education.

(h) Practice of law, medicine, or other licensed profession.

(i) Construction.

(j) Real estate sales, appraisal, or commercial development.

(k) Labor.

(3) Elected officials are prohibited from serving on the board.

C.(1) The members of the board shall serve terms of three years after the initial term as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) One member shall serve an initial term of one year, two shall serve two years, and two shall serve three years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

D.(1) Any member may be removed for cause by a majority vote of the Madison Parish Police Jury.

(2) Any member who misses fifty percent of the board's meetings, regular and special, in any calendar year shall be disqualified and removed automatically from office. Such vacated position shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the vacated term. The former member shall not be eligible for reappointment until expiration of the balance of the vacated term.

E.(1) Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment within thirty days after receipt by the police jury of written notification from the board of the vacancy.

(2) In the event the vacancy is not filled within thirty days after the police jury's receipt of written notification of the vacancy, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve on the board until the position is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

F. Members of the board shall serve without compensation. The board may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties.

G. The board shall elect yearly from its number a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer, and establish their duties in rules adopted by the board. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person.

H. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and also shall meet in special session as convened by the president or upon written notice of three members.

I. A majority of the board members shall constitute a quorum.

J. All actions of the board shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members.

K. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted. Any member may request a recorded vote on any resolution or action of the district.

L. The board shall cause minutes and a record to be kept of all its proceedings, and it shall select a newspaper of general circulation within its territorial jurisdiction as its official journal in which it shall publish its minutes and in which it shall publish such official notices as are required by law.

Acts 2010, No. 558, §1, eff. June 25, 2010.