§130.472. Board of commissioners; members; officers; agents; employees

A. The district shall be governed by a board consisting of eight members as follows:

(1) The mayor of the town of Clayton.

(2) The mayor of the town of Ferriday.

(3) The mayor of the town of Ridgecrest.

(4) The mayor of the town of Vidalia.

(5) The president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury.

(6) Three at-large members appointed by the Concordia Parish Police Jury, one of whom shall be a resident of Ward 5 from the unincorporated area of Monterey.

B.(1) In the event that any of the mayors of the towns of Clayton, Ferriday, Ridgecrest, or Vidalia are unable to serve on the board, the governing authority of the respective municipality shall appoint a member to the board.

(2) In the event that the president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury is unable to serve on the board, the Concordia Parish Police Jury shall appoint a member to the board.

C.(1) The term of office for the members appointed by the Concordia Parish Police Jury shall be for four years.

(2) The mayors, or any member appointed by a municipal governing authority to serve in place of a mayor, shall serve during the term of the mayor.

(3) The president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury, or any member appointed by the police jury to serve in place of the president, shall serve during the term of the president.

D. Appointments to the board shall be submitted to the secretary of the district within thirty days after notification of a board vacancy. In the event that the entity responsible for the appointment of such member fails to provide the board with a successor for each vacancy to be filled, within thirty days of such vacancy, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the respective appointing entity as provided for in this Section.

E. Any member of the board may be removed by the entity that originally appointed him for just cause.

F. A member of the board may receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder; however, the members shall not receive per diem or be paid a salary for serving on the board.

G. 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.

H. The board shall elect from among its 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, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

I.(1) The board shall meet in regular session at least once per quarter and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. If a board member is unable to attend a regular or special session, the board member may appoint a designee to attend any such regular or special session. The designee shall have full voting rights on any matters before the board.

(2) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

J. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of Concordia. The board may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, a director, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of employment.

Acts 1993, No. 807, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2009, No. 32, §1, eff. June 15, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 72, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1993, No. 807, §2.