§130.541.1. Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board; members, officers, and duties

A.(1) The Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board is hereby created and shall consist of nine members appointed by the governing authority of Rapides Parish as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) Each commissioner appointed and serving on the board of commissioners for the Esler Industrial Development District on April 1, 2001, shall serve as a commissioner for the district for the amount of time remaining on his term of office as a commissioner on the Esler Industrial Development District until termination of the district and shall then serve on the Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board for the amount of time remaining on his term of office as a commissioner.

(3) Upon expiration of the initial terms of office, all successors shall be appointed by the governing authority of Rapides Parish for five-year terms of office.

(4) No less than three members shall reside north of the Red River in Rapides Parish.

B. Any vacancy in the membership of the board occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the parish governing authority.

C. Any member of the board may be removed by the Rapides Parish governing authority but only for cause and on charges preferred against him in writing and after public hearing.

D. The members of the board shall serve without per diem or other compensation. The board shall have the power and duty to advise the adjutant general of the Military Department, State of Louisiana, relative to promoting and encouraging the development of the economy of Rapides Parish through development of the property by the Louisiana National Guard. The board may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties under this Subsection.

E. Elected officials are prohibited from serving on the board.

F. The board 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, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

G. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session when the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. No more than twelve special sessions may be called within any one calendar year. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

H. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, and shall maintain suitable offices.

I. The Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §2, eff. April 1, 2001.