§7552. Board of commissioners; appointment; organization; secretary-treasurer; compensation

A. Any environmental protection district created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed by a board of five commissioners who shall be qualified voters and residents of the parish composing the district. The members of the board shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish involved and where one or more municipalities have, to their respective governing bodies, agreed to be included in the environmental protection district created by the parish governing authority, at least one of said members of the board shall be a qualified voter and resident of at least one such municipality.

The five commissioners initially appointed shall be appointed for terms of one, two, three, four and five years respectively, and they shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. Thereafter all commissioners appointed at the expiration of such respective terms shall be appointed in the same manner for terms of five years. Any vacancy which otherwise occurs shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment for the unexpired term. In making such appointments due regard shall be had for the requirement that the board of commissioners shall include at least one qualified voter and resident from a municipality which has been included in the district by consent of its governing authority.

B. The board of commissioners shall elect one of its members chairman and one vice-chairman at its first meeting. Special meetings may be held at such time and place as specified by the call of the chairman of the board or by resolution of the board of commissioners. The board of commissioners shall also select one person as secretary-treasurer who shall not be a member of the board but shall be a qualified voter and resident of the district. He shall furnish such bond as may be required by the board of commissioners. The premium on the bond shall be paid out of funds of the district. The secretary-treasurer shall receive such salary and office expense allowance, if any, as shall be fixed and determined by the board of commissioners and he shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The members of the board of commissioners shall each receive a per diem of twenty-five dollars for each meeting they attend. Such per diem shall be paid out of the funds of the district.

C. The board of commissioners shall adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for the orderly transaction of its business and affairs as it may deem fit. It may appoint and retain all officers and employees it may consider desirable, including employees for the enforcement of such rules and regulations as it may adopt and promulgate pursuant to its purposes.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 589, §1.