§8002. Name; composition of board; administration
A. Each such district shall be designated as Garbage District No. . . . of the parish of . . . (with the number assigned to the district and the parish name inserted), and shall have as its governing authority the governing authority creating it. The governing authority may, and on the request of fifty percent or more of the electors who are residents of the garbage district shall, appoint for such district a supervising board of three property taxpayers who are residents of the district, for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed. The successors shall be appointed by the governing authority for like terms of four years as long as such district shall exist.
B. The board of supervisors shall elect from its number a chairman and a secretary; shall meet monthly and upon the call of its chairman; and shall have authority to provide the specifications for the construction and repair of any garbage collection and disposal works, to supervise such work and to make recommendations to the governing authority for the proper maintenance and operation of such garbage collection and disposal works and systems.
C. The officers of the governing authority creating the garbage district shall be the officers of the district without additional compensation. The treasurer of the district shall furnish a special bond, in an amount fixed by the governing authority, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premiums for the bond shall be paid by the garbage district.
D. Each member of the board of supervisors shall receive a per diem of ten dollars for each meeting attended, but shall not be paid for more than twenty-five meetings in each year. The per diem shall be paid out of the funds in the hands of the treasurer, if available and belonging to the garbage district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
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