§3304. §3304. Meetings of board; quorum; officers; removal of commissioners; salaries and expenses; requirements; frequency and location

A. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum to do business. They shall organize and elect a president and a vice president from their members and such other officers as the board deems necessary. They shall appoint a secretary and an attorney. The salary of the secretary shall be fixed by the board.

B. In case of the death, resignation, absence, inability, or failure to act of the president, the secretary shall call the board together and the board shall appoint one of their number to serve as acting president, and he shall perform all the duties of president. In case of neglect of duty by any commissioner, or of his failure, without good cause, to attend regular meetings for three times successively, the governor, on request of the board, shall remove the commissioner and appoint his successor. The commissioners may fix the per diem of the members appointed by the governor, however, the per diem of each member shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the rate allowable for per diem deductions pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 162(h)(1)(B)(ii) during the time such member is in actual attendance upon the board or performing duties authorized by the board. Such per diem shall be payable for a maximum of twenty-four days per year, except if an emergency is declared by the governor, during the period of such emergency as determined by the governor, the board shall be authorized to hold as many meetings or emergency activities as the board deems necessary and the members shall be paid per diem for such meetings or activities. The board shall provide at least two weeks notice to the public of its intent to vote on whether or not to fix the per diem of its members above sixty dollars.

C.(1) The board shall adhere to the Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et seq. The board shall operate under Robert's Rules of Order.

(2) The board shall designate the time and select the place for holding its regular sessions, which may be convened at any time upon call of the president or upon call of two of the commissioners, but the board shall meet at least quarterly. All meetings of the board shall be held at a meeting space located in a public building and open to the public for the purposes of the meetings. The location of the meetings shall be rotated among public buildings in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, and Livingston parishes.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 896, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 907, §1; Acts 2015, No. 423, §1; Acts 2018, No. 421, §1.