(1) There is hereby created the Colorado baseball commission which shall consist of no fewer than fifteen commissioners but no more than eighteen commissioners. The commission shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state, shall not be an agency of state government, and shall not be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state. Initial appointments to the commission shall be made within ninety days after June 2, 1989.
Repealed.
(a) Five commissioners shall be appointed by the governor.
Two commissioners shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
Two commissioners shall be appointed by the president of the senate.
Six commissioners shall be appointed as follows:
One commissioner each shall be appointed by the boards of county commissioners ofthe five counties in the district; and
One commissioner shall be appointed by the city and county of Denver.
(e) The remaining commissioners, if any, shall be appointed by the governor.
All commissioners appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of this section shall reside within the geographical boundaries of the district.
Any appointed commissioner may be removed at any time at the pleasure of theperson or governing body who appointed such commissioner. If any appointed commissioner vacates his office, a vacancy on the commission shall exist, and the person or governing body who appointed such commissioner vacating his office shall fill such vacancy by appointment.
The appointed commissioners shall elect such officers as deemed necessary and appropriate from among the appointed membership of the commission.
Commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses while serving as commissioners.
Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1339, § 1, effective June 2. L. 90: (1), (3)(a), and (6) amended, (2) repealed, and (3)(e) added, pp. 1525, 1526, §§ 17, 18, effective April 16.