(1) The district shall be governed by a board of directors which shall consist of nine directors as follows:
Six directors representing the counties and the city and county of Denver in the metropolitan Denver area of which one director shall be appointed by the county commissioners of each of the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, and Jefferson and one director
shall be appointed by the mayor and the city council of the city and county of Denver;
Two directors at large appointed by the governor; and
The chairperson of the board of directors of the Denver metropolitan major leaguebaseball stadium district created in section 32-14-106.
Initial appointments to the board shall be made within forty-five days after May 23,1996. The directors shall be appointed for four-year terms.
All directors appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this sectionshall reside within the geographical boundaries of the district. No director shall be a paid employee of the franchise.
All directors appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of thissection shall have expertise in one or more areas that are relevant to the performance of the powers and duties of the board. Such areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to: Public finance; private finance; commercial law; commercial real estate; real estate development; general contracting; architecture; and administration of football operations.
The directors shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among the membership of the board.
All business of the board shall be conducted at regular or special meetings that shallbe held within the geographical boundaries of the district and that shall be open to the public. The provisions of this subsection (6) and part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R.S., shall apply to all meetings of the board.
Board action shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the total membershipof the board.
Directors of the board shall receive no compensation for their services but may bereimbursed for their necessary expenses while serving as directors of the board.
Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1055, § 1, effective May 23.