RS 4064.2 - Composition; terms, compensation; quorum
A. The commission shall be comprised of seven members, as follows: two appointed by the governor; four appointed by the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish; and the president of said parish governing authority, or his designee, which designee must be a member of the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish. Each appointed member shall be a registered voter of St. Tammany Parish and a resident of the parish for at least two years prior to his appointment.
B. The initial members of the commission shall serve terms as follows: of the members appointed by the governor, one shall serve a one-year term and one shall serve a two-year term, as designated by the governor, and of the members appointed by the parish governing authority, two shall serve three-year terms and two shall serve four-year terms, as designated by said authority. Thereafter, all appointed members shall serve four-year terms.
C. In the event that an appointed member of the commission is elected to any office or moves his residence outside St. Tammany Parish, his membership on the commission shall be vacated, and his successor shall be immediately appointed by the original appointing authority.
D. All members of the commission shall be subject to the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101, et seq.
E. Removal of commission members from office shall only be for cause.
F. Each commission member shall receive compensation in an amount of fifty dollars per meeting of the commission for no more than twenty-four meetings in any one calendar year. Each member shall also be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in performance of his official duties.
G. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall adopt rules fixing its meetings and procedures; such rules may be amended only by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission at a regular meeting. All meetings shall be held in accordance with the rules adopted by the commission and shall be open and public. All transactions of the commission shall be recorded in writing, and records of the commission shall be public.
Acts 1986, No. 934, §1; Acts 1989, No. 782, §1, eff. July 9, 1989.