Sec. 4.
(1) The governor shall appoint the first members of the commission before January 31, 1966 with the advice and consent of the senate and without use of the nominating procedures provided in this section. Except as provided in subsection (4), the governor shall appoint subsequent members only from the lists of nominees submitted to him or her and subject to the advice and consent of the senate. If a list is not submitted to the governor at least 30 days before the term of office of a member would normally expire, or within 30 days after a vacancy otherwise occurs, the governor may appoint any individual who is otherwise qualified under this act.
(2) Except for a vacancy for a member at large as provided in subsection (4), a meeting of growers must be held in each district in each year when a vacancy occurs. The commission shall give notice of each meeting by at least 2 insertions in a farm publication of general circulation in the district where the meeting is to be held, with the final insertion to be at least 10 days before the meeting. The commission shall supervise the conduct of the meeting. Two nominees for members of the commission must be selected at each meeting and submitted to the governor. Appointment of a processor shipper handler member must be made only from any list submitted to the governor by the commission with 2 names submitted for the appointment of that member.
(3) A member of the commission who fails to meet the qualifications of this act shall cease to be a member of the commission. Except as provided in subsection (4), this vacancy or a vacancy for another reason must be filled by the governor for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
(4) Beginning with the commission's first annual meeting following the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection and for every member at-large vacancy that follows, the selection members shall select and appoint the member at large at the commission's annual meeting.
History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 484, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 9, Eff. Apr. 26, 2018