(A) The management of the commission is vested in the Board of Directors (board). The directors shall be indemnified by the commission in all civil actions for actions taken within the scope of their authority toward achieving the purposes of this article.
The fifteen members shall serve three-year terms and must be appointed in the following manner:
(1) one director appointed by each of the respective county councils in Laurens, Newberry, Union, and Spartanburg;
(2) one director appointed by the U.S. Forest Service;
(3) one director appointed by the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism;
(4) one director appointed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; and
(5) two directors appointed by each of the respective Laurens, Newberry, Union, and Spartanburg county legislative delegations.
The board may appoint individuals as nonvoting ex officio members by a majority vote.
(B) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointment for the remaining portion of the unexpired term. Upon expiration of a term, a director may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(C) Directors shall not be compensated for service, but may receive, at the discretion of the board, reasonable reimbursement for services rendered in performance of the commission's purposes.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 273, Section 1, eff April 7, 1998.