Filling vacancies on boards and commissions

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  • (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of any board, commission or governing board of any authority within a department, office or other instrumentality of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, by virtue of the expiration of term of a member, said vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law within sixty (60) days after the date of occurrence of the expiration of term.

  • (b) If the vacancy is not filled within the sixty (60) day period required by subsection (a) of this section, and the result is that the number of current members is insufficient to constitute a quorum of that board, commission or governing board, all official actions of said board, commission or governing board shall be null and void, and of no force and effect, from the expiration date of said sixty (60) day period until such time as a quorum of members is established by the filling of the vacancy or vacancies as provided by law.

  • (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person, not an officer of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, shall be appointed to membership on more than two Governmental Boards or Commissions, nor shall a person, not an officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, be eligible to serve on a Board or Commission for a period in excess of two terms except upon a finding by the Legislature that the person has given exceptional service on such Board or Commission.

  • (d) Notwithstanding any other law, no Commissioner or Director of any department, agency or office of the Executive Branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be appointed to or serve as a member of more than two boards or commissions of any autonomous or semi-autonomous agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands.

  • (e) Notwithstanding any other law, the Governor shall have discretion to appoint any commissioner, division head, or director of any department, agency or office of the Executive Branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands to any Board or Commission when the law or regulation so requires.


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