47-2302. Kansas dairy commission; members, officers, compensation.
47-2302
47-2302. Kansas dairy commission; members, officers, compensation.(a) There is hereby created the Kansas dairy commission.
(b) The commission shall consist of seven memberswho will be elected at the annual meeting of the Kansas dairy association. Theboard of directors of the Kansas dairy association shall act as interimcommissionmembers until commission members can be elected and qualified.Vacancies which may occur shall be filled for unexpired terms by the board ofdirectors of the Kansas dairy association from among the producers of thestate. Each commission member appointedon and after the effective date of this act, other than a commission memberappointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term, shall be elected fora term of four yearsexcept that three of the commission members first elected on and after theeffective dateof this act shall be elected for a term oftwo years. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms.Upon the expiration of a term of a member of the commission, such membershall continue to serve as a member of the commission until a successor tosuch member is elected and qualified.
(c) Members of the commission shall be residents of this state and currentlybe active producers. One member shall be elected from each of the dairyherd improvement association districts and the remaining members shall beelected at large.Theelections will be held at an open session to all dairy producers at the annualmeeting of the Kansas dairy association.
(d) The dean of the college of agriculture of Kansas state university or thedean's representative and the secretary or the secretary's designee shall serveas ex officio nonvoting members of the commission.
(e) The commission shall annually elect a chairperson from its membership.
(f) A member of the commission may cease to hold such member's position onthecommission for any of the following reasons, at the discretion of amajority of the commission, upon resolution duly adopted by the commissiondismissing such member: (1) Failure to attend two or more regularmeetings of the commission, if unexcused; or (2) ceasing to be a producer.
(g) Members of the Kansas dairy commission attending meetings of suchcommission, or attending a subcommittee meeting authorized by suchcommission, may be paid compensation andother expenses.
(h) The commission shall meetat least once every calendar quarter regularly and hold an annual meeting whichshall be open to the public.The day, time and place ofeach meeting shall be determined by the commission. The chairperson or anythree members of the commission may call special meetings of the commissionupon such notice as may be prescribed by the duly adopted rules and regulationsof the commission.
History: L. 1995, ch. 89, § 2; July 1.