RS 2:654.1 Board of commissioners; creation; membership; terms; officers; meetings
§654.1. Board of Commissioners; creation; membership; terms; officers; meetings
NOTE: Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 686, §3, eff. July 1, 2009, if the Department of Economic Development recommends that the Louisiana Transportation Center is not economically feasible or the department does not receive the appropriate funding to conduct the study. See Acts 2008, No. 686, §§4 and 5.
A. The Board of Commissioners of the Louisiana Airport Authority is hereby authorized and established as the governing authority of the Authority. The powers of the authority shall be vested in the board.
B. The board shall be comprised of eleven voting members appointed as follows:
(1) Two members shall be appointed by the governor representing Ascension Parish.
(2) One member shall be appointed by the governor representing St. James Parish.
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the governor representing Assumption Parish.
(4) Two members shall be appointed by the governor representing Iberville Parish.
(5) One member to be appointed at large by the governor.
(6) The secretary of the Department of Economic Development or his designee.
(7) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his designee.
(8) The governor or his designee.
C. For purposes of selecting members as provided in Paragraphs (1) through (8) of Subsection B of this Section, the governor shall appoint the members by July 1, 2008. The members shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate; however, the members appointed by the governor by July 1, 2008, shall serve without confirmation by the Senate until July 1, 2009. The term of members of the board serving prior to the repeal of R.S. 2:654 shall expire on July 1, 2008. The first meeting of the board shall occur not later than sixty days after August 15, 2008.
D. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Louisiana, and shall be of an outstanding personal and professional reputation.
E. The members of the board shall serve without compensation.
F. A vacancy occurring on the board for any reason shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.
G. The members of the board shall serve terms concurrent with that of the appointing governor.
H. The board shall appoint one of its members to serve as the chairman and vice chairman of the board to serve at the pleasure of the governor. At its first meeting, the board shall elect one of its members as secretary. The board may elect such additional officers as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the conduct of its business affairs. The authority may employ an executive director, airport manager, technical experts, and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. The authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper.
I. The board shall hold regular monthly meetings and may hold additional meetings as it deems necessary. A board member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings, or four or more meetings in a one-year period, shall automatically be recommended by the board to the appropriate appointing authority for removal, and, upon removal, a vacancy in that position shall be declared and filled as provided herein. All meetings of the board and all minutes and records thereof shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law and the Public Records Act. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and such quorum shall be required for the transaction of all business of the board. Action by the authority shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present.
J. The board shall adopt bylaws for the governance of the board and for the operation and governance of the Authority.
K. No member of the board shall own or have any interest or part in any public or private organization, business, company, or entity conducting business of any kind with the authority or any of the facilities controlled by the authority.
L. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any member of the board who is convicted of a felony shall be removed from the board within thirty days after conviction. Any member of the board who signs a consent opinion regarding a violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., or any other ethical violation, or who is found in violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., shall be removed from the board. In addition, the board may recommend to the governor the removal of any member of the board who regularly fails to attend board meetings. The board shall establish standards and procedures for the removal of a member in its bylaws.
M. The domicile of the authority shall be the city of Baton Rouge, in East Baton Rouge Parish.
N. The authority shall be subject to the Public Bid Law.
Acts 2008, No. 686, §1, eff. July 2, 2008.