RS 2:705 Board of commissioners; creation; membership; terms; officers; meetings
§705. Board of commissioners; creation; membership; terms; officers; meetings
A. The board of commissioners of the Southeast Regional 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 nine voting members appointed as follows:
(1) The mayor of New Orleans shall appoint one member, who shall be a resident of New Orleans.
(2) The governor shall appoint one member, who shall be a resident of New Orleans.
(3) The governor shall appoint one member from a list of three nominees submitted by the mayor of New Orleans, who shall be a resident of New Orleans.
(4) The president of Jefferson Parish shall appoint one member, who shall be a resident of Jefferson Parish.
(5) The mayor of Kenner shall appoint one member, who shall be a resident of Kenner.
(6) The governor shall appoint one member from a list of three nominees submitted by the mayor of Kenner.
(7) The president of St. Charles Parish shall appoint one member, who shall be a resident of St. Charles Parish with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the St. Charles Parish Council. If the parish president fails, within sixty days of the initial effective date of this Paragraph or within sixty days of the occurrence of a vacancy in this position, to appoint a member from St. Charles Parish, or if he fails to get concurrence of two-thirds of the respective parish council on any such appointment, the commissioner from that parish shall be appointed by the governor.
(8) The governor shall appoint one member from a list of three nominees submitted by a Resolution of the St. Charles Parish Council.
(9) The governor shall appoint one member from the state at large.
C. 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. Each member of the board shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
D. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. Members of the board shall be entitled to receive a per diem for each day spent actually attending to the work of the board or any of its committees. The amount of the per diem shall be set by the board in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars. Each member shall also be entitled to the necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties as commissioners in accordance with regulations of the state.
E. The governor shall make the appointments no later than September 30, 2008, and the first meeting of the board, to be called by the governor, shall occur not later than November 15, 2008.
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 appointees shall serve terms concurrent with their appointing authority.
H. At its first meeting, the board shall select its chairman, vice chairman, and secretary from among its membership. The board may elect such additional officers as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the conduct of its business affairs. The vice chairman and the secretary shall each serve a term of one year and shall be eligible for reelection. 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. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, each employee of the authority, including any person who becomes an employee of the authority as a result of the transfer of the New Orleans International Airport to the authority, shall be a member of the state civil service system and subject to applicable state civil service laws, rules, and regulations.
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-calendar-year period, without being excused by the chairman of the board shall be removed for cause, and, upon removal, that position shall be declared vacant and filled as provided in this Section. 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. A quorum shall be required for the transaction of all business of the board. All actions of the authority shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
J. The board is authorized to adopt rules and regulations consistent with the authority granted herein.
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. Any member of the board who has been convicted of a felony or found to be in violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., shall be removed from the board.
M. The domicile of the authority shall be in Jefferson Parish.
N. The authority shall be subject to the Public Bid Law.
Acts 2008, No. 927, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.