48:23-4 - Membership; appointment; terms; compensation; meetings; organization; secretary; seal
48:23-4. Membership; appointment; terms; compensation; meetings; organization; secretary; seal
a. The authority shall consist of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Commission, which shall be the head of the authority, an executive director, who shall be the principal executive officer of the authority and such other officers and employees authorized to be appointed and employed by this act.
b. The commission shall be composed of 15 members, 5 of whom shall be ex-officio members, viz., the Commissioner of Education, the Chancellor of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Community Affairs, the Attorney General and the State Treasurer, or when so designated by them, their deputies, and 10 residents of the State.
c. The citizen members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be selected without regard to political belief or affiliation. The term of office of appointed members, except for first appointments, shall be for 5 years. Each member shall serve until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the remainder of the unexpired term. The terms of the members initially appointed shall be designated by the Governor so that 2 of such terms shall expire on June 30 in each successive year ensuing after such appointments.
d. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for their expenses in performing their duties.
e. The commission shall hold public meetings at such places within the State as it shall designate at least once quarterly and at such other times as in its judgment may be necessary.
f. The commission shall organize annually in July of each year by the election of a chairman, vice-chairman and such other officers as the commission shall determine, except that the first chairman shall be designated by the Governor. Officers shall serve until the following July meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies in such offices shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term only.
g. The executive director shall be the secretary of the commission and shall have custody of its official seal. With the approval of the commission, he may designate an employee of the authority to perform such duties of the secretary and such other services as the commission shall designate.
L.1968, c. 405, s. 4, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.