63H-1-302 - Number of board members -- Appointment.
63H-1-302. Number of board members -- Appointment.
(1) The authority's board shall consist of seven members.
(2) Five members of the board shall be appointed by the governor as follows:
(a) one member shall be appointed who is interested in supporting military efforts in thestate;
(b) subject to Subsection (4)(d), three members shall be appointed, each of whom is amayor or member of the legislative body of a municipality or county that is adjacent or in closeproximity to a project area or proposed project area; and
(c) one member shall be appointed from the Governor's Office of EconomicDevelopment.
(3) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shalleach appoint one board member.
(4) (a) Each vacancy shall be filled in the same manner under this section as theappointment of the member whose vacancy is being filled.
(b) Each person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the remaining unexpired term ofthe member whose vacancy the person is filling.
(c) If a mayor or member of a legislative body appointed under Subsection (2)(b) leavesoffice as mayor or a member of the legislative body, a vacancy on the board occurs and thegovernor shall appoint another mayor or member of a legislative body, as provided in Subsection(2)(b), to fill the vacancy.
(d) If there are more than three project areas located in different counties ormunicipalities, at the expiration of a member's term who is appointed under Subsection (2)(b),the governor shall appoint:
(i) a mayor of a municipality or county that:
(A) is adjacent to or in close proximity to a project area; and
(B) is not already represented on the board; or
(ii) a member of a legislative body of a municipality or county that:
(A) is adjacent to or in close proximity to a project area; and
(B) is not already represented on the board.
(e) A member of the board appointed by the governor, president of the Senate, or speakerof the House of Representatives serves at the pleasure of and may be removed and replaced atany time, with or without cause, by the governor, president of the Senate, or speaker of the Houseof Representatives, respectively.
(5) The authority may:
(a) appoint nonvoting members of the board; and
(b) set terms for nonvoting members appointed under Subsection (5)(a).
Amended by Chapter 9, 2010 General Session