2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 34 - Navigation and Shipping
RS 34:2502 - Governing authority

§2502. Governing authority

A. The East Cameron Port Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, is hereby created and established as the governing authority of the district. It shall be composed of five commissioners, who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Four of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Cameron. Two of the members shall be qualified voters and taxpayers residing in Ward One of the parish and two of the members shall be qualified voters and taxpayers residing in Ward Two.

(2) The remaining commissioner, who shall be a qualified voter and taxpayer residing within either Ward One or Ward Two of the parish, shall be appointed by the other members of the commission.

B. The commissioner initially appointed by the other members of the commission shall be appointed to serve for a term of two years. One of the commissioners initially appointed from each of the wards shall each be appointed to serve for a term of four years. The remaining commissioners shall be initially appointed to serve for terms of six years each. Thereafter, the successors of all of the commissioners shall be appointed to serve for terms of six years.

C. In the event any commissioner ceases to be a commissioner for any reason, his successor shall be appointed by the remainder of the members and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the outgoing commissioner.

D. The commission shall fix the per diem of its members; however, the per diem of each member shall not exceed twenty dollars per day during the time such member is in actual attendance upon the board. Such per diem shall be payable for a maximum of two days per month. The commission may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for the commissioners in the performance of their official duties.

E. The commission shall elect from among the commissioners a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person.

F. The commission shall meet in regular session semiannually, and shall also meet in special and emergency sessions at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of three or more commissioners. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum and all action or resolutions of the commission, to be valid, must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the commission.

Acts 1968, No. 395, §1; Acts 1990, No. 232, §1; Acts 1991, No. 474, §1.