2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 34 - Navigation and Shipping
RS 34:335.2 - Board of commissioners; membership; officers; meetings

§335.2. Board of commissioners; membership; officers; meetings

A. The port shall be governed by a board of commissioners composed of eight members, who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed for terms as follows:

(1) Five of the commissioners shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Alexandria and confirmed by the Alexandria City Council. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, a qualified voter of the state of Louisiana, and a resident of the city of Alexandria.

(2) Three of the commissioners shall be appointed as follows:

(a) One commissioner appointed at large by the parish governing authority of Rapides Parish.

(b) One commissioner appointed at large by the parish governing authority of Grant Parish.

(c) One commissioner appointed at large by the parish governing authority of Avoyelles Parish.

B. One of the commissioners initially appointed by the mayor shall serve an initial term of one year. Two of the commissioners initially appointed by the mayor shall serve an initial term of two years. Two of the commissioners initially appointed by the mayor shall serve an initial term of three years. Thereafter, the successors to each of the commissioners appointed by the mayor shall be appointed for terms of four years. The commissioners representing the Red River Waterway Commission shall serve terms concurrent with their terms on that commission.

C. In the event that any commissioner ceases to be a commissioner for any reason, his successor shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

D. The board of commissioners shall elect from among its members a president, who shall have no vote except in the event of a tie vote, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the board. At the option of the board of commissioners, the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board of commissioners shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission or on the written request of five members of the board. A majority of the members of the board of commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or resolutions of the board shall be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the members of the board at the meeting. The board of commissioners shall prescribe rules governing its meetings and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.

Acts 1987, No. 440, §1; Acts 1990, No. 481, §1; Acts 1992, No. 770, §1.