2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries
RS 48:1811.3 - Interstate 10-12 Corridor Commission; appointment; terms

§1811.3. Interstate 10-12 Corridor Commission; appointment; terms

A. The commission members shall be appointed as follows:

(1) The parish governing authority of each parish shall select one person from among its membership to serve on the commission and shall select one alternate commissioner from among its membership.

(2) The mayor of the parish seat of each parish included within the district or his designee shall serve as a member of the commission.

(3) The secretary of the department or his designee shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the commission. Any designee shall be an employee of the department.

B. Each member, alternate member, or designee of the commission serving pursuant to Paragraph (A)(1) or (2) of this Section shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter domiciled in the parish which he represents on the commission.

C. In the event that a commissioner's position should become vacant by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, the alternate member for that parish or designee for that municipality shall serve in the same manner and under the same authority as the original appointment. Any vacancy in the position of alternate commissioner or designee must be filled by the parish governing authority or mayor responsible for such appointment within thirty days of receipt of notification of the vacancy.

D. A parish governing authority may appoint a new member or alternate at any time, and a mayor may appoint a new designee at any time.

E. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation from the commission. The commission may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties as a commissioner.

F. The members shall elect from the membership a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the commission, the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. No member shall be elected to serve for more than two successive years in any office. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the commission convenes them or on written request of four members. Four commissioners shall constitute a quorum; however, no action of the commission shall be authorized unless approved by a majority of four votes in an open public meeting. The commission shall adopt rules to govern its meetings.

G. The commission shall be domiciled in a parish located within the corridor. However, the location of its meetings shall be rotated between the cities of Lafayette, Jennings, Crowley, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Slidell, and New Orleans in accordance with a schedule developed by the commission.

Acts 2007, No. 437, §1.