2006 Utah Code - 63-73-3 — Members of board -- Qualifications and appointment -- Vacancies -- Organization -- Meetings -- Financial gain prohibited -- Expenses.

     63-73-3.   Members of board -- Qualifications and appointment -- Vacancies -- Organization -- Meetings -- Financial gain prohibited -- Expenses.
     (1) The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate.
     (2) The members shall have the following qualifications:
     (a) one member knowledgeable in the field of geology as applied to the practice of civil engineering;
     (b) four members knowledgeable and representative of various segments of the mineral industry throughout the state, such as hydrocarbons, solid fuels, metals, and industrial minerals;
     (c) one member knowledgeable of the economic or scientific interests of the mineral industry in the state; and
     (d) one member who is interested in the goals of the survey and from the public at large.
     (3) The director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration is an ex officio member of the board but without any voting privileges.
     (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (b), members are appointed for terms of four years.
     (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board members are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two years.
     (c) No more than four members may be of the same political party.
     (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term by the governor with the consent of the Senate.
     (5) The board shall select from its members a chair and such officers and committees as it considers necessary.
     (6) (a) The board shall hold meetings at least quarterly on such dates as may be set by its chair.
     (b) Special meetings may be held upon notice of the chair or by a majority of its members.
     (c) A majority of the members of the board present at a meeting constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
     (7) Members of the board may not obtain financial gain by reason of information obtained during the course of their official duties.
     (8) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the board at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

Amended by Chapter 243, 1996 General Session