Guam § 5103 - Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority.

§ 5103. Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority.

(a) There is hereby created a public body corporate and politic to be

known as the “Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority.” The

Authority shall constitute a “public housing agency” within the meaning

of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and a “local

public agency” within the meaning of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949,

as amended. The Authority shall have all the powers, rights, duties,

privileges, functions and obligations prescribed or provided by this

Article.

(b) The powers, rights, privileges, functions and duties of the

Authority shall be vested in seven (7) commissioners, not more than

three (3) of whom shall be at any time a salaried official or employee of

the government of Guam or of the United States.

(c) The Commissioners shall be appointed by the Governor by and

with the advice and consent of the Legislature.

(1) The Commissioners who are first appointed pursuant to this

Article shall be designated to serve for terms of one (1), two (2),

three (3), four (4) and five (5) years, respectively, from the date of

their appointment, but thereafter Commissioners shall be appointed

for terms of five (5) years, except that any person appointed to fill a

vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his

predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder

of such term.

(2) A Commissioner shall hold office until his successor has

been qualified, unless sooner removed as provided in Subsection (e)

of this Section.

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(3) A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any

Commissioner shall be filed with the Secretary of Guam and such

certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper

appointment of such Commissioner.

(d) Before taking office or entering on duty, each Commissioner, as

well as each employee of the Authority, shall take the oath of office

required of all officers and employees of the government of Guam.

(e) Any Commissioner may be removed by the Governor for

inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, after a hearing

before the Governor or a hearing officer specially designated by him for

the purpose.

(f) A Commissioner shall receive no compensation for his services,

but shall be entitled to payment of official travel costs and

reimbursement of expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the

discharge of his duties and functions. Commissioners shall be

compensated in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for attending a

board or commission meeting, such compensation not to exceed One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month.

(g) The Governor shall designate a Chairman and Vice-Chairman

from among the Commissioners. The Commissioners shall constitute the

Board of Commissioners of the Authority. The Board may employ an

Executive Director of the Authority who shall serve at the pleasure of the

Board, technical experts, such other officers, agents and employees,

permanent and temporary, as it may deem necessary, and shall determine

their qualifications, duties, tenure and compensation. For such legal

service as it may require, the Authority may employ or retain its own

counsel and legal staff. The Authority may delegate to one or more of its

officers, agents or employees, such powers and duties as it may deem

proper. The Board shall adopt personnel rules pursuant to 4 GCA §§4105

and 4106.

(h) Four (4) Commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the Board

of Commissioners of the Authority for the purpose of conducting the

business of the Authority and exercising its powers, and for all other

purposes. A vote of the majority of Commissioners present at any

meeting of the Board shall prevail.