Louisiana § RS 33:9055 - Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies; removal; officers; meetings
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§ RS 33:9055. Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies; removal; officers; meetings
A. Any ambulance service district created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed by a board of commissioners composed of five qualified voters of the district, all to be appointed by the parish governing authority.
B.(1) Two of the initial commissioners shall serve terms of two years, two shall serve terms of four years, and one shall serve a term of six years as designated by the governing authority. Thereafter, commissioners shall serve terms of six years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Any commissioner may be removed from office for cause and his appointment rescinded by a two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing authority.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section and Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, beginning September 1, 2004 the board of commissioners of the Cameron Parish Ambulance Service District No. 2 shall be composed of six qualified voters of the district, all to be appointed by the parish governing authority. The additional commissioner provided for in this Paragraph shall be appointed by the parish governing authority at a meeting held prior to September 1, 2004, and he shall serve an initial term of three years. Each successor of such member shall serve a term of six years.
C. The first meeting of the board of commissioners shall be within sixty days of the date of the appointment of the members. At that time, a chairman and vice chairman of the board shall be elected, and a director of the district shall be appointed. Thereafter, the board of commissioners shall hold a minimum of three meetings annually. The parish governing authority or the chairman of the board of commissioners may call additional meetings of the board.
Acts 1985, No. 121, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 2004, No. 616, §1.
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