Missouri § 67.1153 - Authority to consist of five commissioners, qualifications, appointment, chairman, elected from members, staff — quorum required for action — terms, expenses.
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§ 67.1153. Authority to consist of five commissioners, qualifications, appointment, chairman, elected from members, staff — quorum required for action — terms, expenses.
1. The authority shall consist of five commissioners, who shall be qualified voters of the state of Missouri and residents of the county in which the authority is created. The commissioners shall be appointed by the county executive of the county in which the authority is created with the advice and consent of the county legislative body or, if there is no county executive, by the governing body of the county. No more than three of the commissioners appointed shall be of any one political party, and no elective official of any political subdivision of this state shall be a member of the authority.
2. The authority shall elect from its number a chairman, and may appoint such officers and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties and fix and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. No action of the authority shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least three members are present and unless a majority of the members present at such meeting shall vote in favor thereof.
3. Of the commissioners initially appointed to the authority, one shall serve for two years, one shall serve for three years, one shall serve for four years, one shall serve for five years, and one shall serve for six years. Thereafter, successors shall hold office for terms of five years, or for the unexpired terms of their predecessors. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
4. The commissioners shall receive no salary for the performance of their duties, but shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, to be paid by the authority.
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(L. 1991 H.B. 25 § 5, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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