South Carolina § 49-7-20 - Members of Authority; appointment, qualifications, terms, vacancies.

§ 49-7-20. Members of Authority; appointment, qualifications, terms, vacancies.

The Authority shall be composed of eight members, as follows:

(1) The mayor of the city of Charleston, ex officio, shall serve as a member of the Authority, and shall hold office for a term corresponding with his term of office as mayor of the city of Charleston;

(2) The mayor of the city of Charleston shall designate a member of the commissioners of public works of the city of Charleston, to hold office as a member of the Authority, and who shall serve ex officio, and shall hold office for a term corresponding to his term as a member of the commissioners of public works of the city of Charleston;

(3) The supervisor of Berkeley County, ex officio, shall serve as a member of the Authority and shall hold office for a term corresponding with his term of office as supervisor of Berkeley County;

(4) The chairman of the Berkeley County Waterworks Commission (created by Act No. 823 of 1952, 1952 (47) 2030), ex officio, shall serve as a member of the Authority and shall hold office for a term corresponding with his term as chairman of the Berkeley County Waterworks Commission; and

(5) The remaining four members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Governor in the manner provided for below, each for a term of four years from the date of his appointment and until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified. Of the four members of the Authority to be appointed by the Governor, two shall be resident electors of Charleston County, appointed upon the recommendation of the Senator from Charleston County, and the other two shall be resident electors of Berkeley County, appointed upon the recommendation of the Senator from Berkeley County.

Should vacancies in office occur, the successors shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired terms, and successors for such partial terms shall take office, or be appointed to office, in the same manner as the members whom they succeed, originally acquired the full terms.

In making the ex officio designations set forth in this section, the General Assembly finds that the successful operation of the Project has a distinct relation to the welfare of the city of Charleston and to the county of Berkeley. It has, therefore, determined that officers of the city of Charleston and of the county of Berkeley should participate in the operation of the Authority.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 70-392; 1953 (48) 464.