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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 38, § 2042. Board of commissioners; qualification of members; appointment; tenure; vacancies; removal of members

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The control and management of the affairs of the Rapides Parish Stormwater Management and Drainage District shall be vested in a board of commissioners, which is hereby created. The board shall be composed of five qualified electors residing within the limits of the district, who shall serve without compensation.

The commissioners shall be appointed as follows:

(1) One member, who shall be a resident of the city of Alexandria, shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Alexandria.

(2) One member, who shall be a resident of the city of Pineville, shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Pineville.

(3) One member, who shall be a resident of Rapides Parish, shall be appointed by the Rapides Farm Bureau.

(4) One member, who shall be a resident of Rapides Parish shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Rapides Soil and Water Conservation District.

(5) One member, who shall be a resident of Rapides Parish, shall be appointed by the governing authority of Rapides Parish. The commissioners initially appointed shall draw lots to determine their terms of office, which shall be one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively; they shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The commissioners thereafter appointed at the expiration of the respective terms of the initial appointees shall be appointed in the manner of the original appointments for terms of five years.

B. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the procedure set forth in Subsection A of this Section. In case of neglect of duty by any commissioner, or his failure without good cause to attend regular meetings for three times successively, the respective appointing authority, on request of the board, shall remove the commissioner and appoint his successor.

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