West Virginia Code Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers § 29-1F-2. Appointment of members of commission; vacancies

In pursuance of article IV of the above compact, there shall be five members of the Wheeling Creek watershed protection and flood prevention commission from the State of West Virginia, one of whom shall be a member of the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio, West Virginia, appointed by that body to serve at its will and pleasure, one of whom shall be a citizen of the city of Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia, appointed by the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio, West Virginia, to serve at its will and pleasure, one of whom shall be a member of the county court of Marshall county, West Virginia, appointed by that body to serve at its will and pleasure, one of whom shall be a citizen of Marshall county, West Virginia, appointed by the county court thereof to serve at its will and pleasure, and one of whom shall be a member of the board of supervisors of the northern panhandle soil conservation district, appointed by said board of supervisors to serve at its will and pleasure: Provided, That (1) the citizen appointed by the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio, West Virginia, shall not be a member of that body; (2) the citizen appointed by the county court of Marshall county, West Virginia, shall not be a member of that body; and (3) the member appointed by the board of supervisors of the northern panhandle soil conservation district shall not be a resident of either Ohio or Marshall county, West Virginia.

Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority responsible for making the appointment to the position vacated.