Alabama § 45-2-42.01 Board of Directors

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-2-42.01 — Board of Directors

Alabama § 45-2-42.01

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 2Baldwin County

Art. 4Business, Labor, and Occupations

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Ala. Code § 45-2-42.01 (2026).

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(a)All powers of the authority shall be exercised by a board of directors, which shall consist of all the following:

(1)The chief executive officers of the South Alabama Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Coastal Business Chamber, ex officio, each of whom shall be a voting member.

(2)Three business members of the South Alabama Chamber of Commerce selected by the chief executive officer of that chamber, each of whom shall be a voting member.

(3)Three business members of the Alabama Coastal Business Chamber selected by the chief executive officer of that chamber, each of whom shall be a voting member.

(4)The Mayors of the Cities of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Foley, ex officio, each of whom shall be a non-voting member.

(5)Up to three additional members appointed by majority vote o

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(a) All powers of the authority shall be exercised by a board of directors, which shall consist of all the following:
(1) The chief executive officers of the South Alabama Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Coastal Business Chamber, ex officio, each of whom shall be a voting member.
(2) Three business members of the South Alabama Chamber of Commerce selected by the chief executive officer of that chamber, each of whom shall be a voting member.
(3) Three business members of the Alabama Coastal Business Chamber selected by the chief executive officer of that chamber, each of whom shall be a voting member.
(4) The Mayors of the Cities of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Foley, ex officio, each of whom shall be a non-voting member.
(5) Up to three additional members appointed by majority vote of the board of directors, who shall be voting members.
(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to ensure the membership of the board of directors is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.
(c) The appointing authorities shall make their first appointments under subdivision (2) and (3) of subsection (a) no later than May 14, 2022. Upon the final appointment under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a), or upon the conclusion of the 30-day period, whichever is sooner, the initial terms of those appointed members of the board of directors shall commence. The board of directors may not take any action until the initial terms of those appointed members of the board of directors commence pursuant to this subsection.
(d)(1) Members appointed under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall each serve a term of three years, except that the appointing powers shall designate that one of their initial appointees shall serve an initial term of one year, one shall serve an initial term of two years, and one for a term of three years, so that the terms are staggered.
(2) Members appointed under subdivision (5) of subsection (a) shall serve for a term of one year from the date of their appointment.
(e) In the event of any vacancy in any seat that is filled by appointment, a successor shall be appointed in the same manner as the seat was previously filled, and the appointee shall serve for the remainder of the term for the seat that was vacated.