§ 27:212 — Corporation president; officers

A. The president of the corporation shall be appointed by the board subject to the approval of the governor. Should the governor refuse to approve the appointment of the president by the board, then the board shall submit another name. The person whose appointment was refused shall not be renamed for approval for a period of two years. The governor shall, within thirty days after the nomination of the president by the board, either approve or reject the nomination.
B. The president of the corporation shall manage the affairs of the corporation and shall have such powers and duties as specified by the board of directors. The president shall not be a member of the board. The president of the corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors which shall set the compensation of the president.
C. The president shall employ a vice president and a secretary-treasurer with such duties as are assigned by the president. Such officers shall serve at the pleasure of the president.
D. No officer or employee shall be a member of the board, but all officers and employees of the corporation shall be full-time employees and no officer or employee shall engage in any other occupation or trade for remuneration while an officer or employee of the corporation.
E. All meetings of the board shall be open and governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. Security personnel, plans, and devices as listed in R.S. 42:17(A)(3) shall include but not be limited to the security portions or segments of casino gaming requests for proposals, security portions of proposals to conduct casino gaming operations, and records of the security division of the corporation.

Legislative History

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. May 6, 1996. Redesignated from R.S. 4:612 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.