§ 33:4575.1 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms; vacancies

Louisiana § 33:4575.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§4575.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms; vacancies
A. The control and management of the affairs of the district shall be vested in a
board of commissioners that is hereby created. The board shall consist of fourteen members
charged with administering the business and recreational and cultural events and programs
undertaken by the district. Except for the executive director of the St. Tammany Parish
Tourist and Convention Commission, all members of the commission shall be qualified
voters and residents of Ward Eight or Ward Nine of St. Tammany Parish. The board shall
be composed as follows:
(1) One member appointed by the mayor of the city of Slidell.
(2) Three members appointed by the city council of the city of Slidell, one of which
is recommended for appointment by the St. Tammany Hotel-Motel Association and is an
owner or operator of a hotel, motel, or a campground located in Ward Eight or Ward Nine
of St. Tammany Parish.
(3) One member appointed by the board of aldermen of the town of Pearl River.
(4) One member appointed by the St. Tammany Parish Council, who shall be a
resident of the Eighth Ward of said parish.
(5) One member appointed by the St. Tammany Parish Council, who shall be a
resident of the Ninth Ward of said parish.
(6) One member appointed by the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce.
(7) One member appointed by the state representative for District 90.
(8) One member appointed by the state representative for District 76.
(9) One member appointed by the state representative for District 74.
(10) One member appointed by the East St. Tammany Business Alliance.
(11) One member who is the executive director of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist
and Convention Commission.
(12) One member appointed by the state senator for District 1.
B. The members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of four years, except
for those initially appointed. Of those initially appointed, five members shall be appointed
for two years, five members for three years, and five members for four years; the length of
the term for each individual appointed shall be determined by lot at the initial meeting of the
board. The members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.
The commissioners shall elect from their number a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary-treasurer. The commissioners shall serve without compensation. No elected public official
shall be eligible for appointment to the commission.
C. All vacancies occurring on the commission shall be filled in the manner of the
original appointment. In the event any member is elected to any public office or removes his
residence from the ward from which he was appointed, his membership shall be immediately
vacated and a successor shall be immediately appointed. Beginning July 1, 1998, no board
member shall serve more than three consecutive four-year terms, except for the executive
director of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission whose term on the
board shall run concurrent with their tenure as the executive director of the St. Tammany
Parish Tourist and Convention Commission.
D. A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. No contracts shall be approved for financial obligations incurred by
less than a majority of the board of commissioners.

Legislative History

Acts 1986, No. 685, §1, eff. July 8, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 378, §1, eff. July 6, 1991; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1166, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2006, No. 537, §1; Acts 2020, No. 207, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.