§ 46:1095 — Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; terms; compensation; removal

§1095. Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; terms; compensation; removal
A. The two areas of the district shall be governed by separate governing boards.
Each area of the district shall be governed by a board of thirteen commissioners, referred to
in this Part as the "commission", who shall be qualified voters and residents of Orleans
Parish and who shall reflect the ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the parish.
B. Each commission shall be composed as follows:
(1)(a) Five members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the parish.
Each member shall demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following areas: medical
litigation, fundraising and philanthropy, accounting, business development, indigent care,
community relations, government relations, women's health, minority health, geriatric
medicine, nursing, any other medical field, or consumer advocacy.
(b) Four of the five members shall be appointed at the discretion of the chief
executive officer. One member shall be appointed by the chief executive officer from three
nominees submitted by the member of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans
whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area in which the district is
located.
(2) One consumer shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the parish.
(3) The chancellor of the Louisiana State University-Health Sciences Center School
of Medicine or his designee.
(4) The chancellor of the Tulane University School of Medicine or his designee.
(5) The president of the New Orleans Medical Association or his designee.
(6) The president of the Orleans Parish Medical Society or his designee.
(7) The director of the city of New Orleans Department of Health.
(8) The member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who represents House
District 100 or his designee.
(9) The member of the Louisiana Senate who represents Senate District 3 or his
designee.
C.(1) Members initially appointed pursuant to Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section shall
be appointed to staggered initial terms with two appointments for one year, two appointments
for two years, two appointments for three years, and one appointment for four years. At the
expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to such appointees shall be
appointed to four-year terms.
(2) The member serving pursuant to Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section shall serve at
the pleasure of the chief executive officer of the parish.
(3) The members serving pursuant to Paragraphs (B)(3) through (9) of this Section
shall serve during their terms of office.
(4) Any vacancy in the membership of the commission occurring by reason of the
expiration of term of office, death, resignation, disqualification, or otherwise shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment within thirty days of such vacancy. If the
appointing authority fails to fill the vacancy within thirty days of such vacancy, the remaining
members of the commission shall appoint an interim successor to serve on the commission
until the position is filled by the appointing authority. In addition, an appointment to fill a
vacancy that occurs prior to the expiration of a term shall be for the remainder of the
unexpired term.
D. Any member of the commission may be removed from office for cause and his
appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing
authority.

Legislative History

Acts 2006, No. 830, §1, eff. July 5, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 702, §2; Acts 2010, No. 702, §2; Acts 2011, No. 278, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 372, §1.