§ 46:1098.9 — Board officers; powers, duties, and responsibilities

Louisiana § 46:1098.9

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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§1098.9. Board officers; powers, duties, and responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the officers of the board of commissioners shall be
as follows:
(1) The chairman shall preside over all meetings, decide all questions of procedure,
and have all authority generally granted to chairmen and other presiding officers. Except as
otherwise provided in this Part, he may vote on any issue before the commission, and he shall
vote to break a tie in any vote taken by the commission. Except to break a tie, he shall have
no vote in the selection of the vice chairman. The chairman shall appoint all standing
committees and their officers not later than September 30, 2020, and annually thereafter, and
he shall appoint all other committees and their officers whether or not such committees
consist of commission members. The chairman shall have the right and power to interest
himself in all affairs of the district and the facilities operated by the district.
(2) The vice chairman shall act as chairman in the absence of the chairman.
(3) The secretary-treasurer shall issue notices of all regular and special meetings,
receive and attend to all correspondence of the commission, have custody of all documents
of the board, and otherwise perform such acts as usually pertain to his office.

Legislative History

Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.