§ 7 §2992-A — Maine Dairy Promotion Board

1.
Board established as a public instrumentality.
The Maine Dairy Promotion Board is established as a public body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of the State. The exercise of powers conferred by this chapter is held to be the performance of essential government functions.
2.
Board membership.
The board consists of the following 5 members:
3.
Board chair.
The board shall annually elect a chair.
4.
Producer members.
5.
Cross membership; prohibition.
A board member may not be a member of the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council, established under section 2998‑B.
6.
Quorum; voting.
Fifty-one percent of the members of the board constitutes a quorum and the affirmative vote of at least 51% of members present at a meeting is necessary to transact all business and carry out the duties of the board.
7.
Terms.
Board members are appointed to 4-year terms and may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms. A vacancy caused by death, resignation or otherwise must be promptly filled by the appointing authority for the vacated position. A producer member who changes the market in which the member sells milk is considered to have vacated membership if the change continues in excess of 6 months.
8.
Compensation.
The members of the board are entitled to compensation from funds received pursuant to chapter 611 according to such guidelines as the board may establish.
9.
Executive director; staff.
The board shall appoint an executive director who is the board's chief administrative officer and serves at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall employ, as the board directs, additional staff who serve at the pleasure of the executive director. The salary paid to the executive director and other staff of the board must be fixed by the board. The board may delegate to its staff the power to execute the board's policies and programs, subject to the board's oversight.
10.
Sharing of staff.
The board and the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council, established in section 2998‑B, may share an executive director and staff. The total salary of a shared employee may be agreed to by the board and council and the percentage of the salary paid by the board must be proportional to the work performed for the board by the shared employee. The board shall utilize accounting procedures adequate to track the proportion of work a shared employee performs for the board.
11.
Debt.
A debt or obligation incurred by the board is not a debt or obligation of the State.

Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 693, §8 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 693, §25 (AFF). RR 1997, c. 2, §30 (COR). PL 2005, c. 382, §§E1-3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 597, §9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV). PL 2019, c. 667, Pt. B, §6 (AMD).