§ 5 — Board of directors of the foundation

§ 5. Board of directors of the foundation. 1. The foundation shall be\nmanaged by, and its powers, functions and duties shall be exercised\nthrough a board of directors.\n 2. The initial board of directors shall consist of eleven members of\nwhom three shall be appointed by the governor, three by the temporary\npresident of the senate and three by the speaker of the assembly, one by\nthe minority leader of the senate and one by the minority leader of the\nassembly. In making the appointments, consideration should be given to\nensure that the four wine/grape regions of the state are geographically\nrepresented. Of the eleven appointed members, one shall be a person who\nreceives the major portion of his or her income from the growing of wine\ngrapes, one shall be an officer or owner of a commercial winery, one\nshall be a person who receives the major portion of his or her income\nfrom the operation of a farm/estate winery, one shall be a person who\nreceives a major portion of his or her income from growing table grapes,\none shall be a person engaged in the manufacturing of grape products\nother than wine, one shall be a person engaged in the retail sale of\nwine for off premises consumption, one shall be a person engaged in the\nwholesale sale of wine, one shall be an owner or operator of a licensed\nestablishment engaged in the sale of wine on premises, two shall be on\nthe staff of an educational institution which is engaged in the study of\nviticulture, entomology and enology and one shall be a person familiar\nwith the advertising, promotion and marketing of commercial products.\nThe directors so appointed shall serve for a term of three years, except\nthat, of the directors so appointed by the governor one shall serve for\na term of two years and one shall serve for a term of one year; of the\nthree directors so appointed by the temporary president of the senate\none shall serve for a term of two years and one shall serve for a term\nof one year; and of the three directors so appointed by the speaker of\nthe assembly one shall serve for a term of two years and one shall serve\nfor a term of one year.\n 3. The commissioner of agriculture and markets and the commissioner of\ncommerce shall be ex-officio members of the board for that period of\ntime during which state moneys are available to the foundation.\n 4. If any vacancy other than by expiration of term occurs on the board\namongst those first appointed such vacancy shall be filled by\nappointment for the unexpired term by the appointing authority initially\nappointing such member. Upon expiration of the initial terms, successors\nshall be elected by the remaining members of the board for a three year\nterm; such directors shall have the qualifications required of the\noriginal directors. Members shall continue as such until their\nsuccessors have been duly elected.\n 5. The board of directors shall elect one of its members as chairman\nand one of its members as vice chairman of such board, and may appoint\nsuch officers and employees as it deems advisable.\n 6. Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation,\nbut shall be reimbursed for actual expenses reasonably incurred in the\nperformance of their duties.\n 7. The board shall meet four times annually at the call of the\nchairman or in his absence the vice chairman or on petition of any three\nmembers. A majority of the members of the board then in office shall\nconstitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. The board is\nencouraged to conduct its meetings in a manner which will ensure the\nactive participation of any person having an interest in the wine/grape\nindustry.\n