§ 15-9-205 — Board; appointment; membership; terms; vacancies

(a) The affairs of the authority shall be under the direct
supervision and control of a board consisting of not less than
five (5) nor more than eleven (11) members appointed by the
governing body. A majority of the members appointed shall
reside, be a lessee or own property in the downtown development
district.
(b) The board shall be constituted as follows:
(i) At least one (1) member shall be a member of the
governing body, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the
governing body;
(ii) Two (2) members shall be appointed for terms
expiring June 30 of the year following the date of the ordinance
adopted by the governing body establishing the authority;
(iii) Two (2) members shall be appointed for terms
expiring June 30 of the second year following the date of the
ordinance adopted by the governing body establishing the
authority;
(iv) Two (2) members, if the board consists of seven
(7) or more members, shall be appointed for terms expiring June
30 of the third year following the date of the ordinance adopted
by the governing body establishing the authority;
(v) All other members shall be appointed for terms
expiring June 30 of the fourth year following the date of the
ordinance adopted by the governing body establishing the
authority.
(c) A member shall hold office until his successor has
been appointed and qualified. After the terms of the initial
members of the board have expired, the terms of all members
(except any member who is a member of the governing body) shall
expire four (4) years from the expiration date of the terms of
their predecessors. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for
the unexpired term. In any municipality in which the charter
provides that the appointive authority is the mayor, the mayor
shall make appointments to the board.