§130.202. Board of commissioners; members, officers; agents and employees

            A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of members appointed as follows:

            (1) The town council of each of the following municipalities shall appoint one member:

            (a) Jena.

            (b) Olla.

            (c) Tullos.

            (d) Urania.

            (2) Each state and federally chartered financial institution with offices in LaSalle Parish shall appoint one member.

            (3) The LaSalle Parish School Board shall appoint one member.

            (4) The LaSalle Police Jury shall appoint one member.

            (5) The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians shall appoint one member.

            (6) The board of commissioners of this district shall appoint four members.

            (7) The mayor of each incorporated municipality in LaSalle Parish shall be a member of the board of commissioners.

            B. The term of office for all appointed members shall be four years. Any vacancy in the membership of the board of commissioners, occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. If the entity responsible for the appointment of a member fails to fill within thirty days a vacancy, the board of commissioners may appoint an interim successor to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

            C. Any member of the board of commissioners may be removed by the entity that originally appointed him for cause.

            D. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without compensation. The board of commissioners shall have the power to organize and reorganize executive, clerical, and other departments and to fix the duties and powers and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees of the district. The board of commissioners may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder.

            E. Members of the board, individually, and members of their immediate families are prohibited from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the district.

            F. The board of commissioners shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board of commissioners, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

            G. The board of commissioners shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of eight members. Eight members of the board of commissioners constitute a quorum.

            H. The board of commissioners shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, may draft and implement bylaws to control and implement the activities of the board, shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of LaSalle, and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of employment.

            I. All members of the board of commissioners shall be residents of LaSalle Parish, operate a business in LaSalle Parish, or be employed in LaSalle Parish. A member of the board of commissioners of the Olla, Urania, Tullos, Standard Economic and Industrial Development District is not prohibited from serving on the board of commissioners.

            Acts 1988, No. 634, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 852, §§1 and 2, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 2018, No. 50, §1.

            NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 50, §2, regarding terms of board members.