Sec. 19.75.031. Board of directors of authority.
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Sec. 19.75.031. Board of directors of authority.
(a)The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the following:
(1)the commissioner of transportation and public facilities or the commissioner's designee;
(2)the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designee;
(3)one public member, appointed by the governor, who is a state resident and United States citizen;
(4)one public member, appointed by the governor, who is a resident of the Municipality of Anchorage and who has knowledge of local transportation issues;
(5)one public member, appointed by the governor, who is a resident of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and who has knowledge of local transportation issues;
(6)one nonvoting member who is a member of the state house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house and who serves at the pleasure of the speaker of the house; the speaker of the house shall consider the appointment of a legislator elected from a house district that lies entirely or partially within the Municipality of Anchorage or the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for appointment under this paragraph; and
(7)one nonvoting member who is a member of the state senate appointed by the president of the senate and who serves at the pleasure of the president of the senate; the president of the senate shall consider the appointment of a senator elected from a senate district that lies entirely or partially within the Municipality of Anchorage or the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for appointment under this paragraph.
(b)The public members of the board shall serve for staggered terms of five years and may be reappointed to a single successive five-year term. A public member may only be removed for cause.
(c)If a vacancy occurs in a public member's seat on the board, the governor shall make an appointment, effective immediately, for the unexpired portion of that member's term.