RS 33:8047

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RS 33:8047

§8047. Officers of the commission

A. Immediately upon meeting, the commission shall proceed to organize by electing from among their number a president and vice president. The president shall preside over all meetings of the commission and perform all duties usually required of presidents of corporate bodies. The vice president shall perform the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability.

B. The commission shall elect a treasurer, who shall also serve as secretary. In addition to the compensation authorized in R.S. 33:8044, the secretary-treasurer may receive a salary as fixed by the police juries of the member parishes. The secretary-treasurer shall not be considered as holding an office for profit. The secretary-treasurer shall furnish bond in such amount and in the manner now provided by law for the faithful accounting of all funds entrusted to him for the account of the district.

C. The commission shall maintain an office at a site fixed by the police juries of the member parishes and shall keep the office open during business hours for the purpose of transacting the business of the district and for the convenience of the taxpayers thereof.

D. Officers so elected shall serve one year or until their successors are appointed.

Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.