H. B. 2940
(By Delegate Campbell)
[Introduced March 21, 2001; Referred to the
Committee on Political Subdivisions.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section three, chapter one hundred
eighty-three, acts of the Legislature, regular session, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-four, relating to the multicounty
economic development authority for the counties of Greenbrier,
Monroe and Pocahontas; and providing that the number of
directors entitled to vote shall be apportioned based upon
county population.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, chapter one hundred eighty-three, acts of
the Legislature, regular session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-
four, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§3. Board of directors; appointment; terms; removal; compensation.
The management and control of the authority, its property,
operations, business and affairs is lodged in a board of directors,
consisting of not fewer than twelve persons entitled to vote. The number of directors entitled to vote shall be equally apportioned
on a per capita basis based upon the population of each county as
reported in the last census count among persons representing
interests in the counties of Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas.
The president of the county commission of each county member or his
designee shall serve on the board as a voting member. Within
thirty days after the effective date of this act, the county
members and corporate members of the multicounty economic
development authority shall begin meeting and selecting the
remaining directors. The board of directors shall not be
authorized to act until a minimum of twelve members has been
elected.
Directors, excluding representatives of each county member,
shall serve three-year terms, except that the initial terms shall
be staggered so that at least three of the initial directors will
serve for one year, at least three of the initial directors serve
for two years, and at least three of the initial directors serve
for three years. Directors may be reappointed to additional terms.
Directors shall continue to serve until their successors have been
chosen. Directors may be removed, excluding the representatives of
each county member, by a majority vote of the board of directors.
No director of the authority shall receive any compensation
for his services as such board member.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the number
of directors entitled to vote shall be apportioned based upon
county population.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.