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A.  The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Part as the “board,” which shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be a resident of the district.  The members shall be appointed by the Grant Parish Police Jury for overlapping terms of four years, except that each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified, and an individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring except by reason of expiration of the term of office shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired portion of the term.  

The members incumbent on September 12, 1975 who were appointed by the Grant Parish Police Jury shall continue to serve on the board until the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed.  The members incumbent on the effective date of this Part who were appointed by the Rapides Parish Police Jury or by the governor shall continue to serve on the board until three new members are appointed by the Grant Parish Police Jury, which new members shall be appointed by the police jury within ten days after the effective date of this Part.  The police jury shall appoint two of the new members to serve until the expiration of the terms for which the two incumbent members appointed by the Rapides Parish Police Jury were appointed and shall designate which appointee shall serve for which term.  The police jury shall appoint one of the new members to serve until the expiration of the term of the incumbent member who was appointed by a police jury, which has the longest unexpired portion, so that every four years two terms shall expire at the same time.  Thereafter, the successor of each member shall serve for terms of four years, except as otherwise provided in this Section.  

B.  The domicile of the board shall be in the town of Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana.  As soon as is practicable after their appointment, the members of the board shall meet at its domicile and elect from their number a president, a vice president, and such other officers as the board considers appropriate.  The secretary and the treasurer of the board, which offices may be combined, may be selected by the board from among its membership or may be otherwise selected by the board, and their duties and salaries shall be fixed by the board.  The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary for its own government and may employ such employees, including consulting engineers and attorneys, as are necessary.  A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  Vote by proxy is prohibited.  The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings and shall publish the minutes of such proceedings in the official journal of Grant Parish promptly after each meeting.  Each member of the board shall be paid a per diem not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and shall be reimbursed for necessary travel, as determined by the board, for attendance at meetings of the board or while on business of the board upon assignment by the board.  

C.  The board shall meet at least quarterly in each year at its domicile.  Special meetings shall be held upon call of the president of the board or upon written request to the president by three members of the board.  The special meetings may be held at such places within or without the district as the board may determine in its bylaws, not in conflict with general law.  The board shall publish in the official journal of Grant Parish notice of each regular meeting at least once not more than thirty days or less than fourteen days before the first day of the meeting.  Insofar as possible, publication of notice of a special meeting shall be published and as far in advance of the meeting as is possible.  A notice of a meeting shall give notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting and the subject matter to be considered.  

Added by Acts 1975, No. 28, §1.