Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2106 – Membership requirements
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2106
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
A. The board of directors for each expressway commission with boundaries and jurisdiction which are coterminous with Lafayette Parish, shall include one director from Iberia Parish and one director from Vermilion Parish.
B. Each director shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required for public officials. Each director shall be a voting member of the board and shall be considered in determining a quorum. Directors shall serve until their successors are appointed and sworn into office. Directors may be removed from office for cause by a district court having jurisdiction.
C. Directors shall not receive any salary for the performance of their duties as directors, but may be reimbursed for mileage expenses incurred for attendance at meetings of the commission. The mileage allowance shall be fixed by the commission in an amount not to exceed the mileage allowance authorized under state travel regulations at rates and standards as promulgated by the division of administration subject to the availability of funds.
D. The directors shall be subject to the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics.
Acts 2008, No. 569, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 11, §1.