§1205. Museum board; members; appointment and terms of office; meetings

A. The ordinance creating the museum board shall establish the membership thereof as follows:

(1) Nine members who have a knowledge of or interest in art, history, and cultural preservation who reside and are registered voters of the parish who shall serve three calendar year staggered terms. Persons are to be nominated by the West Baton Rouge Historical Association and selected by the governing authority in such a manner that five members are selected from the membership of the association and four members, who may or may not be members of the association, are selected from the parish at large. The at large members shall be nominated and selected in a manner that will ensure, to the extent possible, representation from all geographic areas of the parish.

(2) The president of the governing authority or his designee, who shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member.

(3) The terms of the initial members shall be set by the governing authority at the time of appointment in such a manner that of the five association members, one shall serve a term of one year, two shall serve a term of two years, and two shall serve a term of three years. Further, of the initial at large members, two shall serve a term of one year, one shall serve a term of two years, and one shall serve a term of three years.

B. The board shall meet at least once each quarter but may meet more frequently if additional meetings are called by the chairman or by a majority of the members of the board. All board meetings shall be held at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen unless otherwise designated in advance by the board.

C. Appointed members may be removed from the board by the board for three consecutive unexcused absences at regularly called board meetings.

D. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by nomination by the association and selection by the governing authority.

E. A majority of the appointed members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members present and voting.

F. Members shall serve without compensation.

Acts 1991, No. 120, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.