§1323. Powers and duties of the commission

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

B. The commission shall:

(1) Meet at least once each quarter at the call of the commission chairman.

(2) Adopt bylaws establishing policies and procedures for its governance, including but not limited to the following:

(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the commission, including a chairman and vice chairman.

(b) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the commission, including the appointment of noncommission members to such committees and their functions.

(c) The preparation of a budget and plan for sufficient funding.

(3) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to commission business.

C. The commission may:

(1) Individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the commission, seek and expend funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the commission.

(2) Authorize reports and recommendations which include the issuance, publication, or distribution of general information documents or pamphlets, which are published on a regular basis and are generally known as newsletters.

(3) Acquire by purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any such property acquired by it.

D. All public works contracted by the commission shall be subject to, and in accordance with, Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.