§483. Board of commissioners; appointment; term
A. The Calcasieu-Cameron Navigation District shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "board", composed of five members, who shall be appointed, as follows:
(1) One commissioner shall be the port director or his designee of the Cameron Parish Port, Harbor, and Terminal District.
(2) One commissioner shall be the port director or his designee of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District.
(3) One commissioner shall be a state-commissioned river port pilot appointed by the Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of Lake Charles.
(4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor and subject to Senate confirmation, representing separate facilities that utilize the Calcasieu Ship Channel for commerce involving deep draft seagoing vessels, one facility being located in Cameron Parish and one being located in Calcasieu Parish.
B. The terms of office for commissioners appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (A)(3) and (4) of this Section shall be four years and the appointed commissioners shall serve no more than two consecutive terms of office.
C. Any vacancy on the board of commissioners for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office.
D. The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall have the power to organize and reorganize legal, executive, engineering, clerical, and other departments and forces of the board and to fix the duties, powers, and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees under the board. Commissioners shall be entitled to receive all necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board or while attending to the business of the board.
Acts 2018, No. 239, §1.
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