§87A-6  Term of a trustee; vacancy.  [Seeexplanatory note below.]  The term of office of each trustee shall be fouryears; provided that a trustee may be reappointed for one additionalconsecutive four-year term.

A vacancy on the board shall be filled in thesame manner as the trustee who vacated that position was nominated orappointed; provided that the criteria used for nominating or appointing thesuccessor shall be the same criteria used for nominating or appointing theperson's predecessor; provided further that vacancies on the board for eachtrustee position representing retirees and employee-beneficiaries appointedunder section 87A-5(1)(A) and (B) shall be filled by appointment of thegovernor as follows:

(1)  If a vacancy occurs in one of the trusteepositions described in section 87A-5(1)(A), then the vacancy shall be appointedfrom a list of two nominees submitted by the exclusive employee representativefrom among the three largest exclusive employee representatives that does nothave a trustee among the three trustee positions;

(2)  If a vacancy occurs in a trustee positiondescribed in section 87A-5(1)(B), then the vacancy shall be appointed from alist of two nominees submitted by mutual agreement of the exclusive employeerepresentatives described in section 87A-5(1)(B); and

(3)  If a vacancy occurs in the retiree positiondescribed in section 87A-5(1)(C), then the vacancy shall be appointed from alist of two nominees submitted by mutual agreement of all eligible exclusiveemployee representatives.

If by the end of a trustee's term the trusteeis not reappointed or the trustee's successor is not appointed, the trusteeshall serve until the trustee's successor is appointed. [L 2001, c 88, pt of§1; am L 2005, c 250, §2]

 

Explanatory Note

 

  L 2005, c 250amendment.  The legislature concluded that the governor's proclamationindicating the governor's intent to return H.B. No. 1548 was constitutionallydefective and that said measure became law.  On July 13, 2005, the legislatureassigned Act 250 to H.B. No. 1548.  The attorney general has taken the positionthat H.B. No. 1548 did not become law.