19-28,107. Same; appointment of commissioners; number; qualifications; terms; chairman, officers and employees; votes required for action; compensation and expenses.
19-28,107
19-28,107. Same; appointment of commissioners; number;
qualifications; terms; chairman, officers and employees; votes required for
action; compensation and expenses.
(a) Any authority created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-28,106 shall be
governed by five (5) commissioners appointed by the board. The
commissioners of the authority shall be qualified electors of such urban
area county and shall hold no elective or appointive position in any
other political subdivision of the state of Kansas; and no more than
three (3) of whom shall be members of the same political party.
Commissioners shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, except
that the commissioners first appointed shall hold office as follows: One
for a term of two (2) years; two for a term of three (3) years; and two
for a term of four (4) years. In making the first appointments the board
shall designate the term of office for which each commissioner shall
serve. In case of a vacancy, and within thirty (30) days thereof, the
board shall appoint a successor of like qualifications to fill the
unexpired term. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor
has been appointed and qualified. A commissioner may be removed from
office for cause by a majority vote of the board.
(b) The authority shall elect from its number a chairman and may
appoint such officers and employees as it may require for the
performance of its duties and fix and determine their qualifications,
duties and compensation. No action of the authority shall be binding
unless a majority of the commissioners appointed to the authority shall
vote in favor thereof.
(c) The commissioners shall receive such compensation for their
services as the board shall prescribe, and shall be reimbursed by the
authority for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties, subject to the approval of the board.
History: L. 1972, ch. 84, § 3; March 13.