La. R.S. § 34:333.2 Board of Commissioners; Appointment and Qualifications of Members; Terms of Office; Compensation

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 34:333.2

A. The governing authority of said district is hereby declared to be a board of commissioners, consisting of six members, who shall be citizens of the United States and qualified voters and taxpayers within the limits of said district during their term of office. The said commissioners shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Three members to be appointed by the mayor and town council of the town of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

(2) Three members to be appointed by the police jury of the parish of Vermilion, state of Louisiana, one of whom shall be a member of a racial minority.

B.

(1) The commissioners initially appointed shall be appointed for terms respectively of one, two, three, four, and five years, to be determined as follows: Initially the commissioners appointed for terms of one, three, and five years shall be appointed by the mayor and town council of the town of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, and those commissioners appointed for terms of two and four years shall be appointed by the police jury of the parish of Vermilion, state of Louisiana. Any vacancy in any original terms shall be filled in the manner for original appointments. Any vacancy occurring due to expiration of the original term shall be filled by the board of commissioners, for the term of five years, from a panel of names submitted to them as follows.