Missouri Laws 64.930 – Sports complex commissioners — terms — vacancies — compensation and expenses
1. The county sports complex authority shall consist of five commissioners who shall be qualified voters of the state of Missouri, and residents of such county. The commissioners of the county commission by a majority vote thereof shall submit a panel of nine names to the governor who shall select with the advice and consent of the senate five commissioners from such panel, no more than three of which shall be of any one political party, who shall constitute the members of such authority; provided, however, that no elective or appointed official of any political subdivision of the state of Missouri shall be a member of the county sports complex authority.
2. 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 taken at a meeting at which at least three members are present and unless a majority of the members present at such meeting shall vote in favor thereof.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 64.930
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
3. Such sports complex commissioners shall serve in the following manner: one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, one for five years, and one for six years. Successors shall hold office for terms of five years, or for the unexpired terms of their predecessors.
4. In the event a vacancy exists a new panel of three names shall be submitted by majority vote of the county commission to the governor for appointment. All such vacancies shall be filled within thirty days from the date thereof. If the county commission has not submitted a panel of three names to the governor within thirty days of the expiration of a commissioner’s term, the governor shall immediately make an appointment to the commission with the advice and consent of the senate. In the event the governor does not appoint a replacement, no commissioner shall continue to serve beyond the expiration of that commissioner’s term.
5. The compensation of the sports complex commissioners to be paid by the authority shall be determined by the sports complex commissioners, but in no event shall exceed the sum of three thousand dollars per annum. In addition, the sports complex commissioners shall be reimbursed by the authority for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. No commissioner shall continue to serve beyond the expiration of that commissioner’s term.