North Carolina General Statutes 143-200. Members of board of directors; terms; appointment
The governing body of the Association shall be a board of directors consisting of 25 voting members appointed as follows:
(1) The following officials, or their designees, shall serve ex officio:
a. The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
b. The Chair of the Dare County Board of Commissioners.
c. The Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources.
(2) Four persons shall be appointed as follows:
a. Two by the Governor, initially, one for a one-year term and one for a three-year term. Successors shall be appointed for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed.
b. One by the General Assembly, in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-121, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, for a three-year term. Successors shall also be appointed for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed.
c. One by the General Assembly, in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-121, upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, initially for a one-year term. Successors shall be appointed for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed.
(3) The remaining 18 members of the board of directors shall be made by the membership of the Association in the regular annual meeting or special meeting called for such purpose. In the event the Association through its membership should fail to make such appointments, then the appointments shall be made by the Governor of the State. If a vacancy occurs between annual meetings, the board of directors may fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting. All vacancies occurring on the board of directors not filled by the board of directors within 30 days of the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor. Members appointed under this subdivision shall serve for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed. ?(1945, c. 953, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 11.1(a); 1999-32, s. 1; 1999-431, s. 3.1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(t); 2017-57, s. 14.8(a).)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-200
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3