HB759 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Pebblin W. WarrenRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Macon Co., Economic Development Authority, Tuskegee University to appoint voting member, Act 93-875, 1993 1st Sp. Sess. am'd.

Summary

HB759 adds Tuskegee University as a voting member to the Macon County Economic Development Authority board.

What This Bill Does

It amends the Macon County Economic Development Authority law to include a voting member appointed by Tuskegee University. It details how the board is composed, including members appointed by the county, the county's House and Senate members, and each municipality, plus Tuskegee University. It sets initial and subsequent term lengths, term limits, and vacancy rules, and requires officer elections and bonding rules for the treasurer. It also establishes ex officio nonvoting members, meeting frequency, appointment filing requirements, and the act’s effective date.

Who It Affects

• Tuskegee University: will appoint one voting member to the Macon County Economic Development Authority board.
• Macon County municipalities: each municipality’s governing body will appoint a voting member to the board.
• Macon County residents and local government entities: the Macon County Commission, the Macon County House member, and the Macon County Senate member will continue to appoint their board members and participate in governance.
• Judge of probate and county offices: appointments must be submitted within 30 days of the act’s effective date and filed in the judge of probate’s office.
• Ex officio nonvoting participants (industrial development boards, Macon County Chamber of Commerce, Macon County Board of Education): will serve on the board without voting rights.

Key Provisions

• Adds Tuskegee University as a voting appointing authority for one member of the Macon County Economic Development Authority board.
• Board composition: one member each appointed by the Macon County Commission, the Macon County House member, the Macon County Senate member, Tuskegee University, and one member from the governing body of every incorporated municipality in the county.
• Term rules: initial terms include two-year terms for the House and Senate appointees; one-year terms for other voting members; municipality appointees and the Tuskegee University appointee receive four-year initial terms; thereafter all terms are four years and no member may serve more than two consecutive full terms.
• Vacancies: successors are appointed in the same manner as the departing member; names and addresses must be submitted to the judge of probate within 30 days of the act’s effective date.
• Officers: board elections for president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer every year; treasurer must be bonded.
• Ex officio nonvoting members: include one member from each industrial development board, one from the Macon County Chamber of Commerce, and one from the Macon County Board of Education.
• Meetings: the board must meet at least once per month.
• Effective date: this act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Macon County