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the commissioners of the county that the director is to | | represent. An appointee to a vacancy serves until the expiration | | of the term of the director for whose position the appointment | | was made, and may be reappointed. |
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| | | §1854.__Appointment of director; organizational meeting |
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| | | 1.__Appointment of directors.__Directors are appointed by | | the commissioners of the county they represent, except that | | any host county director must be appointed by all the | | commissioners of the counties in the jail authority.__ | | Alternate directors may be appointed by the commissioners to | | act in the absence of a director.__The operating and | | governance agreement defines the specific process for | | appointing directors. To the extent possible, the board of | | directors shall include a mix of individuals with sufficient | | managerial, technical, financial or corrections experience to | | execute their duties efficiently and effectively. Appointments | | must be by vote of the commissioners, attested to by the | | county clerk, and presented to the clerk of the jail | | authority, once selected.__The commissioners, by majority | | vote, may remove their appointed directors during their term | | for cause after notice and hearing. |
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| | | 2.__First meeting.__Upon receipt of the names of all the | | directors, the commissioners shall set a time, place and date | | for the first meeting of the directors.__Notice of the meeting | | must be given to the directors by certified or registered | | mail, return receipt requested, and mailed at least 10 days | | prior to the date set for the meeting. |
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| | | 3.__Elect officers.__The directors shall elect from their | | own members a chair, vice-chair, treasurer and clerk.__They | | shall choose, employ and fix the stipend of any other | | necessary officers and agents who serve at the directors' | | pleasure.__They shall adopt a corporate seal.__Prior to the | | election of the officers, each director shall be sworn to the | | faithful performance of the director's duties by the | | respective county clerk. |
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| | | 4.__Bylaws.__The directors may from time to time adopt, | | establish and amend bylaws consistent with this subchapter and | | the laws of the State that are necessary or reasonable for the | | proper management of the affairs of the jail authority and | | perform any other acts within the powers delegated to them by | | law. |
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| | | 5.__Annual meeting.__After the meeting of the board of | | directors, the directors shall meet annually at a time | | determined by their bylaws for the purpose of electing a | | chair, vice-chair, treasurer and clerk to serve until the next | | annual election and until their successors are appointed and | | qualified.__To the |
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