| | | Sec. 8. 23 MRSA §8112, as amended by PL 1995, c. 543, §3, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Board of directors.__The authority consists of a board of | | 7 directors.__The 7 directors are the Commissioner of | | Transportation, who is a director ex officio, the Commissioner of | | Economic and Community Development, who also is a director ex | | officio, and 5 directors who are members of the public, appointed | | by the Governor for 5-year staggered terms, who shall serve until | | their respective successors are appointed and qualified.__A | | vacancy in a position held by a director who is a member of the | | public occurring other than by the expiration of a term must be | | filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. |
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| | | 2.__Compensation and removal of directors who are members of | | public.__Each director who is a member of the public is entitled | | to compensation according to the provisions of Title 5, chapter | | 379.__The Governor may remove any director who is a member of the | | public for cause. |
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| | | 3.__Ex officio directors.__Each ex officio director may vote | | and may designate 2 employees of that director's department or | | agency, either of whom may represent that director and may vote | | and otherwise act on behalf of that director at meetings of the | | board.__Any such designation must be in writing and delivered to | | the board, and the designation continues in effect until revoked | | or amended by the director in a written document delivered to the | | board. |
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| | | 4.__Chair.__The Governor shall appoint one director to serve | | as chair of the board, who is responsible for scheduling, | | convening and chairing all board meetings. |
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| | | 5.__Officers.__The board shall elect a treasurer, a secretary | | and any other officers the board from time to time considers | | necessary, none of whom needs to be a director. |
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| | | 6.__Quorum.__All powers of the authority may be exercised by | | the board in lawful meeting, and a majority of directors then in | | office constitutes a quorum.__A vacancy on the board does not | | impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and | | perform all the duties of the authority. |
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| | | 7.__Regular meetings.__Regular meetings of the board may be | | established by bylaw, and notice of such regular meetings need | | not be given to directors. |
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