41-4503
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41-4503. Board of directors; members; appointment; qualifications; terms; officers; meetings; reimbursement; staff A. The authority's governing board is a board of directors consisting of seven members appointed by the governor pursuant to title 38, chapter 2, article 2. Members of the board shall be chosen based on their experience in one or more of the fields of public finance, international banking, international commerce and relations, transportation, infrastructure and related facilities construction and land use planning. At least one member shall be from each of Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima and Yuma counties. No more than two members shall be selected from the same county. In those eligible counties where a border regional port authority exists, the governor shall appoint one member of the qualifying border regional port authority board to the Arizona international development authority board. In those eligible counties where a border regional port authority does not exist, the governor shall appoint a member from the respective county that meets the qualifications of this section. The governor may remove any member of the Arizona international development authority board for cause. B. The speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the director of the department of commerce, the director of the department of transportation and a representative designated by the intertribal council of Arizona are advisory members of the board but are not eligible to vote and are not members of the board for purposes of determining a quorum. C. Each appointed member of the board shall serve for a term of five years and is ineligible to serve a successive term, but may subsequently be reappointed to the board. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as members are appointed. D. The initial board members shall organize the board. The board shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer and may also elect other officers it deems appropriate. E. The board shall provide for a regular annual meeting of the board and other regular meetings as the board determines. The chairperson may call a special meeting at any time. The board shall provide a method of giving notice of special meetings. F. Members of the board are not eligible to receive compensation, but appointed members are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2 from the Arizona international development authority fund. G. The board is a public body for the purposes of title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1 and a public agency for the purposes of title 38, chapter 3, article 8 but is exempt from title 41, chapter 23. H. The department of transportation shall provide general administrative support, equipment and office and meeting space to the authority. The department may hire staff to provide administrative and technical assistance on behalf of the authority. Monies in the Arizona international development authority fund may be used to pay for staff services, equipment, operating expenses and other costs or expenses of the authority. |