§ 116-272. Single or multi-institution authority membership.
§ 116‑272. Single ormulti‑institution authority membership.
(a) Where an airportauthority is created to support the mission of the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill, it shall consist of 15 members appointed as follows:
(1) One member shall be appointedby the General Assembly for a three‑year term upon the recommendation ofthe Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with G.S. 120‑121;
(2) One member shall beappointed by the General Assembly for a three‑year term upon the recommendationof the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in accordance with G.S. 120‑121;
(3) Eight members shallbe appointed to three‑year terms by the Board of Governors uponrecommendation of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina atChapel Hill, provided that four of the initial members so appointed shall serveterms of three years and four shall serve terms of two years;
(4) Three members shallbe appointed by the board of commissioners of the county having territorialjurisdiction over the authority as provided by subsection (b) of this section;and
(5) Two members shall beappointed by the municipalities within that county as provided by subsection(c) of this section.
An airport authority may alsobe created to support the mission of one constituent institution and theUniversity of North Carolina Health Care System. If the airport authority iscreated to support the mission of one constituent institution and theUniversity of North Carolina Health Care System, then the eight members appointedby the Board of Governors shall include an equal number of representatives ofthe constituent institution and the University of North Carolina Health CareSystem. If it is impossible to appoint an equal number from each, then theBoard of Governors shall determine a fair representation on the airportauthority from each such entity.
(b) The board ofcommissioners of the county with territorial jurisdiction over the authorityshall appoint three members. One of the initial members shall be appointed fora one‑year term, one for a two‑year term, and one for a three‑yearterm. Successors shall be appointed for three‑year terms.
(c) The municipalitywith the largest population within the county having territorial jurisdictionover the authority based on the most recent decennial federal census shallappoint one member for a two‑year term. The municipalities with thesecond and third largest populations within that county based on the mostrecent decennial federal census shall alternately appoint one member for a two‑yearterm, with the second largest municipality making the initial appointment.
(d) All vacancies onthe authority shall be filled by the governing board authorized to make theinitial appointment, and the appointment is for the remainder of the unexpiredterm, except that vacancies in appointments made by the General Assembly shallbe filled in accordance with G.S. 120‑122. (2008‑204, s. 4.2.)