125.833 Vehicle management commission.

125.833 Vehicle management commission.

(A) There is hereby established within the department of administrative services the vehicle management commission.

(B) The commission shall consist of the director of administrative services and eight other members. These other members shall be two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, two members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, and four persons with experience in the vehicle leasing, purchasing, and maintenance industry in this state appointed by the governor and serving at the governor’s pleasure. The governor shall appoint the commission’s chairperson.

Initial appointments of the members to the commission shall be made by September 1, 2003, in the manner prescribed in this section. Thereafter, appointments of legislative members to the commission shall be made within fifteen days after the commencement of the first regular session of the general assembly in the manner prescribed in this section. The terms of legislative members on the commission shall be for the duration of the session of the general assembly in which they are appointed; they shall continue to serve on the commission until the appointments are made in the following session of the general assembly, unless they cease to be members of the general assembly. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(C) The commission shall periodically review the implementation of the fleet management program by the department of administrative services under section 125.832 of the Revised Code and may recommend to the department and the general assembly modifications to the department’s procedures and functions and other statutory changes.

Effective Date: 09-26-2003