10-2-410 - Boundary commission member terms -- Staggered terms -- Chair -- Quorum -- Vacancy.
10-2-410. Boundary commission member terms -- Staggered terms -- Chair --Quorum -- Vacancy.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the term of each member of a boundarycommission is four years and begins and expires the first Monday in January of the applicableyear.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the terms of the first members of a commission shallbe staggered by lot so that:
(a) on a seven-member commission, the term of one member is approximately one year,the term of two members is approximately two years, the term of two members is approximatelythree years, and the term of two members is approximately four years; and
(b) on a five-member commission, the term of two members is approximately two yearsand the term of the other three members is approximately four years.
(3) (a) The members of each boundary commission shall elect as chair a person fromtheir number whose term on the boundary commission does not expire for at least two years.
(b) The term of a boundary commission chair is two years.
(4) A majority of the commission constitutes a quorum, and commission action requires amajority vote of the commission.
(5) Each vacancy on a commission of a member or an alternate member shall be filled forthe remaining unexpired term of the vacating member by the body that appointed the vacatingmember under Section 10-2-409.
Amended by Chapter 206, 2001 General Session