63C-10-102 - Governor's Rural Partnership Board -- Creation -- Membership -- Vacancies -- Chairs -- Expenses.
63C-10-102. Governor's Rural Partnership Board -- Creation -- Membership --Vacancies -- Chairs -- Expenses.
(1) There is created the Governor's Rural Partnership Board composed of 15 members asfollows:
(a) the governor or the governor's designee;
(b) a rural member of the Utah Association of Counties' Board of Directors, appointed bythe association's board;
(c) a rural member of the Utah League of Cities and Towns' Board of Directors,appointed by the league's board;
(d) the vice president of Utah State University's Extension Services or the vicepresident's designee;
(e) the president of Southern Utah University or the president's designee;
(f) the chair of the Utah Rural Development Council;
(g) a rural representative of agriculture;
(h) a rural representative of the travel industry;
(i) a representative of rural utilities;
(j) a representative from the oil, gas, or mineral extraction industry; and
(k) five rural members appointed by the governor, at least one of which shall be arepresentative from a rural private business.
(2) (a) Except as required by Subsection (2)(b), board members identified in Subsections(1)(b), (c), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) shall be appointed for four-year terms.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), the governor shall, at the timeof appointment or reappointment for members appointed under Subsection (1)(k), adjust thelength of terms to ensure that the terms of these members are staggered so that approximatelyhalf of these five members are appointed every two years.
(c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall beappointed for the unexpired term in the same manner as the vacated member was chosen.
(d) Once initial board appointments are made pursuant to Subsection (1)(k),recommendations for filling vacancies for any reason of those five board positions shall be madeto the governor from a nominating committee consisting of:
(i) three individuals selected by the Steering Committee of the Rural CoordinatingCommittee; and
(ii) three individuals selected by the Governor's Rural Partnership Board from the UtahRural Development Council membership.
(3) (a) The governor or the governor's designee shall serve as cochair of the board.
(b) The chair of the Utah Rural Development Council shall serve as cochair of the board.
(4) The board shall meet at the call of the cochairs, but at least semiannually.
(5) (a) A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum.
(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the board.
(6) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, butmay receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and63A-3-107.
Amended by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session