In the event the committee shall fail for any reason to elect the personnel board for a period of 30 days after May 14, 1992, or in the event the committee shall fail to fill any vacancy on the personnel board within a period of 30 days after such vacancy occurs, then and in that event, the Governor is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to appoint the members of the board or fill any vacancy thereon.
Ala. Code § 45-35A-51.06 (1975)