Section 206E-244 - Transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement district board; established; members; terms; vacancies(a) There is established the transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement district board, which shall be placed under the authority within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes. The board shall carry out the duties and responsibilities as set forth in this part.(b) The board shall consist of the following voting members: (1) The director of finance or the director's designee;(2) The director of transportation or the director's designee;(3) The director of the office of planning and sustainable development or the director's designee;(4) The director of planning and permitting of the county in which each district is located or the director's designee; and(5) The following members, who shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34: (A) A cultural specialist;(B) An at-large member, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the president of the senate;(C) An at-large member, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives;(D) A resident of the county where the district is located, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the president of the senate; and(E) A resident of the county where the district is located, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives.(c) The terms of the appointed members shall be for four years, commencing on July 1 and expiring on June 30; provided that the governor shall provide for staggered terms of the initially appointed members so that the initial terms of one at-large member and one district member selected by lot shall be for three years, the initial terms of one at-large member and one district member selected by lot shall be for four years, and the term of the cultural specialist shall be for two years.(d) If a vacancy occurs, a member shall be appointed to fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment within thirty days of the vacancy or within ten days of the senate's rejection of a previous appointment, as applicable.(e) The terms of the director of finance, director of transportation, director of the office of planning and sustainable development, and the county directors of planning and permitting, or their respective designees, shall run concurrently with each director's term of office.(f) Notwithstanding section 92-15, a majority of all eligible voting members as specified in this section shall constitute a quorum to do business, and the concurrence of a majority of all eligible voting members present shall be necessary to make any action of the board valid. All members shall continue in office until their respective successors have been appointed and received advice and consent of the senate. Except as provided herein, no member appointed under this section shall be an officer or employee of the State or its political subdivisions.(g) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but each shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of their duties.Added by L 2022, c 184,§ 1, eff. 6/27/2022.