179.02 Ohio commission on dispute resolution and conflict management. - Ohio Statutes

179.02 Ohio commission on dispute resolution and conflict management.

(A) There is hereby established the Ohio commission on dispute resolution and conflict management, consisting of twelve members, unless a vacancy exists in an appointment at any given time. The purpose of the commission is to provide, coordinate, fund, and evaluate dispute resolution and conflict management education, training, and research programs in this state, and to consult with, educate, train, provide resources for, and otherwise assist and facilitate other persons and public or private agencies, organizations, or entities that are engaged in activities related to dispute resolution and conflict management. Four members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor, four members shall be appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, two members shall be appointed by the president of the senate, and two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

Within thirty days after June 30, 1995, the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall make initial appointments to the commission. Of the initial appointments made to the commission by the governor and the chief justice, two each shall be for a term ending two years after June 30, 1995, and two each shall be for a term ending four years after that date. Of the initial appointments made to the commission by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, one each shall be for a term ending two years after June 30, 1995, and one each shall be for a term ending four years after that date. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which appointed. Members may be reappointed.

Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that term.

A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member’s term until the member’s successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.

(B) The commission shall meet within two weeks after all of its initial members have been appointed, at a time and place determined by the governor. Thereafter, the commission shall meet at least quarterly, or more often upon the call of the chairperson or at the request of the executive director of the commission.

The commission shall organize by selecting from among its members a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and other necessary officers. All officers shall be elected annually by vote of the members of the commission.

Each member of the commission shall have one vote. A majority of the members of the commission, as it exists at any given time, constitutes a quorum, and the votes of a majority of the members present at a meeting of the commission are required to validate an action of the commission.

(C) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but each member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, and actual mileage for each mile necessarily traveled in the performance of official duties.

Effective Date: 09-05-2001