64-1-802 - Board of directors. - Tennessee Statutes

64-1-802. Board of directors.

(a)  The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of six (6) members appointed by the governor.

(b)  Members of the board of directors shall be citizens of Tennessee and residents of Carroll County.

(c)  Terms of members of the board shall be six (6) years, except that in the initial appointments two (2) members shall be appointed to two-year terms, two (2) members shall be appointed to four (4) year terms, and two (2) members shall be appointed to six (6) year terms.

(d)  Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired portion of the term.

(e)  The board shall elect a chair for a term of two (2) years and such other officers for similar terms as it finds necessary.

(f)  Members of the board may be reappointed and officers of the board may be reelected.

(g)  The board shall meet at least quarterly in Huntingdon, but may meet at such other times and places as the board may determine. Emergency meetings may be called by the chair on the chair's own initiative or upon petition by a majority of the board.

(h)  A quorum of the board, which shall be four (4) members, shall be necessary for the transaction of any business.

[Acts 1984, ch. 680, § 2.]