§ 2-875.9. Composition; terms.

(a)

The board of commissioners shall be composed of twenty-one (21) members, all commissioners shall be legally domiciled in Jefferson Parish. Commissioners shall be appointed by the indicated organization(s) or association(s):

Commissioner A : An Eastbank resident or business representative of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce;

Commissioner B : A Westbank resident or business representative of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce;

Commissioner C : Jefferson Business Council;

Commissioner D : Westbank Business and Industry Association;

Commissioner E : Louisiana Bankers Association;

Commissioner F : Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans;

Commissioner G : Elmwood Business Association;

Commissioner H : Metairie Business Development District;

Commissioner I : Apartment Association of New Orleans;

Commissioner J : Women's Business Enterprise Council South;

Commissioner K : Greater New Orleans Black Chamber of Commerce;

Commissioner L : New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors;

Commissioner M : Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana.

Each council member and the parish president shall also appoint one (1) member to the commission.

(b)

Each commissioner, except those appointed by council members or the parish president, shall serve for a term of five (5) years; except initially, the terms of office shall be as follows:

Commissioner A. One (1) year.

Commissioner B. One (1) year.

Commissioner C. Two (2) years.

Commissioner D. Two (2) years.

Commissioner E. Three (3) years.

Commissioner F. Four (4) years.

Commissioner G. Five (5) years.

Commissioner H. One (1) year.

Commissioner I. Two (2) years.

Commissioner J. Four (4) years.

Commissioner K. Three (3) years.

Commissioner L. Four (4) years.

Commissioner M. Three (3) years.

A commissioner not appointed by a council member or the parish president who has served more than three (3) years in his initial term shall not be eligible to serve a consecutive term.

Each commissioner appointed by a council member or the parish president shall serve a term that coincides with that of the council member or the parish president that appointed them, and they shall serve at the pleasure of the council member or the parish president that appointed them. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all commissioners shall continue to serve in office beyond the designated dates of termination of their terms of appointment until their successors are duly appointed by the council.

(c)

The commissioners shall serve without compensation or per diem.

(Ord. No. 17367, § I, 11-4-87; Ord. No. 17446, §§ I—III, 2-10-88; Ord. No. 17458, § I, 2-24-88; Ord. No. 17524, § 1, 6-8-88; Ord. No. 18247, § 1, 4-10-91; Ord. No. 18540, § 1, 6-17-92; Ord. No. 18656, § 1, 12-16-92; Ord. No. 20251, § 1, 1-14-98; Ord. No. 21362, § 1, 8-8-01; Ord. No. 22159, § 1, 3-31-04; Ord. No. 24155, § 1, 11-9-11; Ord. No. 22061 , § 1, 11-19-13; Ord. No. 25105 , § 1, 3-2-16; Ord. No. 25200 , § 1, 8-24-16; Ord. No. 25246 , § 1, 10-19-16; Ord. No. 25486 , § 1, 1-10-18)