The Florida Senate

331.308  Board of supervisors.--

(1)  There is created within the Spaceport Florida Authority a board of supervisors consisting of seven regular members, who shall be appointed by the Governor, and two ex officio nonvoting members, one of whom shall be a state senator selected by the President of the Senate and one of whom shall be a state representative selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, all of whom shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular session of the Legislature. Each of the regular board members must be a resident of the state and must have experience in the aerospace or commercial space industry or in finance or have other significant relevant experience. One regular member shall represent organized labor interests and one regular member shall represent minority interests.

(2)  Each member shall serve a term of 4 years or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The term of each such member shall be construed to commence on the date of appointment and to terminate on June 30 of the year of the end of the term. Appointment to the board shall not preclude any such member from holding any other private or public position.

(3)  The ex officio nonvoting members shall serve on the board for 2-year terms.

(4)  Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.

(5)  Initial appointments shall be made no later than 60 days after this act takes effect.

(6)  The board shall hold its initial meeting no later than 20 days after the members have been appointed. At its initial meeting, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the board shall appoint an executive director. Meetings shall be held quarterly or more frequently at the call of the chair. A majority of the regular members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of such members present is necessary for any action taken by the board.

(7)  The Governor has the authority to remove from the board any regular member in the manner and for cause as defined by the laws of this state and applicable to situations which may arise before the board. Unless excused by the chair of the board, a regular member's absence from two or more consecutive board meetings creates a vacancy in the office to which the member was appointed.

History.--ss. 8, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192; s. 477, ch. 95-148; s. 118, ch. 99-13; s. 74, ch. 99-385.