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2002 Florida Statutes
Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority.
343.53 Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority.--
(1) There is created and established a body politic and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as the "Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority," hereinafter referred to as the "authority."
(2) The governing board of the authority shall consist of nine voting members, as follows:
(a) The county commissions of Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties shall each elect a commissioner as that commission's representative on the board. The commissioner must be a member of the county commission when elected and for the full extent of his or her term.
(b) The county commissions of Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties shall each appoint a citizen member to the board who is not a member of the county commission but who is a resident of the county from which he or she is appointed and a qualified elector of that county. Insofar as practicable, the citizen member shall represent the business and civic interests of the community.
(c) The secretary of the Department of Transportation shall appoint one of the district secretaries, or his or her designee, for the districts within which the area served by the tri-county rail is located.
(d) The other eight members of the board shall elect, by a simple majority vote, an at-large member who is a resident and qualified elector in the area served by the tri-county rail.
(e) The Governor shall appoint one member to the board who is a resident and qualified elector in the area served by the tri-county rail.
(3) The terms of the county commissioners on the governing board of the authority shall be 2 years. All other members on the governing board of the authority shall serve staggered 4-year terms. Each member shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed.
(4) A vacancy during a term shall be filled by the respective appointing authority in the same manner as the original appointment and only for the balance of the unexpired term.
(5) The members of the authority shall not be entitled to compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses actually incurred in their duties as provided by law.
History.--s. 1, ch. 89-351; s. 7, ch. 91-418; s. 75, ch. 92-152; s. 508, ch. 95-148.