7-14-212. District to be governed by transportation board. (1) The district must be governed by a transportation board. The commissioners and the governing bodies of each city or town included or partially included in the district shall determine if the board is to be elected or appointed.
     (2) The commissioners and the governing body by resolution shall:
     (a) determine the number of board members;
     (b) set the term of office;
     (c) determine the makeup of the board with respect to the number of appointed members that will represent each county, city, or town;
     (d) establish a procedure for selecting the initial members of an elected board. The initial members shall serve until the first county general election after their appointment.
     (e) determine the number of candidates for an elected board whose names must be placed on the ballot in the county general election, based on the results of the primary election; and
     (f) establish a procedure for filling vacancies on the board, including a provision for public notice.
     (3) The commissioners and the governing body may, at any time, adopt a resolution changing the method by which the members of the board are selected. The resolution must contain a provision that the term of office of the current members of the board may not be shortened.

     History: En. 11-4506 by Sec. 6, Ch. 355, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-4506(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 608, L. 1993.