Section 9-14B-5

Members, officers and directors of the authority. THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER. THIS SECTION HAS NOT BEEN CODIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURE.

(a) The following persons shall constitute the members of the authority: (1) The Governor of the State of Alabama, (2) the commissioner of the department, (3) the Director of Finance of the State of Alabama, (4) a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks as elected by the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks, (5) the Mayor of the City of Gulf Shores, (6) the Mayor of the City of Orange Beach, and (7) the chief executive officer of the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau.

(b) The Governor shall be the president of the authority, the commissioner of the department shall be the vice president, and the Director of Finance shall be the secretary.

(c) The State Treasurer shall be registrar, transfer agent, and paying agent for the bonds. The State Treasurer may designate named individuals who are employees of the state and who are assigned to the State Treasurer's office to authenticate the bonds. The State Treasurer shall be treasurer of the authority and shall act as custodian of its funds, but shall not be a member of the authority.

(d) The members of the authority shall constitute all of the directors of the authority and any four directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that at least two of the four directors constituting the quorum shall consist of the Mayor of the City of Gulf Shores and the Mayor of the City of Orange Beach.

(e) Should any person holding any office named in this section cease to hold the office by reason of death, resignation, expiration of the term of office, or for any other reason, then his or her successor in office shall take the place as an officer and member of the directors of the authority.

(f) No officer or director of the authority shall receive any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service rendered or for any duty performed in connection with the authority.

(g) All proceedings had and done by the directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by at least two directors present at the proceedings, and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the Department of Finance. Copies of the proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority, under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.

(h) All meetings of the authority and all meetings of committees of the authority shall comply with the state's open meeting law in Section 13A-14-2. The authority shall hold public hearings at least annually during the planning and construction phases at Gulf State Park to gather input from and to update the public regarding the construction and equipping of the project provided for in this chapter.

(Act 2001-972, 2001 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 884, §5.)