The airport authority shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed to staggered terms of four years by the Dare County board of commissioners. Any member may be removed without cause by the affirmative vote of five members of the board of commissioners after written notice to the member that the member's removal will be considered by the board of commissioners. The written notice shall be provided to the member at least 15 days before the board of commissioners may remove the member. All of the members shall be residents of the County of Dare. Each of the members and their successors so appointed shall take and subscribe to an oath of office before the clerk of the superior court of Dare County and file same with the county commissioners of Dare County. Upon the occurrence of any vacancy on said authority, said vacancy shall be filed within sixty (60) days after notice thereof at a regular meeting of the board of county commissioners.
(Sess. Laws 1971, ch. 503, § 2; Sess. Laws 1977, ch. 161, § 1.; Sess. Laws 1993, ch. 251, § 2.)