All members of the initial commission, as well as vacancies occurring thereon by reason of death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by a majority vote of the county commissioners. To the initial commission, the county commissioners shall appoint three members for a one-year term, four members for a two-year term, and four members for a three-year term. Thereafter, all members of the commission shall serve three-year terms.
The initial chairman of the commission shall be chosen by the county commissioners from among those persons appointed for a three-year term and shall be chairman for three years. Thereafter the chairman of the commission shall be chosen by a majority vote of the commission members to serve for a three-year term. In the event the initial chairman or a subsequent chairman resigns as chairman or ceases to be a member of the commission for any reason, the commission shall choose a member of the commission to serve out the remaining term as chairman.
The commission shall elect from its membership a vice-chairman and a secretary-treasurer, each of whom shall serve a one-year term. Vacancies in the office of vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer shall be filled in the same manner as that of chairman.
No officer of the commission shall succeed himself for more than three successive terms.
A quorum of the commission shall be six and a simple majority of those present shall be necessary to take official action.
The commission shall meet at least twice in each calendar year in Dare County and it shall meet upon call of the chairman or upon written request of any five members.
It shall not be a conflict of interest for a commission member to discuss or vote upon his own license application.
(Sess. Laws 1977, ch. 435, § 2; Sess. Laws 1979, ch. 588, § 2.)