(a) The Port Authority herein created shall be governed by a Board of Directors, composed of seven members who shall serve staggered terms for terms of (i) one member for one year, (ii) two members for two years, (iii) two members for three years, and (iv) two members for four years, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of Ohio R.C. Section 4582.27. After the initial appointments, all subsequent appointments shall be for a term of four years. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall have been qualified electors of, or shall have had their businesses or places of employment in, the City for a period of at least three years preceding their appointment. All of the members of the Board of Directors shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of this Council. Upon the resignation or removal of a member of the Board of Directors, or the expiration of the term of office of a member of the Board of Directors, a new member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of this Council, provided that any member duly appointed and qualified shall, unless such member shall have resigned or been removed, continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be initially appointed to only the unexpired term of that vacancy. Any member of the Board of Directors shall be eligible for reappointment to the Board of Directors.
(b) Each member of the Board of Directors shall serve without compensation, but expenses incurred by any member of the Board of Directors may be paid or reimbursed as the Board of Directors may determine.
(c) Any member of the Board of Directors may be removed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of this Council for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
(Ord. 22-042. Passed 1-9-23.)