(A) The port authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 12 members, who shall be appointed by the Mayors of the three cities, with the consent and advice of their respective Common Councils, and by the County Commission, whose memberships and appointments shall consist of the following categories:
(1) The Mayor of the City of Aurora;
(2) The Mayor of the City of Greendale;
(3) The Mayor of the City of Lawrenceburg;
(4) One member from the Dearborn County Board of Commissioners;
(5) Two at-large representatives appointed by the Mayor of the City of Aurora;
(6) Two at-large representatives appointed by the Mayor of the City of Greendale;
(7) Two at-large representatives appointed by the Mayor of the City of Lawrenceburg;
(8) Two at-large representatives appointed by the Dearborn County Commissioners.
(B) At the time of appointment, a Director must be a resident of one of the following:
(1) The political subdivision from which the Director was appointed; or
(2) The county within which the port authority is established; provided that, at all times a majority of the Directors must be residents of the political subdivision from which the members are appointed.
(C) The Directors of the port authority shall serve staggered terms. The two at-large representatives from Aurora shall serve an initial term of one year; the two at-large representatives from Greendale shall serve an initial term of two years; the two at-large representatives from Lawrenceburg shall serve an initial term of three years; and the two at-large representatives from Dearborn County shall serve an initial term of four years. Thereafter, each successor Director shall serve a term of four years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to only the remainder of the unexpired vacant term, and any Director shall be eligible for reappointment. The mayors of the cities who appoint their respective at-large representatives may individually remove the at-large Director appointed by the respective Mayor at any time for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
(Ord. 2013-016, passed 9-16-13; Am. Ord. 2-2020, passed 3-2-20)