The Port Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven members, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Common Council. Each Director shall have been a qualified elector of the city for a period of at least three years preceding appointment. Board membership shall consist of seven members, at least five from the city and up to two may be residents of either the city or county. The current Director of Economic Development of the city may be appointed by the Mayor to serve as advisory member. The Port Authority Board may appoint a member from Jennings County as advisory member. The Directors of the Authority first appointed shall serve staggered terms. Thereafter, each successor shall serve for a term of four years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to complete only the unexpired term. Any Director shall be eligible for reappointment. The Mayor may, at any time, remove an appointed Director for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
(Ord. 1978-23A, passed 7-3-78; Am. Ord. 2021-19, passed 12-7-21; Am. Ord. 2022-5, passed 5-17-22)