(A) The business, activities, and affairs of the Transit Authority shall be managed, controlled, and conducted by a board consisting of members appointed as follows:
(1) The Authority, established by joint proceedings of two public bodies, shall have eight members, four of whom shall be appointed by the city and four of whom shall be appointed by the county.
(2) Subsequent to the creation and establishment of the Authority one or more other public bodies may be permitted to join therein and the Board may be enlarged, with concurrence and approval of the governing bodies of the public bodies theretofore participating, but not by more than one additional member for each additional public body so permitted to join the Authority.
(B) No officer or employee of any public body represented in the creation, establishment, or enlargement of an authority shall be eligible for appointment to the Board.
(C) After the effective date of the creation of an authority such as provided in this subchapter, the appointing authorities shall, in such manner as may be specified in the proceedings or joint proceedings, appoint at least two members for terms of one year, at least two members for terms of two years, at least two members for terms of three years and the remaining number for terms of four years; such terms to expire, in each instance, on June 30 and thereafter until a successor is appointed and accepts appointment. Upon the expiration of these initial staggered terms, successors shall be appointed by the respective appointing authorities, for terms of four years, and until successors are appointed and accept their appointments. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.
(D) Any member of the Board may be removed by his appointing authority for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, conflict of interest, or want of mental or physical capacity to serve. Any appointing authority exercising the power to remove a member of the Board shall submit to the Board a written statement setting forth the reasons for removal. Notice shall be given to the member named in such statement. A hearing, if requested, shall be conducted within 30 days before the members of the Board who are not the subject of such removal proceedings. A record of the hearing shall be made by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, and the member named in such removal notice may appeal any adverse decision within 10 days after the rendering thereof, to the circuit court of any county which is served in whole or in part by the facilities of the Transit Authority, such appeal to be perfected by filing with the clerk of such court a copy of the removal proceedings certified by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board. The court, upon application of the member removed, may in its discretion order that the original record of the proceedings be filed with the clerk as the basis for such appeal. There shall be a right of appeal to the Court of Appeals.
(E) Members of the Board shall be allowed reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by them in the conduct of the affairs of the
Authority. (Ord. passed 10-8-91)