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2-33-103. Organization and meetings.
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2-33-103. Organization and meetings.
(a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall from time to time select from its membership a chair and a vice chair.
(b)(1) The commission shall adopt and may modify rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its transactions, findings, and determinations, which shall be public.
(2) The rules shall provide for regular meetings and for special meetings at the call of the chairman or the vice chairman if he or she is, for any reason, the acting chairman, either at his or her own instance or upon the written request of at least four (4) members.
(c)(1) A majority of the membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
(2) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the commission.
(d) A vacancy on the commission due to death, resignation, removal, or other cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.
(e) The Governor may remove a member of the commission before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and a hearing in accordance with §§ 25-17-210 and 25-17-211.
(f) All meetings shall be open to the public.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 2-33-103
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2-33-103. Organization and meetings.
(a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall from time to time select from its membership a chair and a vice chair.
(b)(1) The commission shall adopt and may modify rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its transactions, findings, and determinations, which shall be public.
(2) The rules shall provide for regular meetings and for special meetings at the call of the chairman or the vice chairman if he or she is, for any reason, the acting chairman, either at his or her own instance or upon the written request of at least four (4) members.
(c)(1) A majority of the membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
(2) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the commission.
(d) A vacancy on the commission due to death, resignation, removal, or other cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.
(e) The Governor may remove a member of the commission before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and a hearing in accordance with §§ 25-17-210 and 25-17-211.
(f) All meetings shall be open to the public.
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25-17-210. Removal of members generally.
(a) The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of an honorary board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing.
(b) The removal shall become effective only when approved in writing by a majority of the total number of the board, but the member removed or his or her successor shall have no right to vote on the question of removal.
(c) The documentation of removal action shall be filed with the Secretary of State together with a complete record of the proceedings at the hearing.
(d)(1) An appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court by the Governor or the member ordered removed, and the appeal shall be tried de novo on the record of the hearing before the Governor.
(2) An appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court, where the appeal shall likewise be tried de novo.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-17-210
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25-17-211. Absence of member from meetings as grounds for removal.
(a) Attendance Required. In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all board or commission members have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board or commission.
(b) Excessive Absences. A board or commission member shall be subject to removal from the board or commission in the event the member shall fail to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence. Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings, without attending any intermediary called special meetings, shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.
(c) Notice and Removal Procedures. Removal of board or commission members shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)(A) Within thirty (30) days after each regular board or commission meeting, the secretary of each board or commission shall notify the Governor in writing of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary called special meetings.
(B) The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year;
(2) Any board or commission secretary's failing to submit the notices and documentation required by this section shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at § 25-17-210;
(3)(A) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the board or commission secretary, the Governor shall notify the board or commission member in writing of his or her intent to remove the member for cause.
(B) This notice shall suffice for the notice required in § 25-17-210(a);
(4) Within twenty (20) days of the d
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-17-211
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-17-211. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.