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Louisiana Regulations § 52-I-201 Election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman

⤴ Up to Chapter 2: Organization, Rules, Procedures, and Powers of the Board

Regulation Text

A. The chairman and vice-chairman shall be elected for a two-year term at the first meeting held following January 1 of each odd-numbered year commencing with January 1, 1997.
B. In case of a vacancy in the office of chairman or vice-chairman, the board shall elect a new chairman or vice-chairman who shall serve until the expiration of the vacated term.
C. The chairman shall:
1. preside at all meetings of the board when present;
2. assign matters to the appropriate panel for investigation;
3. act or direct the staff to act between meetings of the board on routine matters involving scheduling, docketing, appearances, continuances, and postponements;
4. provide direction on behalf of the board between meetings to the board's counsel during litigation; and
5. perform all other duties pertaining to the office of chairman or as may be assigned to him by the board.
D. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall perform all the duties of the chairman.
E. During the course of an adjudication, the board may, by a majority vote of its participating members and with the concurrence of the chairman, designate a member who is an attorney to act as the presiding officer during the adjudication.

History

Promulgated by the Department of Civil Service, Board of Ethics, LR 23:1289 (October 1997).

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