State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board

State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board A. Board Members - The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance as follows: 1. Four (4) members, one (1) from each of the congressional districts, to be selected from a list of at least ten (10) individuals who are in the liquefied compressed gas industry doing business in the State of Mississippi; 2. Three (3) members from the state at large who have a rational relationship to the liquefied compressed gas industry. 3. At least three (3) members of the board must be dealers who sell less than two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) gallons of propane per year. 4. No two (2) members may be selected from the same company. 5. Any member who fails to attend three (3) consecutive called meetings of the board may be removed by the Commissioner. B. Chairman of the Board - The Chairman of the Board shall be elected by and from the membership of the board. C. Terms - The appointments to the Board shall be for staggered and shall be for terms of five (5) years, except the three (3) members from the state at large shall serve for terms concurrent with the term of the Commissioner. D. Vacancies - An appointment to fill a vacancy, other than by expiration of a term of office, shall be made by the Commissioner for the balance of the unexpired term. E. Meetings - The Board shall regularly meet on the second Thursday of every odd numbered month. The Chairman many also call a meeting, or a meeting may be called upon the written request of any three (3) members of the Board. Notice of any such meeting shall be given in writing to members and the public by publication on the Department’s website at least fourteen (14) days in advance. Meetings shall be held at the State Fire Academy in Rankin County, Mississippi. F. Emergency Meetings - An Emergency Meeting may be called by the Chairman when there are circumstances that could not have been reasonably foreseen which require immediate attention and possible action by the Board and which of necessity make it impossible to provide usual notice. The Chairman shall give twenty-four hours (24) notice prior to holding the emergency meeting. Emergency meetings shall be open to the public and notice will be provided with publication on the Department’s website at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the emergency meeting. The emergency meeting may be held via teleconference. G. Quorum - A quorum shall be met if four (4) or more members of the board meet for the transaction of business. H. Reimbursement of Expenses - Board members shall receive per diem compensation according to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-56-101(4). The Board members shall not be compensated for more than twelve (12) meetings per year. I. Liability of Members - No member shall be liable to civil action for any act performed in good faith in the execution of his duties as a Board member.