H 3702 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H 3702 General Bill, By C.C. Wells and Allison
Similar(S 585)
A Bill to amend Act 813 of 1946, as amended, relating to the creation of the
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Commission, so as to change the composition of
the Commission.
03/01/95 House Introduced and read first time HJ-4
03/01/95 House Referred to delegation from Spartanburg HJ-4
A BILL
TO AMEND ACT 813 OF 1946, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
THE CREATION OF THE SPARTANBURG MEMORIAL
AUDITORIUM COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Act 813 of 1946, as last amended by
Act 547 of 1947, is further amended to read:
"Section 2. (A) The Spartanburg Memorial
Auditorium Commission shall be is composed of
six (6) thirteen members who shall be appointed
by the Governor for a term of six (6) years, three of whom shall be
appointed upon the recommendation of a majority of the Legislative
Delegation from Spartanburg County, and three upon the
recommendation of the May and a majority of the City Council of
the City of Spartanburg, and all of which members at the time of
their appointment shall be electors of Spartanburg County, and
during their continuance in office shall reside in Spartanburg
County. The present members of the commission, namely, T. K.
Hudgens, Jr., J. L. Campbell, J. T. Brian, B. E. Gramling, Benj. O.
Johnson, and Maurice Puckett, who have heretofore been appointed
by the Governor are declared to be members of said Commission as
herein established until the terms for which they were appointed
shall expire. The successors to such present members of the
Commission heretofore appointed by the Governor, shall be
appointed in the manner above set forth, except in the case of any
vacancy created by the death, disability or resignation of a member
before the expiration of his remaining unexpired term of his
predecessor. with two of whom serving ex officio as
provided in item (3). The commission must be appointed as
follows:
(1) Five must be appointed by a special joint committee.
The special joint committee shall consist of two members of the
Spartanburg City Council, two members of the Spartanburg County
Council, and two members of the Auditorium Commission as
determined by the respective bodies. The special joint committee
shall appoint representatives from the legal profession, the
engineering/mechanical profession, the accounting/financial
profession, the hospitality industry, and the
communications/marketing community.
(2) Two must be appointed by the Spartanburg City Council
and four members to be appointed by the Spartanburg County
Council.
(3) The Mayor of the City of Spartanburg and the Chairman
of the Spartanburg County Council or their designated member of
their respective council shall serve as non-voting ex officio
members of the Auditorium Commission.
(B) All terms of the appointed members are for four years
except that initial appointments may be for less than four years in
order to ensure a staggering and rotation of the terms of Auditorium
Commission members. No commissioner may serve more than two
consecutive full four-year terms. A commissioner is eligible for
reappointment after having served two full four-year terms, but may
not be reappointed for at least one year following the end of the
second consecutive term. Current members of the Auditorium
Commission must be appointed to an initial four-year term.
(C) All terms must be staggered and are for four years with the
exception that initially five members must be appointed for
two-year terms and six members must be appointed for four-year
terms. This must be accomplished initially by:
(1) the special joint committee appointing two members for
two-year terms and three members for four-year terms;
(2) Spartanburg County Council appointing two members for
two-year terms and two members for four-year terms; and
(3) Spartanburg City Council appointing one member for a
two-year term and one member for a four-year term. Each current
member of the Auditorium Commission must be appointed to one
of the four-year terms.
(D) Rules and regulations governing attendance and removal of
members from office for absences must be as established by a
majority of the special joint committee with the concurrence of the
Spartanburg City Council and the Spartanburg County Council.
Any vacancies on the commission must be filled in the manner of
original appointments.
(E) All members of the Auditorium Commission must be
electors of Spartanburg County and during their continuance in
office shall reside in Spartanburg County. The
Auditorium Commission shall elect one of its members as
Chairman and elect such other persons as executive officers
as it may determine upon and shall hold such
meetings at such times and places as the commission may
determine."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
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