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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3242 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010110 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5093djc01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Charleston Delegation 97 HLD Subject:Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, members' terms of office increased History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010110 Introduced, read first time, 97 HLD referred to Charleston Delegation Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND ACT 1595 OF 1972, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS BEGINNING WITH APPOINTMENTS MADE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2002.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first two paragraphs of Section 4 of Act 1595 of 1972, as last amended by Act 263 of 1985, are further amended to read:
"The District shall be governed by a commission to be known as the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, which shall be composed of seven resident electors of the District to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Charleston County Legislative Delegation. In making such recommendations, efforts shall be made to give representation on the Commission to all sections of the District. The terms of office of the members of the initial Commission shall be for one year for two members, two years for two members, three years for one member, and four years for two members, respectively, and the initial appointees, after organizing shall determine the duration of their respective terms by lot.
Upon the expiration of the initial terms of office, successors Members appointed on or after January 1, 2002 and for all succeeding terms shall hold office for a term of two four years. Should vacancies in office occur, successors shall be appointed for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the members whom they succeed where appointed. All commissioners shall hold office for their respective terms and until their successors are appointed and qualify."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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