Sec. 92.056. TERMS; VACANCY  


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  • (a) The public consumer and professional members of the council are appointed for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of four or five members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

    (b) In addition to other methods by which a position may become vacant, a position on the council becomes vacant if a member resigns from the council by providing written notice to the presiding officer of the council.

    (c) If a position on the council becomes vacant, the presiding officer shall provide written notice to the appropriate appointing official requesting a new appointment to fill the remainder of the member's term.

    (d) If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing official shall appoint a person, in the same manner as the original appointment, to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

    (e) A person who has served one full term on the council is not eligible for reappointment.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1088, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.