| | | Members of the board representing management and labor hold | | office for staggered terms of 4 years, commencing and expiring on | February 1st, except for the initial members of the board | appointees and members appointed to fill unexpired terms. The | terms of one member representing management and one member | representing labor expire February 1st of each year. | | representing management or labor may not serve for more than 2 | | full terms. |
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| | The Governor shall initially designate one member representing | management and one member representing labor for terms expiring | February 1, 1994; one member representing management and one | member representing labor for terms expiring February 1, 1995; | one member representing management and one member representing | labor for terms expiring February 1, 1996; and one member | representing management and one member representing labor for | terms expiring February 1, 1997. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 39-A MRSA §151, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 1-A.__Executive director.__The Governor shall appoint an | | executive director, who is the chair and chief executive officer | | of the board.__The executive director serves at the pleasure of | | the Governor.__Except as otherwise provided, the executive | | director shall, at the direction of the board, hire personnel as | | necessary to administer this Act, subject to the Civil Service | | Law. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 39-A MRSA §151, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, | | Pt. A, §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, are amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Removal. Board members representing management and labor | | hold office for the terms provided, unless removed, and until | | their successors are appointed and qualified. They must be sworn | | and may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, willful | | neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but only with the | | review and concurrence of the joint standing committee of the | Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government | | labor matters upon hearing in executive session or by | | impeachment. Before removing a board member, the Governor shall | | notify the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House | | of Representatives of the removal and the reasons for the | | removal. |
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| | | 3. Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs during a term of a | | management or labor member, the Governor shall appoint a | | replacement to fill the unexpired part of the term. The | | replacement must be from the group represented by the member | being replaced. In case the office of chair becomes vacant, the | board member who has served for the longest period of time shall |
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