Scholarship Board: Establishment

Scholarship Board: Establishment. (a) There is hereby established, within the Office of the Mayor of the Municipality of Tinian and Aguiguan, a Tinian Municipal Scholarship Board, to be composed of five members, who shall serve for a term of two years and are eligible for reappointment to the board. (b) The Mayor of Tinian and Aguiguan shall appoint the members of the board subject to confirmation by the Tinian Municipal Council. (c) The board shall elect a chairperson among its members to preside over board meetings, and may elect other officers it deems necessary for the execution of its duties and responsibilities. The board may set the terms and responsibilities of said officers. It may also establish committees necessary for the conduct of its business and prescribe by regulation procedures to govern meetings. (d) Board members shall be compensated in accordance with 1 CMC § 8247 (attendance, travel, per diem, and reasonable expenses as presently constituted or hereinafter amended). Source: TLL 5-2, § 2; TLL 15-10, § 3; repealed and reenacted by TLL 1712 § 2(2202) (December 4, 2012), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed capitalization in this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806. Tinian LL 15-10 was enacted on August 31, 2007, and contained the following short title and findings and purpose in addition to an amendment to 10 CMC § 2203 and severability and savings provisions: Section 1. Short Title. This Act may be referred to as the Tinian Municipal Scholarship Amendment Act of 2007. Section 2. Findings and Purpose. The Tinian Legislative Delegation finds that it is in the best interest of the residents of the Municipality of Tinian and Aguiguan to give sole appointing authority over the Tinian Municipal Scholarship Board to the Mayor of Tinian and Aguiguan.