Appointment of Council Members: Terms, Compensation

Appointment of Council Members: Terms, Compensation. The Commonwealth Library Council shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Commissioner of Education and the President of Northern Marianas College to ensure technical qualification of council members. There shall be at least one member from the first senatorial district, at least one member from the second senatorial district, and at least three members from the third senatorial district. The term shall be for four years. The first seven members appointed shall serve staggered terms; one shall serve a term of one year, two shall serve a term of two years, two shall serve a term of three years, and two shall serve terms of four years. The Governor shall appoint at least three members from the private sector, at least one woman and one Carolinian shall be appointed to the council. Council members shall serve without salary, but shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with 1 CMC § 8247 for attendance, travel, per diem, and extraordinary expenses. Source: PL 7-18, § 4, modified. Commission Comment: To enhance clarity, the commission modified this section as follows: following “technical qualification of Council members,” “as follows:” was deleted and “. There shall be” inserted; “member,” “members” and “and” were inserted and “of which” and “Compensation:” were deleted. See also the comment to 3 CMC § 1502.