§34-22-41. Officers; meetings; compensation; disposition of funds; bonds; annual report.

(a) The board shall choose annually one of its members as president, one as vice-president, and one as secretary-treasurer, who each may administer oaths and take affidavits, certifying thereto under their hand and the common seal of the board.

(b) The board shall meet at least once in each year in the City of Montgomery or in a place designated by the president and, in addition thereto, whenever and wherever the president thereof calls a meeting. A majority of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum. The secretary of the board shall keep a full record of the proceedings of the board, which shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection.

(c) Each member of the board shall be reimbursed at the same per diem and travel allowance amounts paid by law to state employees for each day of attendance upon the business of the board and, in addition thereto, the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per diem for each day actually spent by each member upon the business of the board. All expenses and per diem shall be paid out of the receipts of the board under this chapter. The secretary shall receive compensation as fixed by the board and shall be the custodian of all records and the official seal of the board.

(d) All money received by the board shall be deposited to the credit of the board in a bank selected by its members for the use of the board, and the execution and enforcement of this chapter and the payments of salaries, expenses, and other authorized costs shall be paid by checks drawn by the treasurer and countersigned by the president or executive director of the board.

(e) The president, executive director, and treasurer shall give such bonds as the board from time to time directs.

(f) The board shall make an annual report of its proceedings to the Governor on the first Monday of January of each year.

(Acts 1975, No. 1148, p. 2257, §4; Acts 1989, No. 89-233, p. 288, §3; Acts 1993, No. 93-153, p. 222, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-158, p. 211, §3; Act 2005-77, p. 120, §3.)