§913.5. Governing board for Northeast Delta Human Services Authority; membership;
appointment; terms
A. The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority shall be governed by a board of
seventeen members. The board shall include four residents from the parish of Ouachita; two
residents each from the parishes of Morehouse and Lincoln; and one resident each from the
parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Richland, Tensas, Union, and
West Carroll.
B. The members shall be appointed by the governing authority of each parish, with
the exception of Ouachita Parish, in which they shall be appointed by the Ouachita Council
of Government. All appointments shall require ratification by a plurality of the legislative
delegation representing the twelve parishes which are included in the authority.
C. The seventeen-member board shall be comprised as follows:
(1) Two members with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) Two members with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) Two members with professional expertise in the field of developmental
disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business
enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty
courts.
(6) Three members who represent law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public
health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the respective appointing parishes.
(7) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of mental
health.
(8) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of addictive
disorders.
(9) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of
developmental disabilities.
D. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve
more than three consecutive three-year terms.
E. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated
requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to
January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to
have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his
unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall
be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board
satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the local
parish governmental authorities in the authority's statutory governance area to ensure
compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.