SB483,2164Section 21. 229.66 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB483,,6565229.66 (2) (a) A number of persons equal to the number of counties within the jurisdiction of the district plus one, chairperson and three others, all of whom must be state residents, appointed by the governor. At least one of the persons appointed by the governor shall reside within each county that is within the jurisdiction of the district. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment and qualification, subject to confirmation or rejection by the senate.
SB483,2266Section 22. 229.66 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB483,2367Section 23. 229.66 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB483,,6868229.66 (2) (bm) Two persons appointed by the majority leader of the senate, both of whom must be state residents.
SB483,2469Section 24. 229.66 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB483,2570Section 25. 229.66 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB483,,7171229.66 (2) (cm) Two persons appointed by the speaker of the assembly, both of whom must be state residents.
SB483,2672Section 26. 229.66 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB483,2773Section 27. 229.66 (2) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB483,,7474229.66 (2) (gm) One person, who must be a state resident and who may not be an employee of the state or of a professional baseball team that leases baseball park facilities constructed under this subchapter as its home facilities, appointed by the governor from a list provided by the professional baseball team. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment and qualification, subject to confirmation or rejection by the senate. With respect to any of the following, a person appointed under this paragraph may not participate in any nonpublic meeting of the board or vote:
SB483,,75751. Approving or amending the lease specified in s. 229.6802 (1).
SB483,,76762. Approving or amending the nonrelocation agreement specified in s. 229.6802 (2).
SB483,,77773. Approving or amending a lease or sublease other than specified under subd. 1. or 2. between the district and the professional baseball team.
SB483,,78784. Obtaining or accepting a loan under s. 16.09 (5).
SB483,,79795. Retaining a 3rd-party negotiator under s. 229.6802 (3).
SB483,,80806. A dispute between the district and the professional baseball team.
SB483,2881Section 28. 229.66 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB483,,8282229.66 (3) (a) Upon appointment under sub. (2), the appointing authorities shall certify the appointees to the secretary of administration.
SB483,,8383(b) The terms of office of the district board members are as follows:
SB483,,84841. For the chairperson and other persons appointed under sub. (2) (a), 4 years, except that the initial term of office for the initial chairperson appointee and one of the 3 other initial appointees, as designated by the governor, is 2 years.
SB483,,85852. For the persons appointed under sub. (2) (bm) and (cm), 4 years, except that the initial term of office of one of the 2 initial appointees under each of those paragraphs is 2 years, as designated by the appointing authority.
SB483,,86863. For the person appointed under sub. (2) (gm), 4 years.
SB483,,8787(c) Notwithstanding s. 17.07 (3), persons appointed under sub. (2) may be removed from the district board by the appointing authority at pleasure.
SB483,,8888(d) 1. Vacancies for persons appointed under sub. (2) shall be filled by the appointing authority who appointed the person whose office is vacant using the procedure provided under sub. (2) for that position.
SB483,,89892. A person appointed to fill a vacancy under subd. 1. shall serve for the remainder of the term to which he or she is appointed.
SB483,2990Section 29. 229.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB483,,9191229.66 (4) The governor shall select the chairperson of the district board and the district board shall elect from its membership a vice chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer. A majority of the current membership of the district board constitutes a quorum to do business. The Unless otherwise provided by law, the district may take action based on the affirmative vote of a majority of those directors who are present at a meeting of the district board. Except in the case of exigent or emergency circumstances that make an in-person meeting impracticable, all meetings of the district board shall be in person.
SB483,3092Section 30. 229.67 of the statutes is amended to read: