08-25-99 La Porte Reinvestment Zone Number One

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'l .I,' shall be a governmental unit within the meaning of Subdivision (2), Section 101.001, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The operations of the Authority are governmental and not proprietary functions for purposes of the Texas Tort Claims Act, Section 101.001 et seq., Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The Authority shall have the power to acquire land in accordance with the Act as amended from time to time. ARTICLE II BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1. Appointment, Classes, Powers, Number, and Term of Office. All powers of the Authority shall be vested in the Board of Directors (the "Board"). The Board shall initially consist of nine (9) persons. The Directors of the Board shall be increased to the number of directors on the board of the La Porte Reinvestment Zone in the event such board is increased to more than nine (9) directors. Directors of the Authority shall be appointed by position to the Board by the Mayor of the City with the consent and approval of City Council and shatl be the same persons appointed to the corresponding position of the board of the La Porte Reinvestment Zone. Appointment of a person to the corresponding position of the board of the La Porte Reinvestment Zone shall constitute appointment of such person to the corresponding position of the Board by the City. Each taxing unit that appoints a directors to the La Porte Reinvestment Zone shall be assigned a position number on the Board corresponding to the position number of that taxing unit appointee on the board of the La Porte Reinvestment Zone. Appointment of a person to the corresponding position of the board of the La Porte Reinvestment Zone by any taxing unit shall constitute nomination of such person to the corresponding position of the Board by such taxing unit. The Mayor of the City shall always appoint the Chairman of the Board. Each Director shall serve for a term which expires on the date set forth below for the position to which such person was appointed, or until his or her successor is appointed by the City unless such Director has been appointed to fill an unexpired term in which case the term of the Director shall expire on the expiration date of the term of the Director whose position he or she was appointed to fill. Any Director may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the City Council. The number of Direc- tors may only be increased or decreased by an amendment to the Bylaws with the consent of the City Council of the City. The term of each position shall be coterminous with the term of the corresponding position on the board of the La Porte Reinvestment Zone as established by City Ordinance 99-2..32.5 as may be amended from time to time. If any of The following persons, is not serving as e member of the Doem, he or she or their designee, shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board. (1) City Manager; 2