months. Any vacancy occurring in the office of commissioner shall be filled by election or appointment in the manner provided in this article for the unexpired term only. Except for the atlarge member, no a person is not eligible to serve as a commission member who is not a resident of that district at the time of his appointment. Failure by an elected such commission member to maintain residency in the district for which he is elected appointed shall result in the forfeiture of his office. (B) The atlarge commission member shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The atlarge commission member may be appointed from any county in the State unless another commission member is serving from that county. Failure by the atlarge commission member to maintain residence in the State shall result in a forfeiture of his office. (C) All elected commission members may be removed from office as provided in Section 13240(C)(1).” SECTION 2. Section 571410 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 114 of 2007, is further amended to read: 571410. The Governor commission shall appoint, with “Section the advice and consent of the Senate, a Secretary of Transportation who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor commission. A person appointed to this position shall possess practical and successful business and executive ability and be knowledgeable in the field of transportation. The Secretary of Transportation shall receive such compensation as may be established under the provisions of Section 811160 and for which funds have been authorized in the general appropriations act.” SECTION 3. Section 571730 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 114 of 2007, is amended to read: 571730. The review committee has the following “Section powers and duties: (1) to screen each candidate applying for election each person appointed to the commission; (2) in screening candidates appointees and making its findings, the review committee must give due consideration to: (a) ability, area of expertise, dedication, compassion, common sense, and integrity of each candidate appointee; and (b) the impact that each candidate appointee would have on the racial and gender composition of the commission, and each
months. Any vacancy occurring in the office of commissioner shall be filled by election or appointment in the manner provided in this article for the unexpired term only. Except for the atlarge member, no a person is not eligible to serve as a commission member who is not a resident of that district at the time of his appointment. Failure by an elected such commission member to maintain residency in the district for which he is elected appointed shall result in the forfeiture of his office. (B) The atlarge commission member shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The atlarge commission member may be appointed from any county in the State unless another commission member is serving from that county. Failure by the atlarge commission member to maintain residence in the State shall result in a forfeiture of his office. (C) All elected commission members may be removed from office as provided in Section 13240(C)(1).” SECTION 2. Section 571410 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 114 of 2007, is further amended to read: “Section 571410. The Governor commission shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Secretary of Transportation who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor commission. A person appointed to this position shall possess practical and successful business and executive ability and be knowledgeable in the field of transportation. The Secretary of Transportation shall receive such compensation as may be established under the provisions of Section 811160 and for which funds have been authorized in the general appropriations act.” SECTION 3. Section 571730 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 114 of 2007, is amended to read: “Section 571730. The review committee has the following powers and duties: (1) to screen each candidate applying for election each person appointed to the commission; (2) in screening candidates appointees and making its findings, the review committee must give due consideration to: (a) ability, area of expertise, dedication, compassion, common sense, and integrity of each candidate appointee; and (b) the impact that each candidate appointee would have on the racial and gender composition of the commission, and each
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