5-1-103. Vacancy on commission. (1) In the event a vacancy occurs on the commission, the appointing authority of the vacated seat shall designate a successor.
     (2) In the event the appointing authority at the time a vacancy occurs is of the opposite political party than that of the appointing authority that made the appointment that is vacant, the majority or minority leader of the same political party as the appointing authority that made the original appointment of the commissioner whose position is vacated shall designate the successor.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 21, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 43-110; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1981.