Section 31-43-6. Lobbyists excluded as members; removal of members; validity of actions; notification when grounds for removal exists

   (a) A person may not serve as a member of the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.

(b) The elected official who appoints members to the commission may remove any member appointed by such official who:

   (1) Violates a prohibition established by this chapter;

   (2) Cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or

   (3) Is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.

(c) The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.

(d) If a member of the commission has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the member shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the elected official who appointed such member that a potential ground for removal exists.

Code 1981, § 31-43-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 126, § 1.