Sec. 4501.025. (A) There is hereby created within the | 6 |
bureau of
motor vehicles the citizens advisory committee | 7 |
consisting of nine appointed
members and the registrar of motor | 8 |
vehicles, who
shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. The | 9 |
governor,
the president of the senate, and the speaker of the | 10 |
house of
representatives each shall appoint three members to the | 11 |
committee.
The president of the senate and the
speaker of the | 12 |
house of representatives each shall appoint one
member from their | 13 |
respective houses. Of the three members that the governor, the | 14 |
president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of | 15 |
representatives each appoint to the committee, no more than two | 16 |
shall be members of the same political party.
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Of the initial appointments
to the committee,
the governor, | 18 |
the
president of the senate, and
the speaker of the
house of | 19 |
representatives each shall appoint one
member for one
year, one | 20 |
member for two years, and one member for
three years.
Thereafter, | 21 |
terms of office shall be for three
years, each term
ending on the | 22 |
same day of the same month as did
the term that it
succeeds. Each | 23 |
member shall hold office from the
date of
appointment until the | 24 |
end of the term for which the member
was
appointed. Members may | 25 |
be reappointed. Vacancies shall be
filled
in the same manner as | 26 |
the original appointment. Any member
appointed to fill a vacancy | 27 |
occurring prior to the expiration of
the term for which the | 28 |
member's predecessor was appointed shall
hold office for the | 29 |
remainder of that term. A member shall
continue in office | 30 |
subsequent to the expiration date of the
member's term until the | 31 |
member's successor takes office, or until
a period of
sixty days | 32 |
has elapsed, whichever occurs first. | 33 |
(C) The bureau shall establish a toll-free telephone number | 63 |
for
the committee that citizens may call to register complaints, | 64 |
suggestions, or
other comments about their interactions with the | 65 |
bureau. The bureau also shall establish an address at which | 66 |
citizens may
contact the committee electronically via the | 67 |
internet. The committee
periodically shall review all electronic | 68 |
communications and all calls placed
to the toll-free number. The | 69 |
bureau shall cooperate with the
committee in the committee's | 70 |
performance of its duties. | 71 |