BOOK IV: LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

The number of members of the Board of Directors may not exceed twenty-four. It may be increased to thirty if justified by the scope of the missions assigned to the public establishment or the number of local authorities comprising it. The Board of Directors comprises, in the proportions defined in article L. 1431-4 : 1° a) The representative(s) of the local authority(ies) or their groupings appointed from among their members…

The Chairman may invite to the Board of Directors, for an opinion, any person whose presence he deems useful depending on the agenda. In the event of a vacancy, for whatever reason, occurring more than six months before the expiry of the members’ term of office, another representative shall be appointed or elected under the same conditions for the remainder of the term of office. The duties of a member…

The Board of Directors is convened at least twice a year by its Chairman, who sets the agenda. It is convened by right at the request of half of its members. The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. If the quorum is not reached, the Board is reconvened with the same agenda within eight days. It will then deliberate validly…

The Board of Directors deliberates on all matters relating to the operation of the establishment and in particular on:

The chairman of the board of directors and, if the articles of association so provide, a vice-chairman are elected by the board of directors from among its members, by a two-thirds majority, for a renewable term of three years, which may not exceed, where applicable, their elective term of office. The Chairman convenes and chairs the Board of Directors. He appoints the staff of public establishments for cultural or environmental…

The deliberations of the Board of Directors and the regulatory acts of the establishment are publicised by posting at the establishment’s head office and by publication in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the prefecture of the department in which the establishment has its head office.