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authority, and three members must be nominated by the mayor of the <br />city in which the convention and trade center is located subject to <br />confirmation by the city legislative authority. Members of the board <br />of directors may not be members of the legislative authority of the <br />county or any city within the county. <br />(d) The initial board of directors of a public facilities <br />district created in a county of one million five hundred thousand or <br />more to acquire, own, and operate a convention and trade center must <br />be comprised of the nine members of the board of the public nonprofit <br />corporation that transfers the convention and trade center to the <br />public facilities district under RCW 36.100.230. The governor must <br />designate which of the initial board members must serve two-year terms <br />and which must serve four-year terms and identify the board positions <br />to which successors to initial directors are to be appointed by the <br />county and the city. <br />(2) At least one member on the board of directors must be <br />representative of the lodging industry in the public facilities <br />district before the public facilities district imposes the excise tax <br />under RCW 36.100.040(1). Of the members of the board of directors of a <br />public facilities district created in a county of one million five <br />hundred thousand or more to acquire, own, and operate a convention and <br />trade center, one of the governor's appointments and one of the <br />county's appointments must be representative of the lodging industry <br />in the public facilities district and one of the city's appointments <br />must be representative of organized labor, except that these <br />requirements do not apply to the initial board of such district. <br />(3) Members of the board of directors must serve four-year terms <br />of office, except that two of the initial five board members, three of <br />the initial seven board members, and four of the initial nine board <br />members must serve two-year terms of office. <br />(4) A vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original <br />appointment was made and the person appointed to fill a vacancy must <br />serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the office for the <br />position to which he or she was appointed. <br />(5) Any director may be removed from office by the person or <br />entity that appointed or confirmed such director for any reason or for <br />no reason as follows: A director appointed by the governor may be <br />removed from office by the governor; and any director confirmed by a <br />city or county legislative authority may be removed from office by <br />action of at least two-thirds of the members of the legislative <br />authority that confirmed the director. [2010 1st sp.s. c 15 § 3; 1995 <br />3rd sp.s. c 1 § 302; 1995 1st sp.s. c 14 § 2; 1995 c 396 § 2; 1989 lst <br />ex.s. c 8 § 2; 1988 ex.s. c 1 § 12.] <br />Findings—Intent—Constxuction-2010 1st sp.s. c 15: See notes <br />following RCW 36.100.010. <br />Part headings not law Effective date -1995 3rd sp.s_ c 1: See <br />notes following RCW 82.14.0485. <br />Severability—Effective dates -1995 1st sp.s. c 14: See notes <br />following RCW 36.100.010. <br />Severability -1995 c 396: See note following RCW 36.100-010, <br />[ 5 1 <br />