- (a) Any member appointed by the Governor to serve as an Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council member who shall be absent from two (2) successive regular meetings shall be subject to removal in the event he or she fails to present to the Secretary of the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council on behalf of the Governor a satisfactory excuse for such absence, and in that event, such unexcused absence shall constitute sufficient cause for removal, pursuant to Arkansas Code § 25-17-211.
- (b) Any council member who shall be absent from three (3) successive regular meetings for any reason other than illness of such member, verified by a written sworn statement by his or her attending physician and entered in the minutes of the council, shall thereby forfeit and vacate his or her membership on the council, and such forfeiture and vacancy shall be forthwith certified to the Governor by the Secretary of the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council, pursuant to Arkansas Code § 25-17-211.
(c)
- (1) In the event of an emergency, the Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage, the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the Commissioner of State Lands each may send a designee to represent him or her.
- (2) The Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage and the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism must have approval from the Governor prior to sending a designee.
- (d) No action may be taken by the council if there are more than three (3) designees in attendance.