1. (a) There is hereby created an Administrative Hearing Advisory Board (hereinafter called the hearing board), which shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Director of the Assessment Coordination Division as follows:

   1. (1) Four (4) appraisal managers, one (1) representing each United States congressional district;
   2. (2) One (1) member representing public education;
   3. (3) One (1) at-large member who is a property owner and a resident of the state of Arkansas representing taxpayers; and
   4. (4) One (1) assessor who has an Assessment Coordination Division Level 4 designation.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Each hearing board member will serve for three (3) years except for the first year when the members will draw lots to initiate the necessary staggered terms system.
   2. (2) The first working year shall begin immediately upon adoption of this section and last until the second Monday in January 2008, when the second year shall begin, and each year shall continue in a like manner thereafter.
3. (c) At the first meeting of the hearing board each year, after the new appointees to the hearing board have taken office, the hearing board shall elect a chair and a secretary for that year.
4. (d) Appointment to the hearing board shall be made by the director after seeking nominations from organizations or individuals representing each of the required sectors.
5. (e) A hearing board member may be dismissed by the chair if they cease to meet eligibility requirements herein or fail to attend three (3) consecutive meetings without justification, or for other reasonable cause.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "Adopted 12/20/06"