- 1. Any regional jail district created pursuant to section 221.400 shall be governed by a commission. The commission shall be composed of the sheriff and presiding commissioner from each county within the district.
- 2. Each commissioner shall serve during his tenure as sheriff or as presiding commissioner.
- 3. Commissioners shall serve until their successors have been duly appointed. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the succeeding sheriff or presiding commissioner for the remainder of the term.
- 4. Commissioners shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed by the district for their reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance of their duties.
- 5. A jail commissioner from each county in the district shall present a proposed budget to the county commission.
(L. 1994 S.B. 520, A.L. 1997 S.B. 89 merged with S.B. 218)