This section creates the liquor board and director role, sets appointment and eligibility rules, gives the chairperson and panels limited powers, and provides compensation for board members and the director.
4-111 - State liquor board; department of liquor licenses and control; members; director; appointment and removal 4-111 . State liquor board; department of liquor licenses and control; members; director; appointment and removal A. The department of liquor licenses and control is established consisting of the state liquor board and the office of director of the department. B. The board consists of seven members to be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. Five of the members of the board shall not be financially interested directly or indirectly in business licensed to deal with spirituous liquors, one of whom shall be a current elected municipal official. Two members shall currently be engaged in business in the spirituous liquor industry or have been engaged in the past in business in the spirituous liquor industry, at least one of whom shall currently be a retail licensee or employee of a retail licensee. One member shall be a member of a neighborhood association recognized by a county, city or town. The term of members is three years. Members' terms expire on the third Monday in January of the appropriate year. The governor may remove any member of the board for cause. A member may not represent another licensee before the board for a period of one year after the conclusion of the member's service on the board. C. The board shall annually elect from its membership a chairperson and vice chairperson. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum and a concurrence of a majority of a quorum is sufficient for taking any action. If there are unfilled positions on the board, a majority of those persons appointed and serving on the board constitutes a quorum. D. The chairperson may designate panels of not less than three members. A panel may take any action that the board is authorized to take pursuant to this title. Such action includes the ability to hold hearings and hear appeals of administrative disciplinary proceedings of licenses issued pursuant to this chapter. A panel shall not, however, adopt rules as provided in section 4-112, subsection A, paragraph 2. The chairperson may from time to time add additional members or remove members from a panel. A majority of a panel may take final action on hearings and appeals of administrative disciplinary proceedings concerning licenses issued pursuant to this chapter. E. Members of the board are entitled to receive compensation at the rate of $50 per day while engaged in the business of the board. F. A person shall not be appointed to serve on the board unless the person has been a resident of this state for not less than five years before the person's appointment. Not more than four members may be of the same political party. Persons eligible for appointment shall have a continuous recorded registration pursuant to title 16, chapter 1 with the same political party or as an independent for at least two years immediately preceding appointment. Not more than three members may be appointed from the same county. G. The governor shall appoint the director, pursuant to section 38-211, who shall be a qualified elector of the state and experienced in administrative matters and enforcement procedures. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. H. The director is entitled to receive a salary as determined pursuant to section 38-611.