Current through Register Vol. XLII, No. 1, January 3, 2025
Section 61-33-3 - Rural Rehabilitation Loan Committee3.1. The Commissioner shall establish a loan committee consisting of the following five (5) members: 3.1.a. One current employee of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture; and3.1.b. Four public members as follows: 3.1.b.1. One member with agricultural experience;3.1.b.2. One member with business loan experience; and3.1.b.3. Two at large members.3.2. Members of the Rural Rehabilitation Loan Committee shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Commissioner.3.3. The Rural Rehabilitation Loan Committee shall meet to consider loan applications, applicable interest rates, delinquencies, refinancing, collection proceedings, collateral requirements and other aspects of the Program and make recommendations to the Commissioner as to how to proceed.3.4. Each public member of the Rural Rehabilitation Loan Committee may receive compensation for attending official meetings or engaging in official duties not to exceed the amount paid to members of the Legislature for their interim duties as recommended by the Citizens Legislative Compensation Commission and authorized by law. A member of the Rural Rehabilitation Loan Committee may not receive compensation for travel days that are not on the same day as the official meeting or official duties.3.5. The Commissioner may reimburse members of the Rural Rehabilitation Loan Committee for actual and necessary expenses incurred for each day or portion of a day engaged in the discharge of their official duties in a manner consistent with guidelines of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture Travel Policy.