Section 855 - Appointment; qualifications; compensation; and tenure of directors(1)(a) The director appointed from the county governing body shall be appointed annually by the county governing body. A county governing body may require that a director of the conservation district be a resident of the county. The term of office for farmer and public directors will be four years, except that directors shall be appointed so that no more than three directors' terms shall expire in any one year, unless a conservation district board is comprised of more than seven directors as provided for in section 6. A director shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and has qualified but no longer than six months beyond the four-year period. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms.(b)(i) Successors to fill full terms shall be appointed by the county governing body from a list containing at least one eligible nominee for each director to be appointed, and such list shall be composed of eligible nominations submitted in writing by a qualified officer of each of the organizations designated by the commission.(ii) Successors to fill unexpired terms shall be appointed by the county governing body as in subparagraph (a) or from a list of the associate conservation district directors who have had two or more years of active service with that district and who meet the commission's eligibility criteria for the unexpired term. The names and contact information, including home addresses of all directors, shall be provided to the commission by the county governing body within thirty days of their appointment. The final list of nominations shall be placed on file by the county governing body and shall be open to public inspection. In filling unexpired terms, the county governing body may make appointments from any list prepared in the above manner that has been compiled within the twelve months preceding such appointments.(2) The director appointed from the county governing body shall receive no additional compensation but shall receive traveling expenses as allowed as a member of the county governing body. The other members of the board of directors shall serve without pay, unless, at the district's request, the commission approves the district's request to pay directors for services rendered on specific projects at a rate approved by the commission. The directors may be paid a per diem and may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the performance of their official duties, provided funds are made available by the county governing body or by the commission for such purpose, and under such terms and conditions as established by the commission.1945, May 15, P.L. 547, § 7. Amended 1963, July 25, P.L. 316, § 1; 1963, Aug. 1, P.L. 445, No. 236, § 1; 1963, Aug. 8, P.L. 598, § 1; 1967, Dec. 19, P.L. 860, § 5; 1972, Dec. 29, P.L. 1686, No. 361, § 6. Reenacted and amended 1984, Dec. 19, P.L. 1125, No. 221, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 1986 , April 30, P.L. 128, No. 39, § 1, effective 5/1/1986; 2008, July 9, P.L. 986, No. 75, §5, effective in 60 days [ 9/8/2008].