Colorado Code § 12-280-105

Membership of board - removal - compensation - meetings
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(1) (a) (I) 
The board is composed of five licensed pharmacists, each having at least five years' experience
in this state and actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in this state, and two
nonpharmacists who have no financial interest in the practice of pharmacy.
(II) Of the licensed pharmacist members of the board, one must be engaged in practice in
a hospital setting, one must be engaged in practice in a chain pharmacy, and one must be
engaged in practice in an independent pharmacy.
(b) (I) The governor shall make all appointments to the board in accordance with this
section.
(II) Repealed.
(c) For purposes of achieving a balance in the membership on the board, the governor
shall consider:
(I) Whether the appointee's home is in:
(A) An urban or rural location; and
(B) An area already represented geographically by another appointee on the board; and
(II) The type of practice of the appointee so that various types of practices are
represented on the board and so that the licensed pharmacist members of the board satisfy the
requirements of subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section.
(d) (I) The term of office of each member is four years.
(II) In the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy, the appointee shall complete the
unexpired term of the former board member.
(III) No member of the board may serve more than two consecutive full terms.
(e) No more than four members of the board shall be members of the same major
political party.
(f) The governor shall appoint the pharmacist members in a manner to ensure that the
term of one member expires July 1 of each year.
(2) The governor may remove any board member for misconduct, incompetence, or
neglect of duty.
(3) Each member of the board shall receive the compensation provided for in section 12-
20-103 (6).
(4) The board shall hold meetings at least once every four months at the times and places
fixed by the board. At one meeting, the board shall elect a president and a vice-president. A
majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business, and,
except as otherwise provided in this part 1, all actions of the board must be by a majority of a
quorum. The board shall give full and timely notice of all meetings of the board pursuant to any
requirements of state laws. All board meetings and hearings are open to the public; except that
the board may conduct any portion of its meetings in executive session closed to the public, as
may be permitted by law.

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