The governor may at any time remove a board member for cause, including malfeasance, misfeasance, inefficiency in office or incapacity or unfitness to perform his duties. The attorney general or chief justice of the superior court may petition for such removal, setting forth the grounds and reasons therefor. No board member shall be removed without a public hearing before the governor and council upon such petition, giving the member due notice thereof not less than 30 days before the hearing.
Source. 1977, 595:2, eff. July 1, 1977.