Requires individual borough private citizenry representation on the NYC water board; provides that appointed members shall represent the private citizens of each borough; requires NYC water board to consist of seven members appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council, five of whom shall represent the private citizenry of each of the five boroughs.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4740
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to composition
of the New York city water board
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the public authorities
2 law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. The water board shall consist of seven members appointed by the
5 mayor with the consent of the city council, five of which shall repre-
6 sent the private citizenry of each of the five boroughs. Terms of
7 office of the members shall be two years except that the terms of four
8 of the board members first appointed shall be one year. At least one
9 member shall have experience in the science of water resource develop-
10 ment. No member shall be a director of the authority. The mayor shall
11 appoint a chairman from among the members of the board. All members
12 shall continue to hold office until their successors are appointed and
13 qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original
14 appointments. Vacancies, occurring otherwise than by expiration of term
15 of office, shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments
16 for the unexpired terms.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06026-01-9
