Two mayors from a city which is not one of the four largest users and is a member of the advisory board of the district. Current law requires three members of the advisory board of the district established pursuant to 204.310 to serve on the board of trustees. Four members will be the mayors of the four cities constituting the largest users by flow during the previous fiscal year. Current law does not have these members. One member of the county legislature.
Current law requires three members of the county legislature to serve on the board.
This act clarifies that the membership of the board of trustees will increase to nine if the district extends into any county bordering the county in which the greater portion of the district lies and the presiding commissioner or county executive of the adjoining county will be an additional member. Current law already allows the presiding commissioner or county executive of the adjoining county to be an additional member of the board. This act changes the approval required for issuing bonds by all common sewer district from four-sevenths to a majority of the voters of the sewer district who vote on the question. This act provides another option that allows the common sewer district to issue bonds if approved by the written assent of three-quarters of the customers of the sewer district. This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.