HB399 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Oliver Robinson

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Water works boards, serving counties other than where authorizing municipality located, add'l board members, members appointed from authorizing municipality to be appointed by mayor, Act 2015-164, 2015 Reg. Sess., am'd.

Summary

HB399 changes how municipal water works boards serving counties outside the authorizing municipality's main county are staffed, adding new seats and changing who appoints them.

What This Bill Does

It reorganizes the board so that six members are split evenly between the mayor and the city's governing body; all must live in the authorizing municipality and be water customers. It adds a new board member appointed by the county mayors association (or jointly by county mayors) who lives outside the city limits but in the same county and is a water customer, with a single-term limit. It also adds a board member appointed by the county commission in each eligible county outside the principal county (for counties with more than 5,000 customers or with a major reservoir), who must reside in that county. The act takes effect January 1, 2017.

Who It Affects

• Authorizing municipalities and their residents: the board's composition and appointment process changes, with three members appointed by the mayor and three by the municipal governing body, and residency and customer requirements for all initial members.
• Counties outside the authorizing municipality's principal county and their residents: new seats are filled by the association of mayors and by county commissions, with residency in the respective counties and continued status as water customers.

Key Provisions

• Six-board member structure split: three appointed by the mayor and three by the municipal governing body; all must be residents of the authorizing municipality and water customers.
• Adds one board member appointed by the county mayors association (or by county mayors jointly) who resides outside the authorizing municipality but within the same county and is a water customer; serves only one term.
• Adds one board member appointed by the county commission in each eligible county outside the principal county (where >5,000 customers are served or a major reservoir is located); must reside in that county.
• Effective date January 1, 2017; amends Section 2 of Act 2015-164.

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Subjects

Water and Sewer Systems