Sec. 25-233. Membership of river commissions. Procedures.
Sec. 25-233. Membership of river commissions. Procedures. (a) An ordinance
authorizing the establishment of a river commission pursuant to section 25-232 shall
provide for the membership of the commission, the method of selecting members, their
terms of office and the filling of vacancies. Such ordinance shall provide for not more
than twelve members from any one municipality and shall include: The chief elected
official of each such municipality, or his designee, the chairman of the inland wetlands
agency of each such municipality, or his designee, and a member of another land use
regulation agency of each such municipality appointed by the chief elected official for
such municipality; one representative each of a public utility or rail service company
which owns property within the municipality or serves the municipality; one member
representing a conservation organization or interest; one member representing a recreation organization or interest; one member representing a private or municipal economic
development foundation, agency or interest; one member representing agriculture interests; one member representing business or industry interests; one member representing
real estate interests and one member who is a riverfront property owner or a representative of a riverfront property owners' association. In addition, the commission shall appoint as voting members-at-large one representative of each regional planning agency
associated with the commission's geographic area. The commission may appoint subcommittees as it deems appropriate and may elect an executive committee to carry out
its business provided such executive committee shall include at least one representative
of a conservation organization and one representative of a regional planning agency.
(b) Prior to transacting any official business, a river commission shall establish
written procedures and bylaws for conducting business. Such procedures and bylaws
shall be open to public inspection.
(P.A. 95-333, S. 4; P.A. 97-227, S. 3, 5.)
History: P.A. 97-227 amended Subsec. (a) to provide for a maximum of 12 members of the commission from each
municipality, to add representatives of local land use agencies, regional planning agencies and riverfront property owners
to the commission and to authorize creation of subcommittees and an executive committee, and amended Subsec. (b) to
add provisions re bylaws, effective June 27, 1997.