19-4-103 - Drinking Water Board -- Members -- Organization -- Meetings -- Per diem and expenses.
19-4-103. Drinking Water Board -- Members -- Organization -- Meetings -- Perdiem and expenses.
(1) The board created under Section 19-1-106 comprises 11 members, one of whom isthe executive director and the remainder of whom shall be appointed by the governor with theconsent of the Senate.
(2) No more than five appointed members shall be from the same political party.
(3) The appointed members shall be knowledgeable about drinking water and publicwater systems and shall represent different geographical areas within the state insofar aspracticable.
(4) The 10 appointed members shall be appointed from the following areas:
(a) two elected officials of municipal government or their representatives involved inmanagement or operation of public water systems;
(b) two representatives of improvement districts, water conservancy districts, ormetropolitan water districts;
(c) one representative from an industry which manages or operates a public watersystem;
(d) one registered professional engineer with expertise in civil or sanitary engineering;
(e) one representative from the state water research community or from an institution ofhigher education which has comparable expertise in water research;
(f) two representatives of the public who do not represent other interests named in thissection and who do not receive, and have not received during the past two years, a significantportion of their income, directly or indirectly, from suppliers; and
(g) one representative from a local health department.
(5) (a) Members of the Utah Safe Drinking Water Committee created by Laws of Utah1981, Chapter 126, shall serve as members of the board throughout the terms for which they wereappointed.
(b) Except as required by Subsection (5)(c), as terms of current board members expire,the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (5)(b), the governor shall, at the timeof appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of boardmembers are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two years.
(6) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall beappointed for the unexpired term.
(7) Each member holds office until the expiration of the member's term, and until asuccessor is appointed, but not for more than 90 days after the expiration of the term.
(8) The board shall elect annually a chair and a vice chair from its members.
(9) (a) The board shall meet at least quarterly.
(b) Special meetings may be called by the chair upon his own initiative, upon the requestof the executive secretary, or upon the request of three members of the board.
(c) Reasonable notice shall be given each member of the board prior to any meeting.
(10) Six members constitute a quorum at any meeting and the action of the majority ofthe members present is the action of the board.
(11) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, butmay receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and63A-3-107.
Amended by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session