AMENDMENT TO PROPOSED ORDINANCE
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of New Albany, Indiana, that Section 51.115 of the Code of Ordinance of the City of New Albany, Indiana be amended as follows:
(D) Membership: The membership of the New Albany Sewer Board shall consist of the following:
(1) The Mayor of New Albany or his designee who shall serve as Chairman at all times during his or her tenure in such office;
(2) Two (2) , appointed by majority vote of the members of the Common Council, provided that one (1) member shall be the City Engineer or a registered professional engineer and further provided that such other member shall not be paid or unpaid official or employee of the City;
(3) The Sewer Board members shall designate one (1) of the appointed members as Vice-Chairman.
(E) Quorum: A quorum at any properly convened regular or special meeting of the New Albany Sewer Board shall consist of at least two (2) members.
(F) Terms: The Common Council shall designate one (1) of its appointees to serve an initial term of two (2) years and the other appointee to serve an initial term of three () years.
(G) Compensation: The members of the New Albany Sewer Board shall be entitled to such compensation as may be fixed by the Mayor of New Albany, subject to the approval of the Common Council. Each of the members of the New Albany Sewer Board shall further be entitled to the payment for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, but such compensation shall not exceed the sum of $1,200.00 annually unless approved by the Council before being incurred.
Freedom Of Speech would like to ask:
Are the Sewer Board members required to be residents of the City of New Albany? 1 member lives in Corydon and the other member lives in Clark County. It appears that 2 out of 3 Sewer Board members are not city residents.
Should outsiders be making the hard decisions on spending OUR sewer money?
