§ 36-54. Board of Directors.

(a)

The City hereby adopts the provisions of C.G.S. ch. 103b (C.G.S. § 7-273aa et seq.). and creates the Board of Directors of the Authority as its Municipal Resource Recovery Authority. The Authority shall have all the powers set forth in C.G.S. ch. 103b (C.G.S. § 7-273aa et seq.) and the powers and duties of a municipal authority pursuant to C.G.S. ch. 446d (C.G.S. § 22a-207 et seq.) and C.G.S. ch. 446e (C.G.S. § 22a-257 et seq.).

(b)

The business of the Authority shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Authority and do all such lawful acts and things as are allowed by the Connecticut General Statutes and the bylaws.

(c)

The Authority shall have a Board of Directors consisting of five (5) directors. All directors shall be residents or electors of the City.

(d)

The directors shall serve without compensation.

(e)

Method of appointment and removal. The Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the City Council, shall select and appoint the Directors of the Board, and the Mayor may remove a director.

(1)

The Board of Directors may not remove a Director of the Board.

(2)

The terms of directors shall be so arranged such that less than one-half (½) of such terms of directors shall expire within any one (1) calendar year.

(f)

Except for the initial terms of the initial directors, the term of office of directors shall be for three (3) years, commencing on January 1 of the first year of the term and expiring on December 31 of the third year of the term.

(g)

The formation of the Board of Directors shall comply with all other applicable state and local laws, as may be applicable. All relevant federal, state and local laws pertaining to conflicts of interest by board membership shall be strictly observed and enforced.

(Code 1961, § 2-56.18(c), (e); Ord. No. 696, §§ III, V, 2-3-2009)