§ 36.5.
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§ 36.5. Board of Commissioners; composition
(a)The administration, management, and supervision of the Authority shall be vested in a Board of Commissioners, except as provided otherwise herein. The Board shall consist of:
(1)the City Treasurer;
(2)one member, appointed by the Board of Aldermen for a one-year term;
(3)six members, who shall be residents of the City for their respective terms of office, appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen pursuant to this charter; and
(4)one member, who shall be a property owner within the City and a resident of Rutland County, appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen pursuant to this charter.
(b)Except for members appointed for the creation of the Board, members shall serve for three-year terms.
(c)Upon creation, three members shall be appointed for a term to expire on April 1 of the third year after appointment, two members shall be appointed for a term to expire April 1 of the second year after appointment, and two members shall be appointed for a term to expire on April 1 of the first year after appointment. All terms shall thereafter expire on April 1 of the third calendar year following appointment. A person appointed to fill an unexpired term shall serve to the end of that term. At the creation of the Commission, the appointments may only be denied by a majority vote of the Board of Aldermen, and thereafter all appointments shall be made pursuant to this charter.
(d)Annually the Board shall elect a Chair, Treasurer, and Clerk whose names shall be certified to the City Clerk.
(e)If any commissioner or employee of an Authority owns or controls an interest, direct or indirect, in any property included or planned to be included in any project, the commissioner or employee immediately shall disclose the same in writing to the Authority and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the Authority, and that person shall refrain from any participation in that matter, but shall not be precluded from involvement in any other matters. (Amended 2025, No. M-5, § 2, eff. June 5, 2025.)