§ 45-67-6. Membership of board of utility commissioners.
(a) The board of utility commissioners shall consist of five (5) members, no less than
three (3) of whom shall be residents of the town of New Shoreham as defined by the
Revised Ordinances of the town of New Shoreham, Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-2.
A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and a majority of the members shall
be necessary for all actions taken by the board. No vacancy in the membership of the
board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all
the duties of the board. The initial elected members of the board of utility commissi
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§ 45-67-6. Membership of board of utility commissioners.
(a) The board of utility commissioners shall consist of five (5) members, no less than
three (3) of whom shall be residents of the town of New Shoreham as defined by the
Revised Ordinances of the town of New Shoreham, Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-2.
A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and a majority of the members shall
be necessary for all actions taken by the board. No vacancy in the membership of the
board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all
the duties of the board. The initial elected members of the board of utility commissioners
shall be elected with staggered terms of two (2) years and four (4) years. The three
(3) candidates receiving the most votes will serve four-year (4) terms; the two (2)
candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will serve two-year (2) terms.
Thereafter, the members of the board of utility commissioners of the utility district
shall be elected for a term of four (4) years by ballot of qualified electors.
(b) The election of the initial board of utility commissioners shall be administered by
the town of New Shoreham using the list of qualified electors provided by BIPCo.
(c) Each member of the board of utility commissioners shall be a qualified elector. A
qualified elector shall be eligible to be a candidate for election to the board; provided,
however, that they shall first have filed a declaration of candidacy with the secretary
of the board of utility commissioners not later than thirty (30) calendar days prior
to the scheduled date of the election through which such person seeks to be elected.
In the event of a vacancy occurring on the board of utility commissioners by reason
of death, resignation, or other cause, the board itself may select an eligible candidate
to fill the vacancy until the next annual election. In the event that an active account
is in the name of a corporation or other entity, the designated qualified elector
of such an entity shall also be eligible to be a candidate for election to the board.
(d) The board of utility commissioners shall elect each year from among its members:
(1) A chairperson;
(2) A vice chairperson;
(3) A secretary; and
(4) A treasurer.
(e) The board of utility commissioners shall establish and adopt bylaws for the management
and conduct of the utility district's affairs and other aspects of the governance
of the utility district not otherwise controlled by this chapter.