Purpose
The Water Advisory Committee advises the Mayor and the City Council on the City of Shavano Park Water System including recommended policies on water protection measures; operation and maintenance of the system, operating budget, short-term and long-term capital budgets and associated projects; ordinances appropriate for effecting such policies; and other appropriate matters as established by City Council.
Membership
The Water Advisory Committee consists of six (6) members, who are appointed by City Council as follows: Each City Council member recommends one individual who shall have full voting power on the Commission; the Mayor recommends one individual who serves as the Chairperson of the Commission for the duration of their appointment, presides over all Commission meetings and participates in debates but shall not vote; and all recommended appointments shall be approved by a majority of City Council.
Term
Members are appointed for 2 (two) year terms; no member serves more than three (3) consecutive terms; members whose terms expire may continue to serve until a successor member is appointed. In such case when a new member is appointed, the term relate back to the time of expiration of the previous term. Service for a partial term of greater than one year constitutes a term for the purpose of determining the consecutive number of terms permissible; the initial terms of the members of the Committee are established and staggered as follows: Three (3) members are appointed with terms ending in January 2009 and two (2) members and the Mayor’s recommended appointment is appointed with terms ending January of 2010.
Meets
The Committee meets at times as established by a majority of the committee but at least once a quarter.