DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Leticia M. Vacek (OCC)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
San Antonio Water System Board of Trustees Appointments
SUMMARY:
A) Reappointing Heriberto Guerra, Jr. representing the North Sector and as Chairman of the Board for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2018.
B) Reappointing Patricia E. Merritt representing the Southeast Quadrant for the remainder of an unexpired term of office to expire May 31, 2018.
C) Re-designating Louis E. Rowe to represent the Northwest Quadrant.
D) Re-designating W. Reed Williams to represent the Northeast Quadrant.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On April 30, 1992, City Council created the San Antonio Water System by Ordinance 75686. Section 32 prescribes management of the System by a board of trustees, which includes the Mayor as an ex-officio member. Paragraph D provides that all vacancies on the board shall be filled by majority vote of all members of the City Council then holding office. The SAWS Board of Trustees is vested with the complete management, control and operation of the System. The Board further controls the expenditure and application of the revenues of the System, and makes recommendations to the City Council concerning rates, fees, and changes for services rendered by the System. Members appointed serve a 4-year term of office, and are limited to serving 2 terms.
Qualifications for the SAWS Board are as follows:
- Must be a Citizen of the United States
- Must reside inside the corporate limits of the City and inside the area serviced by the System.
- Must reside in the respective Sector of the City they are appointed to represent.
- A person who is related within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity (or as further restricted by the City's Home Rule Charter) to any member of the Board or any member of the City Council is not eligible for appointment.
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