HB 1612 -- SEWER DISTRICT TRUSTEES

SPONSOR:  Molendorp

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Local Government by a vote of 14 to 0.

This bill increases, from eight to 10, the number of members on
the sewer district boards of trustees in the counties of Cass and
Jackson.  Each board will consist of the county executive, mayors
of the five largest-user cities, mayors of three other cities who
are members of the sewer district advisory board, and one member
of the county legislature.  In the event the district extends its
boundaries into a bordering county, the presiding commissioner or
county executive of the bordering county will become the eleventh
member of the board.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2011, FY 2012, and
FY 2013.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that four positions on the sewer
district board of trustees are mayors of the four largest-user
cities.  Two different cities have routinely alternated as the
fourth and fifth largest-user cities, resulting in repeated
turnover on the board and a lack of continuity.  Increasing the
largest-user city representation to five will resolve this issue,
and adding a member from another city will provide greater
representation of the district as a whole.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Molendorp; and John
Reece, Little Blue Valley Sewer District.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm