AGENDA DATE: 5/3/2017
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Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Articles of Incorporation
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Concurrent Resolution to Amend the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s Articles of Incorporation
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (“RWSA”) was created by the City and the County in 1972. Under the Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act (Virginia Code § 15.2-5100 et seq.), the articles of incorporation for the RWSA establish the membership of the RWSA’s board of directors. The City’s representatives on the RWSA Board of Directors are a City Councilor, the City Manager, and the City’s Director of Public Works. The County’s representatives on the RWSA Board of Directors are a member of the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, and the Director of the Albemarle County Service Authority.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government’s capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The City Manager’s reorganization of the City’s Department of Public Works into three City departments has created the need to amend the RWSA’s articles of incorporation. One of the new City departments is the Department of Utilities, and the City has determined that the City’s Director of Utilities, rather than the Director of Public Works, is the most appropriate City staff person to represent the City on the RWSA’s Board of Directors.
The attached concurrent resolution (Attachment A) will amend the RWSA articles of incorporation to replace the City’s Director of Public Works with the City’s Director of Utilities on the RWSA Board. The amended articles will also give the City Council the ability to replace the Director of Utilities with any other City department head. The Board of Supervisors currently has similar authority to appoint a County department head in lieu of the seat currently held by the Executive Director of the Albemarle County Service Authority.
To be effective, the concurrent resolution must be adopted by both the City Council and the Board of Supervisors. The concurrent resolution was adopted by the City Council on March 20, 2017.
BUDGET IMPACT: The adoption of the concurrent resolution will have no impact on the County budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A).
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Concurrent Resolution