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An Act Concerning Membership on the Board of Directors of the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. P&SL 1967, c. 92, §14, first ¶, as amended by P&SL 2011, c. 27, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 14. Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Board. The authority is under the management and direction of a board of directors, which is known as the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Board, also referred to as "the board" or "the board of the authority." The board consists of 7 members. The director of the Lewiston Department of Public Works, the City Administrator or acting City Administrator of the City of Lewiston or another employee of the City of Lewiston designated by the City Administrator, the superintendent and the president of the Auburn Sewerage District and the City Manager or acting City Manager of the City of Auburn or another employee of the City of Auburn designated by the City Manager are members of the board by virtue of their respective offices. If the president of the Auburn Sewerage District Trustees declines to serve or resigns as a member of the board of the authority, the president shall select, subject to confirmation by the Auburn Sewerage District Trustees, another trustee or resident of Auburn to serve for the remainder of the term. Notice of the appointment must be given in writing by the clerk of the Auburn Sewerage District to the board of the authority. The Mayor of Lewiston shall appoint, subject to confirmation of the city council, a qualified voter of the City of Lewiston to serve for a 2-year term on the board of the authority and thereafter until a successor takes office. In the event that either the Lewiston resident so selected or the appointee of the president of the Auburn Sewerage District ceases to be a resident of that person's respective city, or dies, becomes incapacitated, or otherwise ceases to be a member of the Auburn Sewerage District Trustees, or if the president of the Auburn Sewerage District dies or becomes incapacitated while serving on the board of the authority, a successor must be elected to serve out the remainder of the term by the Mayor and City Council of Lewiston or the Auburn Sewerage District Trustees, as the case may be.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.