SPONSOR: Taylor (48)
This bill authorizes the mayor of any city of the fourth classification with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants to, if authorized to appoint a member of a board or commission, and if members of the board or commission are required to be residents of the city, satisfy the residency requirement if the person appointed owns real property or a business in the city.
This bill authorizes the mayor of any city of the fourth classification with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants to, if authorized to appoint a member of a board that manages a municipal utility, and if members of the board are required to be residents of the city, satisfy the residency requirement if the:
(1) Board cannot set utility rates or issue bonds;
(2) Appointee resides within five miles of the city limits;
(3) Appointee owns real property or a business in the city;
(4) Appointee is a customer of the utility managed by the board; and
(5) Appointee has no pecuniary interest in any utility.
This bill is similar to HB 2286 (2024).
Statutes affected: