[Adopted 3-25-1968 by Ord. No. 20-1968 as Ch. 2, Art. XXIX, of the 1968 Code (Ch. 86 of the 1980
City Code)]
[Amended 3-23-1998 by Ord. No. 2-1998; 5-29-2007 by Ord. No. 13-2007; 4-10-2023 by Ord. No. 6-2023]
There is hereby established in the City a Board
of Water Commissioners, consisting of five members, one from each
ward of the City. In the event that the Board of Water Commissioners
establishes compensation for its members, said compensation shall
be approved by way of resolution of the City Council of the City of
East Orange prior to becoming effective.
[Amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 18-1997; 5-29-2007 by Ord. No. 13-2007]
Each appointment to the Board of Water Commissioners
shall commence on January 1. Each member shall serve a term of three
years. The term shall be established so that no more than two terms
nor less than one term shall expire as of January 1 of each year.
Whereupon the terms of the members so appointed shall be established
as to provide for the maximum feasible staggering of terms.
