* § 1124. Town of Wilton water and sewer authority. 1. A public\ncorporation to be known as the town of Wilton water and sewer authority,\nis hereby created for the public purposes and charged with the duties\nand having the powers provided in this title. The authority shall be a\nbody corporate and politic constituting a public benefit corporation,\nthe objects of which in the judgment of the legislature cannot be\nattained under general laws. The authority shall be governed by a board\nof five members, who shall be residents of the town and be appointed by\na majority vote of the town board. The first members shall be appointed\nfor the following terms of office: two shall be appointed for a term\nending on December thirty-first of the third year following the year in\nwhich this title shall have become law; two shall be appointed for a\nterm ending on December thirty-first of the fourth year following the\nyear in which this title shall have become law; one shall be appointed\nfor a term ending on December thirty-first of the fifth year following\nthe year in which this title shall have become law. No elected officials\nshall be members of the water and sewer authority. In the event the town\nboard shall not make any appointment within twenty days of the effective\ndate of this title, then in such event the town supervisor shall make\nthe appointment. Subsequent appointments of members shall be made by a\nvote of the majority of the members of the town board for a term of five\nyears ending in each case on December thirty-first of the last year of\nsuch term. All members shall continue to hold office until their\nsuccessors are appointed and qualify. In no event shall more than three\nmembers belong to the same political party. Vacancies shall be filled in\nthe manner provided for subsequent appointments. Vacancies, occurring\notherwise than by expiration of term of office, shall be filled for the\nunexpired terms; and if not filled by the town board within twenty days\nof such vacancy, then the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the\ntown supervisor. Members may be removed from office for the same reasons\nand in the same manner as may be provided by law for the removal of\nofficers of the town. They shall receive no reimbursement for the\nordinary expenses of attending meetings, but may by resolution of the\nauthority be allowed their expenses of a special or extraordinary\nnature.\n 2. The powers of the authority shall be vested in and be exercised by\nthe board at a meeting duly called and held where a quorum of three\nmembers are present. No action shall be taken except pursuant to the\nfavorable vote of at least three members. The board may delegate to one\nor more of its members, officers, agents or employees such powers and\nduties as it may deem proper.\n 3. The officers of the authority shall consist of a chairman,\nvice-chairman and a treasurer, who shall be members of the authority,\nand a secretary, who need not be a member of the authority. The chairman\nshall be appointed by the town supervisor for a one year term coinciding\nwith the calendar year and the remaining officers shall be appointed by\nthe chairman and shall act in such capacities at the pleasure of the\nchairman. The chairman may be appointed to subsequent terms without\nlimitations. In addition to the secretary, the board may appoint and at\npleasure remove such additional officers and employees as it may\ndetermine necessary or desirable for the performance of the powers and\nduties of the authority which positions shall be in the exempt class of\ncivil service, and fix and determine their qualifications, duties and\ncompensation, subject to the provisions of the civil service law of the\nstate and such rules as the civil service commission may adopt and make\napplicable to the authority. The board may also from time to time\ncontract for expert professional services. The treasurer shall execute a\nbond, conditioned upon the faithful p
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