§ 1199-ddd. Saratoga county water authority. 1. A public corporation\nknown as the "Saratoga county water authority" is hereby created for the\npublic purposes and charged with the duties and having the powers\nprovided in this title. The authority shall be a corporate governmental\nagency constituting a public benefit corporation and shall be a "public\ndistrict" for the purposes of section eighty-nine-l of the public\nservice law. The authority shall be governed by a board consisting of\nseven members, who shall be residents of the county and be appointed by\nthe chairman of the board of supervisors and confirmed by the board of\nsupervisors. At least four members shall be elected officials. The first\nmembers appointed shall be appointed for the following terms: four for a\nterm ending on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-six; three\nfor a term ending on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nninety-seven. Subsequent appointments of board members shall be made in\nthe same manner, except that at least five of the seven members shall\neach be a resident of a municipality with which the authority has a\nservice or distribution contract, each of the said resident board\nmembers shall not be a resident of the same municipality as any other\nresident board member and may be one or more of the aforementioned\nelected officials. Subsequent appointments of board members shall be for\nterms of two years and end, in each case, on December thirty-first of\nthe last year of such term. All members shall continue to hold office\nuntil their successors are appointed and have qualified. Vacancies shall\nbe filled in the manner provided for original appointment. Vacancies\noccurring otherwise than by expiration of terms of office, shall be\nfilled by appointment for the unexpired terms. Members may be removed\nfrom office for the same reasons and in the same manner as may be\nprovided by law for the removal of officers of the county. In addition,\nmembers may be removed from office by the board of supervisors for\ninefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, after the board\nof supervisors has given such member a copy of the charges against him\nand opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in his defense, upon\nnot less than ten days notice. If a member fails to attend three\nconsecutive regular meetings of the authority, unless such absence is\nfor good cause and is excused by the chairperson of the authority or\nother presiding officer, or in the case of the chairperson of the\nauthority, by the chairperson of the board of supervisors, the office\nmay be deemed vacant for the purposes of the nomination and appointment\nof a successor. The members of the authority shall receive no salary\nfrom the authority. Members and officers shall be entitled to\nreimbursement of their actual and necessary expenses including travel\nexpenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties.\n 2. The powers of the authority shall be vested in and shall be\nexercised by the board at a meeting duly called and held where a quorum\nof four members is present. No action shall be taken by the authority\nexcept pursuant to the favorable vote of at least four members. The\nboard may delegate to one or more of its members, or to one or more of\nthe officers, agents or employees of the authority, such powers and\nduties as it may deem proper, except the power to vote upon issues as an\nauthority member.\n 3. The officers of the authority shall consist of a chairperson, vice\nchairperson, and treasurer who shall be members of the board and a\nsecretary who need not be a member of the board. The officers of the\nauthority shall be appointed by the board and shall serve in such\ncapacities at the pleasure of the board. In addition, the board may\nappoint and at pleasure remove such additional officers and employees as\nit may determine necessary for the performance of the powers and duties\nof the authority, which positions shall be in th
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