§ 1226-c. Upper Mohawk valley regional water finance authority. 1. A\npublic corporation to be known as the "upper Mohawk valley regional\nwater finance authority" is hereby created for the public purposes and\ncharged with the duties and having the powers provided in this title.\nThe authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a\npublic benefit corporation. The governing body of the authority shall\nconsist of a total of five members, to be appointed and to serve as\nfollows: one member, who shall be a resident of the city, shall be\nappointed by the council; one member, who shall be a resident of the\ncity, shall be appointed by the mayor; one member shall be appointed by\nthe county executive, which initially appointed member shall be a\nresident of the city and which subsequently appointed member's residence\nshall alternate between such member's being a resident of the service\narea outside of the city and a resident of the city; and two members\nshall be residents of the service area outside of the city and shall be\nappointed by the towns and villages within, either wholly or partly, the\nservice area in accordance with the following procedure: one member\nshall be appointed by the town board of the town of New Hartford and\nalternately by the town board of the town of Whitestown. The first such\nmember shall be appointed by the town board of the town of New Hartford.\nFollowing the expiration of that member's term, each subsequent member\nshall be appointed alternately by the town board of the town of\nWhitestown and then by the town board of the town of New Hartford; and\none member shall be appointed by a majority vote of representatives in\nattendance at a meeting called for such purpose from the towns of\nDeerfield, Frankfort, Kirkland, Marcy, Trenton and Schuyler. For\npurposes of such vote, each such town shall appoint one representative\nto cast the vote for such town for such purpose. For purposes of\nappointment by such towns, such towns are hereby authorized to meet at\nsuch times and locations as a majority of such towns shall determine to\nappoint such members. No appointment made by the mayor shall be subject\nto confirmation by the council. No appointment made by the county\nexecutive shall be subject to confirmation by the county legislature. No\nappointment by the council shall be subject to approval or veto by the\nmayor. Failure by any party to appoint any member shall not invalidate\nthe creation or establishment of the authority and shall result in the\ncreation of a vacancy on the governing body of the authority which may\nbe filled at any time by such party. The first member appointed by the\ncouncil shall be appointed for a term of office ending on December\nthirty-first of the third year following the year in which this title\nshall have become law. The first member appointed by the mayor shall be\nappointed for a term ending on December thirty-first of the second year\nfollowing the year in which this title shall have become law. The first\nmember appointed by the county executive shall be appointed for a term\nending on December thirty-first of the second year following the year in\nwhich this title shall have become law. The first member appointed by\nthe towns of New Hartford, Marcy and Whitestown shall be appointed for a\nterm of office ending on December thirty-first of the third year\nfollowing the year in which this title shall have become law. The first\nmember appointed by the other towns shall be appointed for a term ending\non December thirty-first of the first year following the year in which\nthis title shall have become law. Subsequent appointments of members\nshall be made for a term of three years ending in each case on December\nthirty-first of the last year of such term. All members shall continue\nto hold office until their successors are appointed and qualify.\nVacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original\nappointment. Vacancies, occurri
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