(A) The WDC shall be under the control of a board of directors ("Board") consisting of 23 members as follows: The Mayor of the City of Waterbury or his designee; two Aldermen appointed by the President of the Board of Aldermen, neither of whom shall be of the same political party; the Chairperson of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Waterbury or his designee; the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Waterbury or his designee; one member of New Opportunities, Inc, ("NO, Inc.") appointed by NO, Inc.; two representatives of the Waterbury business community appointed by the Mayor; four members of the various neighborhood groups appointed by the Mayor, of the four available appointments two shall be made from a list of four nominees, comprised of two nominees for each of the two available appointments, submitted by the Waterbury Neighborhood Council, the two remaining appointments, of the four available appointments, shall be made from a list of nominees being comprised of names of individuals who are members of a neighborhood group not belonging to the Waterbury Neighborhood Council and whose name was included amongst at least two names submitted by the neighborhood group of which they are a member; one member of the Waterbury Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (the "NAACP") nominated by the NAACP, by way of submission of two names for such position, and appointed by the Mayor; one member of Main Street Waterbury appointed by the Mayor by way of submission of two names for such position; and nine members at large, four appointed by the Mayor and five appointed by the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, respectively.
(B) Board members must either reside in, directly or indirectly own property in, be employed by or be a member of a board of directors of a company with an office in, or possess other significant ties to, the City of Waterbury.
(C) The Mayor, the Chairperson of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce and the President of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce shall each serve for as long as they hold their respective positions. The aldermanic members shall serve for a period consistent with an aldermanic term and, if re-elected, may be reappointed or replaced by the President of the Board of Aldermen at the end of such term in his discretion. All other Board members shall, commencing on January 1, 2006, serve for a term of two years, subject to any removal provisions as may be provided by any bylaws established in accordance herewith. Initial appointments to the Board made upon passage of this section shall be interim appointments, said interim terms to expire, in all cases, on December 31, 2005. Board members shall hold their offices until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
(D) Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled without undue delay in the same manner and by the same appointing authority that made the original appointment, to serve for the unexpired portion of the term. Should any such appointing authority for any reason cease to exist, the Board, by a majority vote of its entire membership, shall designate a similarly purposed or otherwise relevant entity as a replacement appoinling authority. Any Board member appointed by the defunct appointing authority shall complete his term on the Board and any replacement appointing authority shall only appoint Board members at the beginning of the new appointment cycle, unless a vacancy within the purview of its appointing authority sooner occurs.
(E) Board members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties within the limitations of appropriations.
(Ord. passed 3-7-2005; Ord. passed 5-21-2012; Ord. passed 5-20-2019)