Houston Area Water Corporation
611 Walker 21th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Contact: Yvonne Forrest
Phone: (713) 837-0847 Fax: (713) 837-0847
Email: Yvonne.forrest@cityofhouston.net
Updated as of: 6/8/2010
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CREATION AND OPERATION(City)
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws for the Houston Area Water Corporation are on file in the Public Works Department; Chapter 431 of the Texas Transportation Code; City of Houston Resolution No. 2000-42.
GENERAL POWER AND DUTIES
The Corporation is organized for the purposes of providing treated, potable water to customers located wholly or partially in Area Three of the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District and aiding and assisting the City in performing its obligations with respect to a regional groundwater reduction plan by, among other things, constructing, improving, equipping, repairing, operating, and maintaining water treatment and distribution facilities (“Water Facilities”) and purchasing and selling water in connection therewith, and in an effort to provide the appropriate vehicle to obtain financing for the Water Facilities on the best terms and conditions available and to provide maximum flexibility in connection with the negotiation and award of contracts related to the development and operation of the Water Facilities and in otherwise performing its obligations with regard to a regional groundwater reduction plan.
MEETING TIME AND LOCATION
Meeting time is every other month for about 3 to 4 hours per meeting. The location is determined by the Board of Directors.
COMPOSITION
All powers of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board consisting of not less than seven nor more than nine Board members. At least seven Board members must be residents of Houston. To be qualified to serve as a Director, a person must be at least eighteen years old. The Mayor of the City appoints the Board members subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City.
In addition to the Directors, the Corporation may also have non-voting, advisory members of the Board of Directors in such numbers as the Mayor of the City shall appoint from time to time, each such appointment to be subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City.
SPECIAL NOTE: Any Director or non-voting advisory member may be removed from office at anytime, with or without cause, by the Mayor of the City, such removal to be effective immediately. The Mayor of the City shall have the right to appoint a replacement for such removed Director or non-voting advisory member, such replacement to be subject to confirmation by the City Council on the City. The Mayor shall make such appointment within sixty days following such removal (Non-voting advisory members do not have a time limit for reappointment following their removal).
QUORUM: At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
TERM: Each Director shall serve for a period of two years (staggered).
CHAIRPERSON: The Mayor appoints the chairperson, subject to confirmation by the City Council.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Is appointed by Mayor of the City.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Entity is included in the financial reporting for the City of Houston. Required to take an Ethics Course.
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