(1) The following entities shall be members of the authority:
Each county that has property within the authority's boundaries shall have one member;
Each municipality that has property within the authority's boundaries shall have onemember;
The special districts that include in their service areas property within the CherryCreek basin and that own and operate wastewater treatment services facilities in the Cherry Creek basin shall collectively be represented by a single member of the authority. For the purposes of this paragraph (c), wastewater treatment services shall mean a wastewater treatment facility with a designed capacity to receive more than two thousand gallons of sewage per day.
A total of seven members shall be appointed by the governor to represent sportspersons, recreational users, and concerned citizens. A minimum of two of these appointees shall be residents of Colorado and shall be from bona fide sports persons' or recreational organizations that have members who use the reservoir. A minimum of two of these appointees shall be from bona fide citizen or environmental organizations interested in preserving water quality with members who use the reservoir or live within Cherry Creek basin. At least three of the appointed members shall have backgrounds in or professional training regarding water quality issues. A simple majority of the appointed members shall be appointed to four-year terms, the remainder shall be appointed to initial two-year terms, and the members appointed to fill the vacancies upon expiration of such two-year terms shall serve four-year terms. The governor may replace any appointed member with a new member by appointment every four years.
Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 1032, § 1, effective April 28. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 896, § 1, effective August 8.