5683635 Resolution 21-221, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Howard Gibbs Confirmation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015

A RESOLUTION

 

21-221 

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

September 22, 2015

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to confirm the reappointment of Howard Gibbs to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors.

 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Howard Gibbs Confirmation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015”.

 

            Sec. 2.  (a) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (“DC Water”) has a service area of approximately 725 square miles.  Within that area, DC Water provides critical municipal water services, including providing drinking water and sewer/wastewater treatment to more than 640,000 residents and 17.8 million annual visitors.  The infrastructure required to operate this impressive system includes more than 1,350 miles of water pipes, 4 pumping stations, 5 reservoirs, more than 9,000 public hydrants, and nearly 2,000 miles of sanitary and combined sewers.

            (b) DC Water is governed by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors (the “Board”), which consists of 11 principal and 11 alternate members.  Of those members, 6 are from the District of Columbia, 4 are from Maryland – 2 from Montgomery County and 2 from Prince George’s County – and one member represents Fairfax County, Virginia.  The District’s members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council.

            (c) Mr. Gibbs has served with distinction as an alternate member representing the District of Columbia on the Board since 2006.  Reverend Doctor Kendrick Curry was confirmed to serve on the Board on July 14, 2015, which inadvertently replaced Mr. Gibbs, for the remainder of a term to end September 12, 2018. 

(d) In order to ensure that both of these qualified individuals, Reverend Doctor Curry and Mr. Gibbs, can serve on the Board and that the District is fully represented regarding a number of critical health, safety, and environmental issues, it is necessary to confirm the reappointment of Mr. Gibbs, replacing Brenda Richardson, for a term to end September 12, 2019. 

 

 

 

 

            Sec. 3.  The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Howard Gibbs Confirmation Emergency Resolution of 2015 be adopted on an emergency basis.

 

            Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.