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Bill lays out contested appointment plan for Metro Jackson Water Authority board
Summary
Section 5 of the Metro Jackson Water Authority Act specifies a detailed board appointment scheme involving the City of Jackson mayor, the governor, lieutenant governor, and mayors of Byram and Ridgeland; the sponsor said this allocation is the central sticking point holding up the bill.
Senator Williams identified Section 5 as the central sticking point for the Metro Jackson Water Authority Act and read the bill's detailed appointment scheme for the authority's board. The scheme includes the mayor of Jackson, two at-large members appointed by the Jackson mayor and confirmed by the Jackson city council, two at-large members appointed by the governor, one appointed by the lieutenant governor, one appointed by the governor upon the mayor's advice and with Senate confirmation, and additional appointees by the mayors of Byram and Ridgeland.
Williams emphasized that the appointment scheme is what has "tied this piece of legislation up" and said the committee will need to resolve the board makeup to move implementation forward. The committee adopted the strike-for-all motion and reported the bill after the sponsor agreed to clarify statutory capture language.
