The governing body of the Authority shall be a Board of seven members, which shall be made up of the Mayors, Supervisors and Village Presidents of each constituent municipality or his or her designee. Each constituent municipality shall also designate an alternate Board Member, who shall exercise all powers of that municipality’s Board Member in his or her absence or disability. Board members and Alternate Board Members must either be an elected official or an employee of the municipality they represent. The designation of Board Members and alternate Board Members shall be updated by the legislative bodies of the constituent municipalities annually prior to the first Board meeting each year. The Board shall select a Chair and Vice Chair, who shall be members of the Board, and a Secretary and a Treasurer, who need not be members of the Board. The Board may, at its discretion, consolidate the responsibility of the Secretary and Treasurer and appoint a single officer to serve in this capacity. Such officers shall be selected annually on the first meeting of the Authority Board each year, and shall serve until their respective successors shall be selected and qualify. No appointment to the Board and no selection of an officer of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid because it was not made within or at the time specified in these Articles. The Board Members shall serve without compensation except that each Board Member shall be entitled to reimbursement for all expenditures made in carrying out official duties, including a reasonable allowance for traveling expenses.
SHVUA’s regulating ordinances and other governing documents are provided in the Consolidated Service Agreement document.