As it stands, Senate Bill 47 would reduce the number of seats on the board from 13 to 11. That would involve eliminating three appointments made by City Council members and adding a new mayoral appointment. At least two of those appointments would have to be consumer advocates and the mayoral appointments must include at least one person from each council district.
Those appointments would be made from a list of nominees developed by a council of presidents of New Orleans higher education institutions and other groups, such as the Chamber of Commerce and Urban League.
Also, University Presidents, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Urban League get to run the water board because why, exactly? I don't remember voting in any recent Chamber of Commerce election.
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