SB 18-176 Summary

• Changes the Southwestern Water Conservation District board meeting requirement from quarterly meetings on specific dates (fourth Tuesday in January, April, July, and October) to at least once every three months.

• Modifies the term limit for board president from "fourth Tuesday in January following his appointment" to "first regular board meeting of the next calendar year."

• Updates director term expiration dates to occur on "the day of the first regular board meeting held in the fourth calendar year following the member's appointment" rather than the third Tuesday in January.

• Specifies that new successors to the board take office on the date of the first regular meeting of the board following appointments by county commissioners, instead of the fourth Tuesday in January.

• Adds gender-neutral language throughout by replacing "his" with "his or her" in references to board members.