Locust Valley Water District Board of Commisioners, Seat 3

Description

The Locust Valley Water District Board of Commissioners consists of three individuals who reside in the district’s service area. One is elected each year by the public to serve a three-year term. They jointly handle the fiduciary responsibilities and oversee all functions of the water utility’s operating budget. Cooperatively, they work together to provide consumers with a continuous flow and ample supply of water for domestic use and firefighting purposes. The commissioners are active members of various professional public drinking water organizations such as the Long Island Water Conference, Nassau-Suffolk Water Commissioners Association, Long Island Special District Association and American Water Works Association. This provides them opportunities to share valuable information with water industry colleagues, in a joint effort to protect the quality and quantity of Long Island’s drinking water supply. Among other activities, these groups work with elected officials to ensure Long Island’s interests are best represented on state and federal levels.

Application Guidelines

Nassau County has over 1,000 elected offices and is governed by an assortment of offices on the county, municipal, and special district levels. Each of these entities administers their own elections, therefore, they must be contacted directly for election information. If you are interested in running, we strongly suggest calling the district as soon as possible to confirm information. In New York election law any paperwork filed late is considered a "fatal flaw" and the candidacy is nullified. There are general guidelines for district elections, but many districts have elections on unique dates. Please follow the instructions carefully. To file for this position, follow these three steps: 1) Contact the appropriate election administrator to confirm that your registered address qualifies for the position that you intend to run for, that you have the correct election and filing window dates, and that you meet any other qualifications. 2) Pick up the nominating petitions at the elections administrator's office. You should be able to ask questions regarding filing for office and have them clearly answered. If you have any issues regarding questions being answered by a district clerk, please contact the Nassau County Board of Elections at (516) 571-2411. 3) Gather the appropriate number of signatures and filing fee for the office and submit it to the election administrator within the filing window. Please note that these instructions are for an independent candidate. If you would like to run as a candidate of one of the major parties (Democrat, Republican, Green, Working Families, etc.) you will potentially have to adhere to a different timeline so that you can run in the primary. The New York State Office of the Comptroller may be able to help clarify information related to special districts, and we recommend contacting the district directly and if there is no response, consider lodging a formal complaint with the state comptroller.

Submit application to:
Locust Valley Water District, 226 Buckram Rd, Locust Valley, NY, 11560, US