# peer_boards

utility: Pittsburgh Water
jurisdiction: Pittsburgh, PA
sampling_method: full census (every meeting Oct 2023-Sep 2025)
exemplar:
Zero split votes in 24 months; the 5 abstentions were Chair Sciulli's conflict-of-interest recusals, excluded from the denominator


utility: Niagara Falls Water Board
jurisdiction: Niagara Falls, NY
sampling_method: random sample
exemplar:
Apr 28 2025: employee-evaluation resolution failed 2-2, was revised in public, then passed 3-2; meeting ran 161 minutes


utility: North Harris County Regional Water Authority
jurisdiction: North Harris County, TX
sampling_method: random sample
exemplar:
Oct 7 2024: a motion failed 2-2 with two abstentions, and the board voted 3-2 to postpone; 179-minute meeting, 9 public speakers, 35-minute executive session


