830r
ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE THE WEST MEMPHIS UTILITY
COMMITTEE; PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF SAME; SET
FORTH THE AUTHORITY OF SAID COMMITTEE AND PURPOSE
OF SAME; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
~~;~ ~~r
C„ ~," `~
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
Section I. West Memphis Utility Committee. There is hereby
created and established the West Memphis Utility Committee.
Section II. The West Memphis Utility Committee shall consist
of ten (10) members who shall all be members of the West Memphis
City Council.
Five (5) members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum
for the transaction of any business authorized under this Ordinance,
which may properly come before the Committee. A majority of those
present shall be necessary for any business approved.
Section III. Chairman of the Committee. The Committee shall
elect one (1) of the members of said Committee as Chairman of said
Committee, and shall elect one (1) member of said Committee as
Vice-Chairman. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall serve in such
capacity for a period of one (1) year, or until the successors are
duly elected by the Committee Members. The Chairman of said Committee
shall have the duty of presiding over all meetings of said Committee
and shall call a monthly meeting, or additional meeting if necessary,
of said Committee, at such time and place as he shall deem necessary
upon notice being given to all said Committee Members.
Section IV. Secretary of Committee. The Committee shall
appoint one (1) City Employee as Secretary of said Committee. The
i
member designated as
Secretary shall serve in
such
capacity for a
period of one (1) year or until his or her successor is appointed by
the Committee. The Secretary shall keep a bound record book which
1.
~
~ ~
shall accurately reflect the minutes of the meetings of the West
Memphis Utility Committee, and said records shall be attested to by
the Secretary of said Committee.
Section V. Authority and Purpose. The West Memphis Utility
Committee is created for the following purposes:
A. Act as liaison between the Utility Department and City
Council.
B. Determine matters pertaining to revenue, rates, purchasing,
operation, and personnel of Utility Department; also administrative
procedures.
C. Any report and/or recommendations of said Committee as
heretofore referred to, must be in writing signed by the Chairman of
the Committee, and said Committee reports and recommendations shall
be attested to by the Committee Secretary.
D. Any report or recommendations of said Committee shall be
presented by the Chairman of said Committee to the City Council.
Section VI.
Emergency Clause. It being determined by the
City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, that said
Committee is necessary in order that the Mayor and City Council shall
have tighter control over management and revenues of the Utility
Department, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this
Ordinance in the interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the
inhabitants of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas shall be in full
force and effect from andMafter the date of passage and approval.
ADOPTED this / ! day of ~/~~ ~ ~ , 1975.
~ ATTEST:
-==-~"
r..
CITY CLERK
2.
~'~
MAYOR