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I-' :~J~ ri T I U~'J ', ~ F TN E r:,Er,~ ,-; J . 2U;~.u ~_;F UTILITY '~~,:~,I`,::1~.~•1;=:`, ~'_ES'..h:I~E TFiLI~? vUTIcS~ T F ,..,`~ ~-~l= ur i I ~ ` ,-;i l~~ _~~:1 L I i= I ~:,aT I ~~..~. , ,~i J.~ I ~~l ~. ~I~J~ ,y L TO ~SThi3Ll..>II ,1 ~1'~TE~~~,~1 F:-. ~if~~_ ~~F~,:~;! IUr~,, ~_~;l,L~'~TIU?~J ;~~~v~ ~~JT~OL :F T. ,~ Pi.,~L I ~ UT I L I T I __S ~~ ,~:'i='~ O!: T~ C'~ ~:'~ JED GY THE ":ITY _F '':'ErT ~~~'.i'!'~I~ U J:"; :'~ ~'u,~,iJ l:iF UT1 LITY I S S I `Ji~~ - ~c~f.,.~ .~ .... i3E IT OR.,I1`~D ~Y I'~ '~~{TY .~..~J_:IL CF I, I_ '~:I(Y OF `;~cST .v~, Ll'. . ~'I-~ I J, „"~ fem.-\I 'v J,~~ , Seci~ ion I. Ti~at there i s hereby created a Ut i I i ty Com- mission of .rest ;.';err~~his, ~,rkansas, composed of the i~:`;ayor of the amity as me.rr;ber anu cl,airrnan ana tiv~z (~) citizens who are quali~Fied electors of thy: +nuniri;:;ality and to Ise appointed 'U~y the City ;:ounci I. ~lo rr~ember of th-~ Utility Commission appoint ed by t~,e ~~i ty ':ounc i I sha I ( i.-old any - I..ct i ve Gr other a,.~poi nt i v ofi ice under the :,~unicir~al ~overnmcnt ~.~~i~i le a rner~ber of the Commission nor be a candidate f:ar any (ect i~~~e offices city or i i county, ~w'r~i Ic a mer:~-~er of said C:ornr,iission. Section ~~~, Said l~ti lity Com;nissioners appointed by the ~:ity Counci I shall h:~1d ~~1 ~ i__. i`or ~; tern oC five (S) years an~7 thereafter u;:~on i~hc ex~_Ji rat ion of th<>i r respective i-erms, th~> i r succcss«rs si~a I I '~e ao~~oi nted '~y th~~ ::i ty Counc i I for a terra of five !~) years, last ap~ointrnent this year .or five (51 years. The ~".oar^ o=i Utility ~~ornnrission~°rs shall qualify and take the oath of oft icv ~,,i th i n tip i rty (30) days after tlrei r a,opoi nt- meat, anu in the ~.vcnt ~~ny i~crson a~,~~ointec as such ecr~~r;~issioner sha I I ~fa i ! to c;ua I i fy 4~~i th i n t'. i rty gays ,-~f I; i s a;~r~oi ntment, h i s of~Fiee sha I I ~~>e vacant anc! !~ i s su~cF~ss~~r wha I I be c lected or ap:oi rated Icy i h2 ~:: i ty ~ounc i 1 . I n i~l~e ~=_~-eat of ,~ vacancy caused i>y death, res i~~~nat ion, or rcr:~~va I or otf~er~rri se, the rerna i ni rag four (4; ;~orn:nissioners shell recorr;,end ~~ successor to the ~ity Counci ( for ~;•;~rova I to ti I ! o~~t tie unex~~-~i r~~~<~ term. Sect ion ~. i:x~~ I u~~i nc tiz ::ayor of ti;e ~'~i ty, who sha receive no salary as .. r-~ern'_,~-,r .-f t~is Ui i lity ~Comrnission, tl;e salary i~o ~e >a;~ „"~<:: sa~~~ ~1 ~ -i y ~_oroniission~rs so a~:,~o~nte ' ~t i s fixed at `U5(`~.C)0 Dol tars per month. iefore enter i rlc; u,~on the ~:'~~t i ~~., cf his ~~ft i ce, each Utility ~or~lrnissicncr a;:~~ointP~ `~y Ehe ~ity Counci ( steal I sub- scri!~e to and file an ~atl-, to su;~~;_~~rt file Constitutions of the Unitedutates~o~t the:;tate ~~f ;,rl:ans~ls, and to obey the laws of i~i~le State and Jrdinanc~~s of the City of ~;v'est i~~~eraphis, ~rl:ansas, a n:. to faithful ly 'i.:..l~:~rr7e th~> uti•~s of Iris offieu~ to the best o~f i. i s ;~I~i I i ty. Sect ion ~ :=,ny c~ ,w~~r of ti~~c ~~t i I i i~y ~~CUinnii ss ion appointed by the ~ity tiunci I ray r~:(ovc~a <;or .:3us„ aster ;~ropr°r i~ear- inc, by a concurrent ~~~~~to of t4,'o-ti~~~ire;~ o~l~ the' ~uuly elected and qualifi ~d ~ ~r;b~r. -~f f;l ;tire iiy ,_u~nci I, i~i'.luciinp the .:;ayor &nU tree ~UC?iilP.nt 3t tn~' ~liy ..O,n':,11 O i'Fle .,Ity Of eSt ;':le(il~7ill5 51'1al I Ve T1naI. `sect ion S. Th:~ ~~~r;;i s ~ iur.~zr< i;;p-~i nted hereunder sha I I z h have ~~,o,;~r and ,,uthority to r(;ana:e, conirol, operate, improve, maintain, extend, and enlarge File ,.,uni~_ipal utility syst~rns in Sal~'~-Ity ;rl~: iPrrliCCy In V1"~Ifllty t;l~r2of, and a nia~Ority Of the ioard of "~orrl(rissiorlers si~,~al _':nci itute a quorum for tra(~s- act i n„ I I I business, teat i t sha I require tEl~e ai_~prov- I of a Majority cf idle ent i rc~ board for any act ion crf ar+;/ ~aeet i nc to k~+ecorn t!_~ uCti.:~n ,_ ire .~~.r.. .,~~ Utility ~o:,lrnission~.rs, and shall nave full _ <=~rpc ~,{ -;,i:l pfant~ ~r ry>t~r:~s inclu..in, the r I ~';!lt t0 C;(Tli31c'~y fir- r~r~~C~;V~ can_~or 'i1 S%IldrCje any and rl I I a~~istants, su;~_~rvisor~, i~~r<~,-;en, ~I_;`:s, bo~l~ker~,~rs and ernr~loy~eos _~n to ~fi~ix an. r,_ I~~te their .,;:laries. The Comn~lis- s loners sha I I hav~u auti~~or i ty anc ~o~~:~er to <rr~:plo~,~ %n~,i n~~ers, au<:iitors, accountants where fhe. n,~cu` any, oc„~~ion may arise. Said Cor,~cli ss loners sha l I nOt h.~~~e any ~iutilor ity opt power to i~.)Ue any 'doll ::~ Or ni)t ~'s, }~I`' ~.~~e: C%r c.r5 Ur ally tyjJ2 0•• eVl< F°nCeS of i ncebt~°dness or ~k; I i ~~at i ons ~r to , ~: I I, r~~rtca;~;e or encu(l~ber said utility ,_~lants ~>r systems. ~'ect ion c. `;ai' Uti I ity .~oor~ sh;:l I I:ave the ;o>,ver and authority to purchase ~zlcctric current or water frog, any other person, 1- i r~~, or cor;orut ion as i r. tii'<: a ;:-,mvnt of said Hoard steal I ~%e i~rop~r or expedient, and to snake any and aI I contracts necessary and i nc iuent to carry out their ;>o':Jnrs conferred here. i n, an:1 to d i s ch~:,rce, a I ter, rene~// or u i scont i nue any ~, a contracts entered into by them at an;/ tir,~:e, ?rovided said hoard. shall not enter into any contract for i-he i->urciias4: of electri- city For any ~~~ricd lon~~cr ti~ia,l three (31 years, unless said contract sh-11I have first b<~c~n areproved by the City Counci I of ..'e s t ,.,~„ ,~h i s . ~`:'CtIUn 7• ~I1J Sali1 !_~Odr:. C,~ ~.1t1 llI'~y/ ~Ci(Y.aISSIGn£CS Silall 'gave povJer to ~~~ke ,~urc;~uses of ~~rf ! sup;~l ies, a;~~~aratus, mater- ials ~snd ether thin~~s requisite fur the operation, maintenance, repair, ex,t:~ns ion ~~r en lar:~crnent of tl~e Ut i I i ty systcr~rs ~~f i-hi s :ity an~~ f-~~ n~ah<: aII nec~~snary c,~ntracts for e;~or!: or laoor to be done, or ma~teria) or oth~._~r ne~~cssary tnine;s to rw,,,~ furnished for the benefit of such City, fir i n carryi n~; cut any w~~rk or under- tekinc: in con;,~ction ~:vitf~~ said uti lines; ~~rovidec;~ however, where the amount ~f any ~~r.st irnated ex~~endi turc, may e.;<ceed ~S,C)0O.00, said ~o~-+rc_~ sha I I tr?~ns,ni to tic ~i ty ~cunc i I its est iniate ti~cr:Gf anu a r~ solution author i zi nc suer exj~~endi ture~ t~~nether ~°~ith the 3oard~s rr~cor~r~;;endation in relation thereto, ~~nd u~~on trc ~-~assa:;~: o~ an a~~;~r~~vinq resolution by the City Council, it shall b~ the duty of said '_~oard to advertise and let the vJOrk ~r contract t-> the lo'.~est res;~onsible bidder, note ho4vever~ in excess oi~ estimate of cost certified to,~~~~ity Counci with: the privi le:~~; in said Beard to reject al I Lids and re- advert i se as ;.rev i dcd~ ~~,~r-a i n. `section 8. ~71~enever in the opinion of the board it i shall become necessary 1o rnake any alterations er modifications i n the spec i f i cat ions or ~! ans of an~,~ t~~or!_ or cvntraet required to be sub~~~ri 1-ted 1'o ri7z City ~~:~ounc i i, the same sha i I i n no ~~v?nt exceed tir~~ _~r i~:i na I contrast _~y `?~)~ and then sha I I ue made only upon the written order of s-aid Utility ward or its duly authorized are:nt, ~sn~. suc;-~ order si,a I I ~~~ o~F no eff.~ct unt i 1 the price sha l E hav~_ ~~~<>en ac;r~:ed up~~n i n G~~r i t i ny and signed by the conhracter and~or a;~proved by said L-'oard, and no eontr- actor sha I I ever be a ! loved cor,i;~ensat ion or anytlr i ng for any extra work caused by any ,Iteration or r~r;uifi::ai-ion unless suci~ i s made and dine u;~on <:~n or`ier anu ree;r,ont as above provided, nor shall ar.y contractor in any case b,z allowed more •, , . ~, FGr such ,IteratiGn or modification than the price fixc~u in the wr i ttv_n am<_-nded ac;ree;~,ent, and ;'rl~~ ich ;>r ice sha I I not exceed the original cost or r?ric by more than `?<`;~ as aforesaid. Section 9. All contracts made iy the Board shall be made In thE' ncfilG' Of file ~,Ity by tfl~' t?-0ar~ Oi vtl Ilty l.Gr`lr(llsslGners, and where the amount tG t>e paid thereunder excoeds $100.00, i t sha I I ce i n vrr i t i nc and s i ~~ined by the Chairman o-f the 3oard or a duly authorized ~-;ent tiier~_~of. Section 10. ;~`henevc>r i i i s ~rov i ceci ):, r-e i n that i t sha be the duty of the City by the 3oard of Utility Commissioners to advertise, suci~ advert i sen;ent sha I I be by purl i cat ion i n a news- paper published in the City of .vest ~~:~ien-rphis, Gr one having eneral cir:,ulaiiGn in sai~J City, invitinc sealed Nrritten bids on the proposed vrork to:ether with and in additiGn thereto by diving `vrritten notice of the ;:proposed wcrl; or contract tG at least three persons or firms in or out of this City, who are engaged in the ~~rork to i7e dine or in i~urnishing the supplies desired, ~~:~itli invitation to sui~ririt sealed written bids, and the said [3oard shall open said sealer Lids only in public at the time and place ~~i xed i n th4~ a~:Jvert i s~~rnent an.:' not ice, and let said vrork or contract to the lowest an~~~~or b~cst ~?ir_~der, f~ut th¢ Board sha I I at a I I t irnes ~i~ave fire ;~r i v i (ege to reject any Gr a I I bi ifs. Section II. fhry said [3oard shall adopt and enforce such rules and re~,ulations as they may deer;) r~zcessary and expedient for the rules for proper e~eration and mana;ement of said utility systems and shall have authority to alter, change or amend such rules and regulations at Their discretion. The said Board wall submit monthly statements to each regular Council meeting of the preceedinq mGnth's or~,~rations, an,a also an annual report of the Cornmi ss io;~ ~ s op'~rat ions to .the ~:~;ayor anc ~;i ty :~oune i I, prepared by a cGrnpetent auditor, e~ri th i n fcrty-five (~S) days after January Ist of each year, and shall ilsa i'urnish such other and further re~~Grts, r,'ata anci inforn~at ion any: at such t irnes as may be requested by tf-~e iayor and ~:ity Counei (. Thy, said Board sha I I i:eep a I I funcas received as income from the Utility systems s~~;,:~rate and apart from the funds Gf -. ~rr• i i tl-~e wity, rnd shall rn~~intain ~rcper- interest, sinkinc fund and depreciation accounts. ,-~nyfunds at any tin,z held or reserved by the said Utility ~~omrr~ission and vahich may ire invested shat l be invested in such ~>repcrties ~~nd securities as shall be approved by the City Council. Section I?_. Said i~oard shall, v~ith the approval and con- f i rmat i on of the :.~ i ty ~:~ounc i I, make a schedule of rates for the several services an< for the dilfercnt classes of consumers and shall make such rates for the service rendered as will enable them at all times to pay operating expenses, interest, sinking funds requirements, amortization ;~ayrnents, reserve for working capita(, remunerations and replacements, casualties and other fixed char7es, and in the event service is furnished consumers or users outside the City of lest i~:~~emphis, the rates charged such persons shall net necessarily be as low as the rates charg- ed within the wits. The Cornr.;ission, b~,~ and 4viti~ the approval and confirmation ~:f the City Council, shall have the right to change the schedule of rates for utilitio_.s in the City and out- s ide the ~~i ty from time to i~ imz as i n their j ud,-;rnent may be necessary or proper. any rates approved by the City wouncil of the City of .pest ~`,'~ernpi-cis shat I be suiticient to provide for payment of all bone! maturities or oti~~er indebtedness issued acainst the Utility or constitutinc; a lien a:ainst said systems or the revenue the refrcm, inclu~iin~ reserves ti~erefor and provide for all expenses of operation, and replacements and ~~raintenance of said plants ar systeri~s. Section 13. laid Utility ~,~orr~mission in the Warne of the City of ';~.`est l~.iern;~f-~ i s i s author i ze~~ and em,?oe~aered to condemn any lands, easements or ric;hts-of-~r~dy either on or under or above the r,round for any and aII pur;.oses in connection v,ith the con- struct ion, ,:~perat ion, irn~,rovernent, extension or rnai ntenanee of the said utility system. Title to any ~~ro;-:erty so condemned sha I I ~~e i~aken i n the name of the City of \;est i~,I¢rnph i s and such eondernnat ion prccE:edi n~;s si~a i I k~e i n I he Warne of and for the City an:.' r~ursuant to anu i n accordance ~.,; i th the :statutory K~ra- vi sions anti C'rui Hance re lat i n~ thereto. r Sect ion 14. I;nrn~~di ate I y upon th~z c;ua I i f icat i on of the Board of Utility womr~~issioners said board shall complete its organization. The h,,ayor of '~.,n_st ,".em~.~l,is, ~'',rkansas, to be Chairman Hof the. ward of iJtility Commissioners anc said 3oard Tali elect one of its rr~embzrs as `/ice-Chairman, and one as ~. r S¢cretary. The ~/ice.-(~~~airn~~an, ana .:~~cr¢Iary steal I bolo o~ ice as such for a term of one year - election to ~~: held each year at first. re~!u I ar i~~e~t i nr, i n ~~,u<;ust. The i~~~'~,ayor, as Lhai rman, sha I ! i~res i de at a I I me.a_t i nc~s o~~~ tfiF~ Board and sha I I be its Chief executive C:~i~icer, anu the Vice-Chairman steal) act as Chairman v,-hen tl~~ '~ha i rman si~a I I ue aLsent or unab I e to act. The Secrztary shall kee;: and or¢serve. in a wzllbound book, written rni notes of a I I r~.~~~tzt i nc;s, and actions and proceedi nc;s of said Utility 3oard. Secticn I~. The E~oar%+ of Utility :on,rnissioners shall maintain and !_~~~ s~zi-~arate I~?ooks and accounts nn ut i I i ty oi~era- Lions so I~hat said books and accounts ~.,~ill reflect ti7e financial concitions of each utility operation s~;;arat¢ly to the end that eaci~~ utility operation small ue self-sustaining. ~acl; of ~ a i d o;o~<~rat ..:ns sha I I ~ op~~ rated independent ~ r of eac~~~ other, exc~zpt i nso(~ar as i',c :~~~ard or Ut i I i y ~~~ommi s- sinners may he ct the o;:7inion that a joint aperation steal) be adviseable and c.con~~r,~,ica) in i~ici~ event al I expenses incurred in such joint o~>eratian, inclu~iina salaries of oft'ice worko_rs, engi veers or other persons ~~erforn~i nc~ v~ork for a I I operations shall be prorated `_>etween the several ~~perations in such manner as said 3oard sl~iall deem equitable. The said ~~,oard steal I keep such books and acco~,;nts as ' standard and uniform nearly as may be i n a:;cordance ~,,~i th rl;c books an~~ :accounts ordinari ly kept in the n~aintenan~.e and operation of utilities sirnilGr to those under its control. Sect ion (~~. Tire revenue rec<~i v'<d each year from t h¢ uti I i ty o;~~:rat ions '~ef~or~r ~~G°in- ~-sed for any other ;purpose st?a I I H, ,;: use ~?y thy:. i'o~r:a for I ire fo l I~n~~~i r:c; ,urposes i n the order named, to-~•:-i t I. The payn,,~~nt ~1= a I I ~~~<:r~~t i nr expenses of tine utilities ~~ trey accrue. "~ ~~~~.. ~' ~~r re,.ui re~7 .-. ~ int,r~.st acrru'rls ~n,a sinking fund accrua or o her r~:~~}vi c emen ts on t~on~~is ~~r certificates ar i n ~._ v_dn ~°ss i ss~.~' d for the b~nefi t oi~ t~~~ _:i ty of ~ 2st i':-,~,-~ph i s in tier: op~rai'ion of any rai~~l utilities. r , ~• l or ~3 y;,,il5 t ~ r~s^'"V?S I n SU:I'i d:('aUntS aS i ~l°~ Board of ut i I i ty :omr.~i p s i ~ners t h i n ,~r~~~.,r .n - I t t to ~y rc_c, ~~ ion c~lec Sgt u~3 TrOrr? t l`;ie i O t lr''?'e'~ F)U7 I n n0 ('V:?,nt ~'Q ~ZXC~~P.': `._~~~u of the revenue r~~,., i n i ng ~ fter n~a!~ i n,~ ± ,°nts pr. .~ i ~~ ~~ara- graphs I ., 2 {~r.}ceec:i n; 4„ ;=ar r,~y~-;~~nt to the ;~en<~ral fun~us of tl~~ munici;~ality a sure e±_;u:~ ( i n amount to th;: ~~i ty to>;~s on thy: ;,roper-i i~zs of ti~E ~_:ity o,vn~~d uti liti~.s ~r~itfrin Pi,e City li:~its ~~I~ hire !_:ity of `::¢st i~v~! e m p h i s, i f s a i u ~~ r o;~ -_~ r t i •° s vi ~ r is ;~ r i ~,- a t e l y ~, ,: ~ n~ d. 5. °';ny surr?lus thin remaining over and abov¢ sa;=e s operat i n; rnarc;i ns sf~,a l l be <~~evot:~d as tyre C:i ty Coup- i l sha l l direct, ;,rovicied, I~o~~..:ver, r~., ,,,~ .;.;ro{us sl~;ul It~e devoted to any ;cur ~~c~s~.~ ~~ontrary to an;~ n~~rt:^ac=e ar ~~ontract ~~rovision mad¢ by he vity ::~ ..~st:,;iris ~.~~ith ~~_.~r~n~> t~_~ ,ir:, u~~ a ;~¢ f f f t in:~orl!<: from th.e o!~erutian ~~f :any uti litics owned by the ~ity. Sect,on 17. TI?~ .~.,u~ .. of liti limy ;cr~~-, is:,ion~.r~ shall ~! fUrnlSh to tfie ~Ity Of '.,'~?St ..I~-'n1i7hls free. an:~' ,°~Ui~ilCl%'nt ':VatP_r for a I I fire hydrants of the ~;i t - for f i r~~ protect i on and far s;~rinkling the streets of tic- City an~:._1 ray also ,=urnish to said :ity such a_luiti::nal ~~~ater as .. .,i~ ~3o-:r~ :..-;"y deem ¢x;~euient for uui~lic ~~ur;~ases, Uut the ';:it~~ ~~f ,~.cst i~~~,¢rnphis shall be required to ;~a~,~ fnr any electric current under the pr~~vai ling rate scales ada~>t,^c~ For tl~~: sine of any ~I~~~tri~ current. section I'~. dubjeet to the ter~~s of any contracts t;rat I-~av2 been or may ~-.~e rnacc t,~y the ~ra~.~i ~ ions o7 any r_~~onds or Hates issued by the City of :est ~'rerri.~his relatin-:; to ti?e ince~Yre or reserves i n ~:.on.s of ! ~re United `'tat~~<, : tat2 of ;arkansas, or any bonds;or notes issued by or an bei~~lf of th¢ City of `;f¢st ~, ' id;erirpf7 i s for the b~nef i t of the Ut i ! i ty opcrat ions; and th¢ i n¢got i a~%i I i ty of any iron{,s or notes so acquired sha I I not be I affected Ly the acquisitian tt~%r~~of, and any i7onds or notes so acquired may thereafter he ne;otiated, sell or used for debt r .~ . '. '.~, ~ «;, . ~-, •~ retirement or otherwise ,lispcsed o~f at public or private sale, and at such orices and upon such conditions as the Board of Ut i I i ty Commissioners may dec~r:~ ~~est. Section I?. The 3oard of Utility Commissioners may i nsure titer f ide I i ty ~~f ar;y or a I I of its off i~:_ers, a,;ents or er;~ploye.es, and may require tiiern ~~r any of them to execute bond, and the ~rernium on any bond tivhich the~'oard may require under this ordinance or the ~~rc:mi um on any i'i de I i ty insurance sha I be paid out of th~~ -iunus in the control of the Board of Ut i (i ty Cornmi ss loners and ~c char~eu to operat i nc expenses. PASSED Ai~TD APPROVED this 21st day of December , 1952 . ~ OR Y 1 ATT~S T: G" l/- ,_----- CITY CL%RI•: