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,I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Charter - Utilities Board - Section 7-2 promote an orderly, economic and businesslike administration of the utility system. The Board shall operate as a separate unit of City govern- ment; and except as otherwise provided in this Charter both the Board and the department shall be free from the jurisdiction, direction and con- trol of other City officers and of the City Coun- cil. The Board may sue or be sued in its own name. All damage claims arising from the operations of the Board and the department shall be the responsibility of and be liquidated by the Board from the appropriate funds of the respec- tive utility system of the department. Sec. 7-3. Organization of Board. (a) Number of Commissioners. The Board shall consist of five Commissioners and a mem- ber of the City Council selected by the Council to act as an ex officio member without vote. (b) Appointment and tenure. The Commis- sioners shall be appointed by Council. The first Commissioners shall be appointed to serve terms of one, two, three, four and five years, respec- tively, from the first Monday of the month fol- lowing the taking effect of this Charter, the term of each to be designated by the Council. Their succes~.ors shall be appointed for terms of five years and until their successors are appointed and have qualified. Any Commissioner may be removed by Council at its pleasure. (c) Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled by the Council for the unexpired term. No vacancy in the Commission shall impair the right of the remaining Commissioners to exercise all the powen. of the Commission. (d) Qualifications. No person shall be a Commissioner unless he shall have been for at least one year next preceding his appointment a qualified elector of the City. No person who holds any other public office or who is an employee of the City government or who has business relationship with the department other than ai; a consumer shall be a Commissioner. A Commissioner ceasing to possess any of these qualifications shall be removed from his office by Council. (e) Compensation. Each Commissioner, as full compensation for his service:s as a member of the Board, may be paid from the revenues of the department the sum of ten dollars for each meeting of the Board actually attended by him; but no commissioner shall receive in anyone year more than two hundred and forty dollars for his attendance. Commissioners may be reim- bursed for expenses incurred in carrying out their duties, other than those which may be incurred in attending meetings of the Board within the City. (t) Conduct of meetings. The Board by majority vote shall elect from among its mem- bers a chairman who shall preside over the meetings of the Board and a vice-chairman who shall act for the chairman during his absence. The City Clerk shall act as secretary of the Board. An election of officers of the Board shall be held at the first regular meeting at which all members are present following the appointml~nt of a new Commissioner for a full term, but not later than the fourth meeting following the appointment. The Board shall. adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings, which shall be open to the public. No action shall be taken by the Board except by the affirmative vote of at least three Commissioners. Three Commissioners shall constitute a quorum. (Ord. No. 873-A passed at Nov. 7, 1989 election) Sec. 7-4. Organization of dep.artment. (a) Superintendent. The BO;lrd shall appoint a superintendent of the department to be respon- sible to the Board and to serve at its pleasure. (b) Other employees. There shall be such other officers and employees of the department as may be provided by the Board. The officers and employees shall be appointed and removed by the superintendent. C-lO