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Home My WebLink AboutORD 20-AAIT 0RDIITAN0E . Entitled. an ordinance creating; a Board of `.`later Works Commissioners for the City of Beaumont; providing for their ar{pointment and teruas of office; prescribing qualifications of the members; defining the rights, pourers, and duties of such board and. declaring an P- ergency- f BE IT ORDAINED BY T?L, CITY C OUNC IZ OF TFE CITY OF BEA?TLIONT : Section 1. There is hereby created a Board of ;tater ';forks Commissioners for the City of Beaumont to consist of three rnembers with exclusive jurisdiction in the control, management and maintenance of the, Water '+forks System of the City of Beau;:zont- Two members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number ma -v adjourn froi_1 time to time, such adjourned meetings to have the same character as the original meeting would have had, had it been held - Section 2. The members of the Board of ';rater T -forks Corti:iissioners shall be appointed by the 1,ayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council - Any person appointed and confirmed as a member of said board of :Tater ` orks Commissioners shall within fifteen (15) days thereafter file with the City Secretary his written acceptance of such appointment; and- if ndif same is not done, the appointment shall be held null and void and. the T. ay or shall ap1)oint some one else whose nomination shall be subject to confirmation by the City Council. No person shall be appointed a member of said 7,Iorks Commissioners for the City: -of Beaumont; providing for their ar{pointment and terms of office; prescribing qualifications of the members; defining the rights, powers, and duties of such board and. declaring an e_ciergency. f BE IT ORDAINED BY TIS CITY C OUNC IZ OF THE CITY OF 123F'ATRIONT : Section 1. There is hereby created a Board of atez 7-Torks Commi-ssioners for the City of Beaumont to consist of three members with exclusive jurisdiction in the control, management and maintenance of the Water -,Iorks 917 stem of the City of Beaumont. Two members shall constitute, a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn frori time to time, such adjourned Meetings to have the same character as the original meeting would have had, had it been held. Section 2. The members of the Board. of VIater Torks Coi_,T-,T shall be appointed by the 1:11ayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council. Any person appointed and. confirmed as a member of said board of ;later .orks Commissioners shall within fifteen (15) days thereafter file with the City Secretary his written acceptance of such appointment; and if same is not done, the appointment shall be held null and. void and. the 1ayor shall ap1)oint some one else •.rhose nomination shall be subject to confirmation by. the City Council. No person shall be appointed a member of said board. of Water ;7orks Commissioners who is not a resident citizen, and a qualified property tax paying voter , of the City of Beaumont. The members of said board shall serve without compensation. I 1 1 Section 3. The IrLayor of the City of Reaumont shall not later than the first regular meeting of the City Council, following the meeting; at which this ordinance is adopted, appoint the members of said Board. of Nater ;rlorks Commissioners. The members of said .Board. shall hold office for two ,years and until their successors .shall qv-alify; provided. that from the members first appointed, one member shall hold. office until the First Tuesday in 11av, 1915, and two members shall hold office until the first Tuesday,, 19, the said board to .determine by lot, at their first regular meeting after their appointment, the term for which each shall serve and their action thereon shall be certified to the City Council.. As the term of each member expires the lvlayor shall fill same in the manner 7)r ovided in Section 2 of this ord.i.r�ance . Vacancies occurin}g• in said board shall be filled by the Mayor, subject to confirDlation of the City Council, for the unexpired- term. nexpiredtern. Section 4. The Board of Water fforks Commissioners shall select from a-mong their members one �rJho shall be designated as Presiderit of said. Board. and one who shall be designated as Vice president ,of said Board.. The President of said. Board shall preside at all meetings and shall have a vote on all questions before said Board. In the abaence of the President, the Vice President shall preside and shall have the same authority as the President. The Board -•shall adopt their own by-laws and following the meeting at which this ordinance is adopted, appoint the 'members of said Board. of slater Works Commissioners. The members of said Board shall hold office for tv; OX0. 00 , in the Council Chamber of the City Fall at such time as they may d.ecide, and shall from time to time hol-d such special meetings as they may deem necessary. All such meetings'shall be open to the public unless a majority of the members present vote for an executive session. Section 6. The- Board of Water iVori-,s Commissioners shall appoint their own Secretary. The Secretary shall keep a full record. of all proceedings of said. 9oaxd, shall certify such proceedings under.his hand, same to be authenticated by a seal if a seal be adopted. and provided. by said.. Board., and shall perform all other duties as the Board may prescribe. J Section 7. The Board of V -later lNorks Commissioners shall have the poorer, and authority to employ all necessary help', including the superintendent of the `,dater 'Works System = remove from office any person employed and shall have the authority and power to }prescribe rules and regulations governing their employment. Section S. The Board. of ?dater Works Commissioners shall have the power and authority to prescribe the rates for service to be charged for supplying water to any person, firm or corporat.iont' Section 9. All monies collected from the operation of the i ;'later :',Works System shall be collected under the directions meetings'shall be open to the public unless a majority of the members present vote for an e:zecutive session. Section 6. The Board of eater Works Commissioners. shall appoint their own Secretary. The Secretary shall keep a full record of all proceedings of said Board, shall certify such proceedings under.his hand, same to be authenticated by a seal if a seal be adopted. and -provided by said. Board., and. shall perform all other duties as the Board may prescribe.. Section 7. The Board of V;'ater Works Commissioners shall have the power, and authority to employ all necessary help', including the superintendent of the :.Nater Works Sys terri = Temove frors office any person employed and shall have the authority and power to prescribe rules and regulations governing their employment. Section S. The Board_ of ?dater Works Commissioners shall have the power and authority to prescribe the rates for service to be charged for supplying water to any person, firm or corporat.i.onr� �� y✓ G4 Section 9. All monies collected from the operation of the grater ?orks system shall be collected under the directions of said. Boaxd of '.'later Works Commissioners, and shall be deposited in the City Treasury of the City of Beaumont to the credit of a fund to be known as the "Water'Works Revenue Funs"' and same shall be kept separate and apart from the other monies of the City. All -monies received by said Board of Fater Works Commissioners from any other C57 �.. ► . M source for the ',,-Vater Works System shall be deposited in the same fund. Pio monies -shall be dxawn from said "?'dater i7orks Revenue Fund" except in pursuance of an appropriation by the ?hoard of Water Forks Commissioners, and upon vonbhers signed by the president or acting 2xesident of said r3oaid and countersigned. by the Secretary of said Board - Section 10. The Monies collected, received and deposited in the "Water i"dorks Revenue Fund" shall not be ap xopriated or used for any purpose other than the following, to -wit: First: For the necessary expenses of conducting the Board of Grater Works Commissioners, and operating the Nater Works System of the City of Beaumont. Second: For the extension, ii_lprovement or better- ment of the property under the management and control of said Board of Watex Works Commissioners, including also the purchase of necessary lands and other property. Third: For the payment to the City Treasurer of the City of Beaumont, for the Credit of the General Fund, an amount equal to the sum collected from the ad.valoxem tax Rolls of each. year to create the necessary Sinking Fund and pay the interest on the City of Beaumont 'later ','locks Bonds NO. 2. Section 11. Said Board. of .later `,*7orks Commissioners shall file QUOyS! MI }� a written report with the City- Council -E•i a _,azumth,/by the second. meeting of the City. Council succeeding the aJ r� /� for which said report is x-ade, containing; an itemized statement of all revenues collected 'and paid and upon vou.dhers signed by the president or acting President of said Board and countersigned by the Secretary of said. Board. Section 10. The Monies collected, received and deposited in the "Nater ?dorks Revenue Fund." shall not be appropriated or used for any purpose other than the following, to -wit: First: For the necessary expenses of conducting the Board of .hater !Yorks Commissioners, and operating the Water Works System of the Cit_v of Beaumont. Second: For the extension, improvement or better- ment of the property under the management and control of said Board of ffater Works Commissioners, including also the purchase of necessary lands and other property. Third: For- the payment to the City Treasurer of the City of Be4umont, for the Credit of the General Fund, an amount equal to the sum collected fr orn the ad.valorem tax Bolls of each. year to create the necessary Sinking Fund and pay the interest on the City of Beaumont Vlater ;locks Bonds NO. 2. Section 11. Said Board. of ',Vater hocks Commissioners shall file Pva,- y+V_ _// a written report with the City. Council-e��i-.�h, by the second. meeting of the City Council succeeding the i xr n for which said report is :.lade, containing an itemized statement of all revenues collected'and paid- into aid into the City Treasury fVvIany source whatever for said 4ta-Grth for which said report is made, together with a statement showing all chis'hursements during said period and the purpose and character thereof. The said statement to be a complete digest of all the acts of q�NcJi�fe �-^ said Board of the &4n -t -h for which the said rep ort is made. t Section 12. NHEREAS the City of Beaumont has purchased from the Beaumont Water Works Company its propex t.les , including the dater Works System, and T,71TEREAS it is necessary that the City of Beaumont shall ii�unediately make arrangements to take care of the ''•latex '7orks System, creates_ an emergency and a public necessity so that. the rule requiring ordinances to be read. at -three separate meetings should be suspended and. it is hereby susp-ended and this ordinance shall go into effect from and after its passage and lawful publication. ATTEST: PASSED this the�� 1914. APPROVED this the�L--1914. o4. �? Beaumont, Texas, April 21,1914. it To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, C I T Y. Gentlemen: We, your -Ordinance Committee, to whoa was referred the attache6 ordinance creating a board of 'Vater Works Commissioners, beg to report that we have care fail y ns id Bred same and recommend its passage. v, Hon. E. A. Fletcher, Mayor, Beaumont, Texas. Dear Sir:- ��r�1.�i�41 Beaumont, Rexas, May 20, 1914. I have examined the Ordinance prepared by Mr. Ferguson, your City Attorney, amending the Ordinance creating the Beaumont Water Works Com- mission and adding some sections thereto, and as far as I can see the same is satisfactory. Yours. very truly, BEAMONT MATER WORKS COrAMISSION By