84-12-Ordinance-Establishing the Utility Board-07/02/1984
CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS AHV13803S U1
ORDINANCE NO. 84-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 SECTION 15 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS,
ENTITLED UTILITIES BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF A UTILITY BOARD; DEFINING THE POWERS AND
DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS:
SECTION I
THAT CHAPTER 10, SECTION l5-D; CHAPTER 10, SECTION 15-E-1; AND
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 15, SECTION II OF THE SANGER CODE OF ORDINANCES
IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 15: .UTILITIES BOARD
D. Selection of Officers
At its organizational meeting, and annually thereafter
as soon as the :newly appointed member (or members) has
qualified; the board shall select from its own member-
ship a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary. Any
three (3) of the regularly appointed members shall con-
stitute a quorum. The board shall determine its own
rules and order of business. The board shall meet at
least once each month; all meetings shall be open as
per Article 6252-17 of the Texas Open Meetings Act and
a permanent record of the proceedings maintained.
E. Powers and Duties of the Utility Board
1. The board shall serve the department of utilities
as a consulting, advisory and supervisory body to
study and recommend policies relating to the oper-
ation, promotion, enlargement, future planning and
such other matters involving city -owned and any
other such utility as may be referred to it by the
council.
SECTION II
At intervals not exceeding
shall at the expense of the
a
general management survey
conditions of the physical
five
(5) years the council
utilities involved, cause
to be made to evaluate the
electric distribution system.
This evaluation to be done under the jurisdiction of
the board by a competent management consulting or in-
dustrial engineering firm, the.report and recommenda-
tionsof which shall be made public; provided, that
the first such survey shall be made within three (3)
years of the effective date of this Ordinance. The
council may at i-ts own discretion at such time as
council feels it necessary request a cost analysis of
any of the other city owned utilities.
SECTION II
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are,
to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION III
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases
of this Ordinance are severable and, if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses. sen-
tences, paragraphs, and sections of this Ordinance, since the
same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION IV
Whenever in this Ordinance an act is prohibited or is made
or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor,
or wherever in such Ordinance, the doing of an act is required
or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the
violation of any such provision shall be punished by a fine
of not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00); provided,
however, that no penalty shall be greater or less. than the
penalty provided for the same or similar offense under the
laws of the State. Each day any violation of this ordinance
shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION V
This Ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption as the law i.n such
cases provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of 1984.
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Mayor