§ 42-73. Appointment; structure; procedures.

The appointment, structure and procedures of the groundwater quality control board shall be as follows:

(1)

The board shall be composed of 11 members, one of whom shall be the president of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division or his representative; one of whom shall be a professional engineer with training, education, or experience in hydrology and geology; one of whom shall be a licensed well-driller; five of whom shall represent the municipalities other than Memphis which are located in the county and have public water systems; one of whom shall be the director of the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department; and two of whom shall represent the public at large. The mayor of the City of Memphis shall appoint the professional engineer and one member at large subject to the approval of the Memphis City Council. The county mayor shall appoint the licensed well-driller and one member at large, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners. The five representatives of the municipalities other than Memphis which are located in the county shall be appointed by the mayors of those municipalities subject to the approval of their respective boards of aldermen.

(2)

All members shall be residents of and domiciled in the county and shall serve without compensation.

(3)

The terms of the appointments of the initial members of the board shall be as follows: Three members shall serve for four years, three members shall serve for three years, three members shall serve for two years, and two members shall serve for one year, to be determined by random drawing. All subsequent full terms shall be for four years. The anniversary date of each term shall be the expiration date of the vacated term being filled, except that an appointee filling an unexpired term shall have the anniversary date coinciding with the date the unexpired term was regularly due to expire.

(4)

Whenever a vacancy occurs, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(5)

The board shall select at its first meeting of each calendar year a chairman from among its members to serve the remainder of that calendar year.

(6)

The board shall meet biannually in March and September and at such other times as necessary to conduct the business of the board, as determined by the chairman or as requested by three members of the board.

(7)

All hearings and meetings conducted by the board shall be open to the public.

(8)

Not less than ten days' notice of all meetings shall be given to all members of the board. Notice by mail postmarked 12 days in advance of the meeting date to the last known address of the member shall be sufficient to fulfill the meeting notice requirement.

(9)

All meetings to conduct official business of the board and all hearings before the board shall require the attendance of a majority of the board duly appointed at the time of the meeting or hearing to constitute a quorum. A majority of those present and constituting a quorum may act for the board by a simple one person one vote procedure.

(Code 1992, § 29-106; Ord. No. 19, exh. A, § 4, 11-23-1987)