HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 02 Minutes 1952-03-12MINUTES OF REGULAR~ETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.2
March 12,1952 at ~:OO p.m.
Board of Supervisors’Room
Court House
Santa Ana,California
Chairman Finch called the joint meeting of the Districts’
Boards to order at ~:O5 p.m.
The roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of
the Board to be present:
Directors present:Robert H.Boney (Chairman),Hugh W.Warden
Charles E.Stevens,William H.Hirstein,
Willis H.Warner and Don Haiber
Directors absent:Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr.
Others present:Raymond R.Ribal,Chief Engineer and
General Manager
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney
Nat H.Neff
J.A.Woolley
K.J.Harrison
Loren Blakeley
William Carver
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Minutes of February A motion was made,duly seconded and
27~1952 and March carried,approving the minutes of
1952 the regular meeting held on February
27,1952 and adjourned to and held on
March 5,1952.
Rules and Procedure The Board of Directors adopted Resolution
No.132-2,establishing rules and pro
cedure for meetings and for the Executive Committee.Certified
copy of this Resolution is attached hereto arid made a part
of these minutes.
Report of Chief Mr.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General
Engineer and manager made a report upon staff re
General~Manager quirements and recommended the employ
ment of Mr.Francis F.Tenchert.
A motion was made by Director Willis H.Warner
duly seconded and carried that the Chief Engineer and General
Manager be authorized to employ Francis F.Tenchert,Engineer,
at the rate of ~p516.OO per month for the interim period
pending the receipt of preliminary plans on the treatment
plant.
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Report of Chief Mr.Ribal read riis report on the
Engineer and preliminary Plans for Land and
General Manager Marine ~3ections of the Outfall
which had been referred to him
by action of the Boards for study and report.Charts
were used in pointing out details in the general dis
cussion following the report.These charts are in
the office of the Chief Engineer and General Manager.
Mr.Ribal expressed his desire that the Directors feel
free to come into the office at 1104 West Eighth Street,
Santa Ana,California at any time for discussion of the
work and any further information they might desire.
A motion was made by Director Don Haiber,duly
seconded and carried that the report of the Chief
Engineer and General Mari~ger on the engineers’prelim
inary plans for land and marine sections of the outfall
b.c referred to Mr.Ribal.and the engineers for consider
ation of details and a report be submitted to the
Directors at an adjourned meeting to be held Wednesday
evening,March 19,1952.
O~e~~~ting Fund A motion was made by Director Warner%
~ä~ant Register duly seconded and carried,approving
District No.2 Operating Fund Warrant
Register for signature and payment of:
Warrant
Demand
No~..In Favor Of Amount
2.~4 Thomas J.Eadington 5.75
Ad~journrnent Upon a motion made by Director Warner,
duly seconded and carried,the Chair—
man declared the meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.to Wednesday
evening,March 19,1952 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.,in the
Board of Supervisors’Room,Court House,Santa Ana,California.
Chairman o the Board of Direc~to/s
County Sanitation District NoI
ATTEST:Orange County,California
Secretary of the Bôai~fi of Directô~’s
County Sanitation District No.2.
Orange County,California
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RESOLUTION NO.132-2 2~--
A RESOLUTION OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
NO.TWO OF ORANGE COUNTY FIXING AND
ESTABLISHING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF THE DIST~UCT WHEN
ACTING AS A PART OF rji}~JOINT ADRINISTN~TIVE
ORGANIZATION,AND FOR ORGANIZING THE ROi~RD
OF DIRECTORS OF THiS DISTRICT AND FOR ORGAN
IZING THE MENBERS OF THE JOINT ADNINISTRA
TIVE ORGANIZATION.
NHEREAS,County Sanitation District No.Two of Orange
County is now also known as a part of the Joint Administrative
Organization by virtue of an agreement dated December ~,194~as
contemplated in Sections 4~4O,4~L4~1 and 4~42 of the Health and
Safety Code;and
WHEREAS,it is desired to establish rules of procedure to
facilitate the orderly handling of business to come before the
Joint Administrative Organization.
NOW,THEREFCRE,BE IT RESOLVED:
Section .1.That the business of the District to come
before the ‘District,and before the District as partof the business
of the Joint Administrative Organization shall be carried on and
conducted in accordance with the provisions of the 75th Anniversary
Edition of “Robert’s Rules of Order Revised”,a copy of which is
on file in the office of the Secretary of the Joint Administrative
Organization,except wherein the special provisions hereinafter
set forth cor~flict therewith or constitute a change thereto.
A.Quorum:A rrajority of the Directors in five of the
eight County Sanitation Districts of Orange County constituting
ihe members of the Joint Administrative Organization shall con
stitute a quorum of the Joint Administrative Organization.
B.Executive Committee:There shall be a permanent
committee designated as the Executive Committee which shall con
sist of the chairman of the directors of each district.The
Chief ~ngineer and General Manager of the Joint Administrative
Organization shall be an ex-officlo member.Any director member
unable to attend a meeting of this Committee may designate
another director of the District he represents to serve in his
place and stead.
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(1)The Executive Committee shall meet to consider
those matters referred to it by the Joint Administrative Organ
ization.
(2)The Executive Committee may elect a chairman at
its second meeting in May of each year to serve at the pleasure
of the majority of the Committee.The.Executive Committee may
fix a regular meeting time and place.
(3)The Chief Engineer and General Manager may cancel
any regular meeting by giving oral notice of such cancellation
thereof there there is no business to come before the neeting.
(L1)Members of the Executive Committee shall be
entitled to mileage and compensation for attendance at Executive
Committee meetings,or for other District business.
(C)Motion to Refer to Executive Committee:Any
director at a Joint Administrative meeting may move to have any
matter of policy,or other activity affecting the members of the
Joint Administrative Organization,or any one of the ra~iaber
Districts,referred to the Executive Corimittee for study and
report.This motion shall be a privileged motion and when ~ly
seconded,discussion thereof shall be limited to directors only,
and for a period not to exceed two minutes per person.It shall
be passed by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Districts.
(D)Motions to Come Before Joint Administrative Organ
ization:Any motion or resolution to come before the Joint
Administrative Organization for joint action by all of the parti
cipating Districts,excepting only District No.8,shall be hand
led in the following manner:
The motion or resolution may be introduced by any mem
ber and when so introduced shall be read or repeated by the
Chairman of the Joint Administrative Organization.The Chairman
shall thereafter call for discussion on the notion or resolution
at which time any member may discuss the matter pending.Any
person other than a director present at the meeting may speak to
the motion if the Chairman recognizes him or her.Sole discre
tion to the extent of discussion outside of the membership of
the Joint Administrative Organization shall rest with the Chair-
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man.At the close of discussion theChairrian nay,in his dis
cretion,repeat the motion or resolution pending,and thereafter
call for vote in the follo~ing manners
The Secretary will poll each District in the following manner:
~On the not ion for District N0.____~(Roll call for resolu
tions,voice vote for routine motions,except in case of close
vote.)The Secretary shall determine whether or not the matter
is passed.
E.Expenditure of Funds or Appropriation of Funds:
Any action calling for the expenditure or appropriation of funds
of the Districts not previously authorized by each District,
must be approved by each District so affected.
F.Chairman of the Joint Administrative Organization:
A chairman of the Joint Administrative Organization shall be
elected by a majority vote of the Districts at the first meeting
in May of each year.The Chairman shall serve at the pleasure
of the msjority of the Distr~.cts.
G0 Chairman of the District:A chairman shall be elected
by the members of the District Board at the first meeting in
May of each year,and said Chairman shall serve at the pleasure
of the majority of said members.
H.Amendment of Rules of Procedi.~e:The foregoing rules
of procedure may be amended by the adoption of a resolution by
each of the eight member districts in respect to the conduct of
the business of the District as a part of the Joint Adxninistra-.
tive Organization.As to the other business of the District
said rules may be ~nended by a two-thirds majority vote of the
members of the district.
I.So much of Resolution No.21 as is in conflict herewLth
is hereby repealed.
The fore~ing resolution was introduced by Director Don
B.Haiber ,
who moved its adoption.Said motion was se
conded by Director William Hirstein -
and was carried by the
fo1lo~ing vote:
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AYES:DjrectorsDon B.Haiber,William Hirstein,Hugh W.Warden,
Charles Stevens.Willis H.Warner and Robert H.Boney
NOES:None
ABSENT:Director Frank J.Schweitzer,Jr
STATE OF CALIF~NIA)
)as
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Secretary of the Board of Directors
of County Sanitation District No,T~o of Orange County,Calif
ornia,hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was
duly and regularly adopted by said Board at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 12th day of March ,1952.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 12th day of March
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Sec~étary oithe Boar o~Directors
of County Sanitation District No,_2
of Orange County,California.