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MINUTES OF REGULAR J~ETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.6
March 12,1952 at ~:OO p.m.
Board of Supervisors’Room
Court House
Santa Aria,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:C.M.Nelson (Chairman),Willis H.Warner
and Braden Finch
Directors absent:None
Others present:Raymond R.Ribal,Chief Engineer and
.General Manager
C.Arthur Nisson,Jr.,Attorney
Nat H.Neff
J.A.Woolley
K.J.Harrison
Loreri Blakeley
William Carver
Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary
Minutes of Februa~A motion was made,duly seconded and
~h 1952 arid March carried,approving the minutes of
5.195.2 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.132-6,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.
R~p~rt of Chief Mr.Ribal,Chief Engineer and General
Engineer and manager made a report upon staff re
General M~~er quirements and recommended the employ
rnent 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 4p516.QO per month for the interim period
pending the receipt of preliminary plans on the treatment
plant.
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RESOLUTION NO.132—6
A RESOLUTION OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
NO.SIX OF ORANGE COUNTY FIXING AND
ESTAJ3LILdIING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THF~
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT WHEN
ACTING AS A PART O~1H~JOINT ADI’INThT L TIV~4
ORGANIZATION,AND FOR ORGANIZING ~BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THiS DISTRICT AND FOR ORGAN
IZING THE ME~I3ERS OF THE JOINT ADNTINISTRA
TIVE ORGANIZATION.
~‘THEREAS,County Sanit ation District No.Six of Orange
County is now also known as a part of the Joint Adrnir~istrative
Organization by virtue of an agreement dated December ~,19L~as
contemplated in Sections 1~~4O,4~I~1 and 4~14,2 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,THEREFCPLE,BE IT RESOLVED:
Section 1.That the business of the District to come
before the District~and before the District as part of the business
of the Joint Administrative Organization shall be carried on and
conducted in accordance with the provisi.ons 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,exOept wherein the special provisions hereinafter
set forth conflict therewith or constitute a change thereto.
A.Quorum;A rrajority of the Directors in five of the
eight County Sanitation Dist~ricts of Orang,e County constituting
the members of the Joint Administrative Organization shall con
stitute a quorum of the Joint Administrative Organization.
B.Executiv~Committee:There shall be a permonent
committee designated as the Executive Committee which shall con
si~t of the chairman of the directors of each district.The
Chief ~ngineer arid General Manager of the Joint Administrntive
Organization shall be an ex-officlo member.Any director member
unable to attend a meeting of this C2mmittee may designate
another director of the District he represents to serve in his
place and stead.
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Report of Chief Mr.TUbal read his report on the
Ehgineer an~Preliminary Plans for Land and Marine
General Manager Sections 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 discussion following the report.
These charts are In the office of the C~iief Engineer and
General Manager.Mr.TUbal expressed his desire that the
Directors feel free to come into the office at llOL1.West
Eighth Street,Sarta Ana,California,at any tine for dis
cussion of the work and any ft~.rther inforriation they might
desire.
A motion was made by Director Warner,duly seconded
and carried that the report of the Chief Engineer and
General Manager on the engineerst preliminary plans for
land and marine sections of the outfall be referred to Mr.
Ribal and the engineers for consideration of details and a
report be submitted to the Directors at an adjourned meet
ing to be held Wednesday evening,March 19,l9~2.
Supervising Chairman Nelson called for discussion
Construction and recommendations as to whether the
supervision of construction on Dis
trict No.6 lines should be done by Mr.Francis H.Bulot
under the terms of his contract for the design and speci
fications,or if the supervision should be done by the
Chief Engineer and General Manager for the Districts which
is also permissible under the terms of the contract with
Mr~Bulot~
Directors Finch and Nelson requested a recommendation
from Mr.TUbal,Chief Engineer and General Manager..Mr.
TUbal recommended that the work be done under his supervi
sion,using the staff as previously outlined and discussed
at a joint meeting of the District Boards,
A motion was made by Director Finch,seconded by Di
rector Warner and duly carried that Chief Engineer and
General Manager Ribal be authorized to supervise construc
tion of facilities,the design and specifications of which
are being prepared by Mr.Francis H~Bulot,consulting
engineer.
Employment of The Board of Directors reviewed the
Legal Counsel employment of special legal counsel for
the District.
A motion was made by Director Finch,duly seconded
and carried that Mr.Harry Ashton be retained as spe
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legal counsel for the District and that conpensalion
his services and attendance at meetings be continued
a period of three months upon the present rate of cor
tion;and that at the end of the three month period,
need for special legal counsel be reviewed by the Boa
Directors of County Sanitation District No.6.
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(1)The Executive Committee sI~all meet to consider
those matters referred to it by the Joint Administrative Organ
ization,
(2)The Executive Committee nay 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 cone before the meeting.
(~)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 m~iber
Districts,referred to the Executive Committee for study and
report.This notion shall be a privileged motion and when duly
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 1ntrodu~ed shall be read or repeated by the
Chairman of the Joint Administrative Or~,anization.The Chairman
shall thereafter call for discussion on the motion or resolution
at which time any ri~iiber 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 ov~ts~.ae of the membership of
the Joint Administrative Organization shall rest with the Chair-
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man.At the close of discussion the Chairman may,in his dis
cretion,repeat the motion or resolution pending,and thereafter
call for vote in the C ollo~ng manners
The Secretary will poll each District in the .followlng manner:
~Qn the motion for District No.~(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 majority of the Distrtcts.
G.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 Rule 8 of Procedure: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 pai’t of the Joint Adriinistra—
tive Organization.As to the other business of the District
said rules may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the
members of the district.
I,So much of Re$olutjon No.21 as is in conflict herewtth
is hereby repealed.
The foregoing resolution was introduced by Director Willia
H.Warner
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who moved its adoption.Said motion was se
conded by Director BradenJ~j~h ,and was carried by the
following vote:
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AYES:.Directors Willis H.Warner,Braden Finch and C.M.Nelson
NOES:
ABSENT:
None
None
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
)as
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I,ORA MAE MERRITT,Seoretary of the Board of Directors
of County Sanitation District No.Six 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 ,1952.
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3ècretary of the Board(of Directors
of County Sanitation District No,.6
of Orange County,California.
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Adjournment Upon a motion made by Director Warner,
duly seconded and carried,the Chair
man declared the meeting adjourned at lO:3S p.m.to Wedries
day evening,March 19,19S2 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.,in
the Board of Supervisors’Room,Court Rouse,Santa Ana,
California,
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7 County Sanitation District No.6,
Orange County,California
ATTEST:
ecretary,Boardof lltréctcirs of~
County Sanitation District No.6,
Orange County,California
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