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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistrict 11 Minutes 1952-03-1224 MINUTES OF REGULAR ?~ETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO.~ 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 roil was called and the Secretary reported a quorum of the Board to be present: Directors present:Willis H.Warner (Chairman),Jack Greer and Vernon E.Langenbeck (Director Langenbeok arrived at 8:30 p.m.) 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 Loren Blakeley William Carver Ora Mae Merritt,Secretary Minutes of Februar~A motion was made,duly seconded and 27,1952 arid March carried,approving the minutes of 5,.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.132-1],establishing rules and pro cedure for meetings and for the Executive Committee.Certified copy of this Resolution is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. Report of Chief Mr.Ribal,Chief I~ngineer 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 ~p5l6.OO per month for the interim period pending the receipt of preliminary plans on the treatment plant. -.1— Directors Director Vernon E.Langenbeck arrived Arriving at 8:30 p.m. Late Report of Chief Mr.Ribal read his report on the Pre— Engineer~and liminary Plans for Land and Marine General Manager Sections of the Outfall which had been referx~ed 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 Chief Engineer and General Manager.Mr.Ribal expressed his desire that the Directors feel free to come Into the office at llOL~West Eighth Street,Santa Ana,California at any tine for dis cussion of the work and any further Information they might desire. A motion was made by Director Langenbeôk,duly second ed and carried that the report of the Chief Engineer and Ger~ral 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 areport be submitted to the Directors at an adjourned meeting to be held Wednesday evening,March 19,1952. Warrant Register A motion was made by Director Langen beck,duly seconded and carried appro ving District No.11 Warrant Register for signature and payment of: Warrant Deriand No •In Favor Of Amount 11-8 Harry Ashton ~lL~.S9 Adjournment Upon a motion made by Director Greer, duly seconded and carried,the Chair— man declared the meeting adjourned at lO:.1O p,m.to Wed nesday,evening,March 19,19.52 at the hour of 8:00 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors’Room,Court House,Santa Ana, Cal if orni a. ~L~49~ Chairman,Bo rd of Directors of County Sanitation District No.11 of Orange County,California ATTEST: Secr~ary,Board or,TI~Irectors County Sanitation District No.11 of Orange County,California —3— RESOLUTION NO0 l32~l1 A RESOLUT:EON OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTI:tICT ~~EV~OF ORANGE COUNTY FIXING AND ESTAflL.T&HING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDw;~OF BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT WHEN ACTI~L~AS A PART OF THE JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION,AND FOR ORGANIZING THE BOi~RD OF DIRECTO1~OF THIS DISTRICT AND FOR ORGAN IZING THE MET~3ERS OF THE JOINT ADMINISTRA TIVE ORGANIZATION. ~IHE.REAS,County Sanitation District No0 11 of Orange. County is now also known as a part of the Joint Administrative Organization by virtue of an agreement dated December ~,l94~as contemplated in Sections 4~4O,4~4l and l÷~42 of the Health and Safety Code;and WHEREAS,it is desired to establish rules of procedure to f.~cilitate the orderly handling of business to come before the Joint Administrative Organization0 NO~J,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED: Section 10 That the business of the District to come before the District,and before the District as part of the bus~.ri~3s of the Joint Administrative Organization shall be carried on ar1d conducted in accordance with the provisions of the 75th Anniversary Edition of t?Robert~s Rules of Order Revised”,a copy of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of the Joint Administrative Organizati:~,except wherein ihe special provisions hereinafter set forth conflict therewith or constitute a change thereto0 A0 Q’~iorum;A rrajority of the Directors in five of the eight County Sanitation Districts of Orange County constituting t~ic~members of the Joint Administrative Organization shall con stitute a quorum of the Joint Administrative Organization0 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 district0 The Chief ~ngineer and General Manager of the Joint Administrative ~rg~iization shall be an ex~officio member0 Any director member unable to attend a meetirigof this Committee p~y designate another director of the District he represents to serve in his place and stead. —1-. 27 (1)The Executive Committee shall meet to consider those matters referred to itby the Joint Administrative Organ ization1 (2)The Executive Committee may elect a chaimtisn 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 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 rathiber Districts,referred to the Executive Committee for study and report.This motion shall be a privileged motion and when &ily 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 Or~anizatio~,The Chairman shall thereafter call fox’discussion on the motion or re~olution at which time any rn~bor may discuss the matter pending.Any person other than a director present at the meeting may s~peak 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 —2.. 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 follo~ng manner; The Secretary will poll each District in the following manlier: ttOn the motion 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 pproprlation 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 Dist~.cts. G.Chairman of the District:A chairman shall be elected by the members of the District Board at the first.meotdng in May of.each year,and said Chairman shall serve at tI~pleasure of the majority of said members. H.Amendment of Rules of Proced~e:The foregoing rules of proceduLre 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 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 Resolution No.21 as is in conflict here~iith is hereby repealed. The foregoing resolution was introduced by Director Jack Greer ,who moved its adoption.Said motion was se conded by Director Willis H.Warner , and was carried by the following vote: 3 AYES : NOES: ABSENT: Directors Jack Greer and Willis H.Warner None Vernon E.Langenbeck ~~1 STATE OF CALIFOnNIA) )85 COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I,ORA MAE NERRITT,Secretary.of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No,11 of Orange County,Calif ornia,hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted by said Boardat a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th_day of March ,l9~2,~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of March ,l9~2.. ~z ~ Se~retary of’the Board of it~irectors of County Sanitation District No.~l of Orange County,California.