§ 2-46-2. Composition; appointment; terms of office; compensation; meetings; vacancies; quorum required.

A.

1.

The board shall be composed of 11 members; one of which shall be the president of Memphis light, gas and water division, or his or her representatives; one of which shall be a professional engineer with training, education, or experience in hydrology and geology; one of which shall be a licensed well driller; five of which shall represent municipalities other than Memphis which are located in Shelby County and have public water systems; one of which shall be the director of the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department; and two of which shall represent the public at large.

2.

The mayor of the city shall appoint the professional engineer and one member at large, subject to approval of the Memphis City Council.

3.

The mayor of Shelby County shall appoint the licensed well driller and one member at large, subject to approval of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

4.

The five representatives of the municipalities other than Memphis which are located in Shelby County, shall be appointed by the mayors of those municipalities, subject to approval of their respective boards of aldermen.

B.

All members shall be residents of and domiciled in Shelby County, and shall serve without compensation.

C.

The terms of the appointments of the initial members of the board shall be as follows: three members shall serve four years, three members shall serve three years, three members shall serve two years, and two members shall serve one year to be determined by random drawing. All subsequent full terms shall be 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.

D.

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

E.

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

F.

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

G.

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

H.

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.

I.

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 1985, § 16-416; Ord. No. 3736, § 1, 3-8-1988)

State law reference

Open meetings act, T.C.A. § 8-44-101 et seq.