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ORDINANOE NO. 168
N ORDINANCE TO CREATE A PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD TO FUNCTIONAS AN
ADVa;SORY BOARD TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF 'fHE TOWN OF SEWARD, ALASKA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SEW~RD, ALASKA
MEETING IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS 25th DAY OF BEBRUARY It$I 1947
THAT A BOARD BE CREATED AND KNOWN AS A PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD.
This board shall consist of five members. One member shall be elec e<
to serve for a term of one year, one for two years, one for three
years, one for four years and one for five YBars. The length of
time for which each member shall serve is to be designated on the
Ballot. Thereafter, one member shall be elected at each general
unicipal election to serve for a term of five years. The Board
before entering upon it's duties of office shall severally take an
oath in writing to faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of
their office. In case of a vacancy in the membership of said Board
from death, resignation, removal or other causes, such vacancy
shall be filled by the remaining members of the board until the
ext general election, at which election a member shall be elected
to fill the unexpired term. In case the remaining members cannot
gree they shall call a special election for filling such vacancy.
The Board shall choose it's own Chairman and Secretary.
owers of the Board:
he Board shall have the authority to appoint the Manager or Supt.
f of Utilities for a term of not longer than five (5) years. The
anager of Supt. shall be subject to removal for cause by the Board
he Board shall enforce all the policies of the Utilities under it'
anagement.
11 expenditures must be a pproved by the Common Council of the
own of Seward, Alaska.
monthly report shall be given to the Common Council of the Town
of Seward, At the first regular meeting of each month.
he Board shall make a complete study of the possibilities of the
own oS Seward acquiring all public utilities, present their infor-
ation to the Common Council for approval and necessary action.
Ve the Common Council of the Town of Seward de hereby declare an
mergency to exist and upon adoption this Ordinance shall immediate
y be ineffect and further stipulate that the Ordinance be publishe
in accordance with Territorial Law and the five (5) terms of the
embers to formulate the Board be included on the regular ballot
or the general election of the Town of Seward, Alaska, April 1, 19 7.
assed and approved under suspension of the rules, this 25th day
of February 1947.
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