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AN ORDINANCE AKENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE CREATING A BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS TIME
T CO&IIISSIONERS OF 14ATER WORKS' TO BE CUMPOSED OF THREE MEMBERS
WHO SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPPENSATION TO SUCCEED THE MEIBERS NOW
SERVING AS SUCH C014U SSIONERS AND PRESCRIBING THEIR QUALIFICATIONS,
TERMS OF OFFICE, P01WER AND DUTIES", IIHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD
OF C011IISSIONERS ON AUGUST 6, 1946 AND ATTENDED ON JANUARY 25, 1949
AND ON FEBRUARY 8, 1949.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COIuiISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Sections 1 and 2 of an ordinance containing the
title quoted above, which ordinance was adopted by the Board of
Commissioners on August 6, 1946 and amended on January 25, 1949
and on February 8, 1949, be, and the same are hereby repealed,
amended and reordained so that said sections as amended and re -
ordained shall read as follows:
IMCTION 1. There is hereby created a commission to be styled
}Commissioners of Idater .;'lorks' composed of five (5) members to be
appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the City Legis-
lative body. They shall be residents and legal voters of the City
of Paducah, Kentucky. The two (2) present members of such Commission
shall serve for indefinite terms subject to removal by the City
Legislative body for cause. The terms of the remaining three (3)
members are hereby fixed as follows: One member to be appointed
for a term of one year; one member to be appointed for a term of
two years and one member to be appointed for a term of three years.
Upon the expiration of each of said terms respectively, and thereafter,
the term of each of such members shall be three years. In the event
the term of either of the two present incumbent members should be
vacant by reason of death, resignation or any other cause, the member
appointed as successor to same shall be appointed for a period of
three years.
In addition to the five members provided for by this ordinance,
the Mayor shall appoint a member of the legislative body of the City
who shall be an ex officio member of the commission as provided for
by KRS 96.320. The appointments of the aforesaid remaining three
members for the aforesaid terms and the appointment of a member of
the legislative body shall be effective as of January 6, 1958.
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SECTI01? 2. The members of the Commissioners of !*later
lwks shall serve without compensation. Each of said Commissioners
shall execute a bond in the sum of •.;5,000.00 for the faithful per-
formance of his duty, the premium on said bond to be paid as other
operating expenses of the dater ?lorks are paid. Three members of
the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners January y., 1958
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, January 4, 1958.