HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicServiceRules-1963 September 18, 1963
RULES OF ADVIINISTRATIVE PROCEDTiRE
OF THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE OF TH]r' CITY OF LANSI:NG, 1._1CHIGAT1
1. The Board shall organize :at its first meetinc- following July 1st
of each year, by eleetinc, one (1) of its members as its Chairman,
and one (1) of its members as Vice-Chairr^an, and each. shall hold
office for one (1) year. In the event the Chairman resigns, or is
removed by a majority vote of the Board, a new Chairman shall be
elected and the sar;e procedure shall apply for the Vice-Chairman.
It shall be the Chairman' s duty (or in his absence, the Vice-ChairmanI s)
to preside at all meetings of the Board; to see that all orders and re-
Eulations are executed and complied with; to see that all legal con-
tracts with the Board and for the City are performed; and he shall
perform such other duties as may be lawfully required of hire by the
Board or which the City Council may by ordinance or resolution pre-
scribe ,,as provided for b;; the City Charter.
11. The Board shall, at its first meeti_n.- following July lst of each
year select (by majority vote) a secretary- who shall hold office for
one (1) year, or until such tine as he or she resigns or is removed
by a r;,a jority vote of the Board.
If the Secretary of. the Board is not a member of the Board (he or
she) must come from within the Public Service Department and may be
given compensatory time for services rendered.
111. The Board shall appoint a Director of Public Service and a City
Engineer, and each shall be a registered Professional Engineer as
provided .for by the City Charter, and each shall be directly re-
sponsible to the board and shall serve at the Board' s pleasure.
The Director of Public 6ervice shall be responsible for pre-
a� e.
paring an agenda_ of business along with a chart or map of each
specific item to be considered at that meeting and mailing same
to each Board member at least two (2) days before each regular
meeting.
IV. The Board shall hold not less than one (1) regular meeting in
each month, to be held on the first Wednesday of each month at
7: 30 P.1t. and such other meetings as it deems necessary to carry
on efficient and effective policies for the good of the Public
Service Department and the City of Lansing.
V. The Board shall employe such personnel as it may deem necessary
to carry out the duties as provided by the Charter, subject to
any primary recruitment practices of the Division of Personnel and
of the budget allowance of the Council, but reserves the right to
exercise the privilege of full power to promote, demote, remove,
or suspend its personnel for reasons of discipline , incapacity,
or for the goad of the service, as stated in the City Charter.
VI. The Chairman shall appoint such standing Committees as are
necessary to make an effective administrative and progressive
body of this Board and to expedite certain functions of this
Board.
VII. In all matters of Procedure, not covered by these rules or by
the provisions of the City Charter, the provisions of "Roberts
Rules of Order Revised" shall control.