HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT - 2015-05-06 Admin Rules of Proce Amendments
RESOLUTION 2015-05-06
RULES OF PROCEDURES – TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
TO ADDRESS NON-VOTING ADVISORY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
WHEREAS, in 2014, the Lansing City Charter was amended to add Subsection 12 to
Article 15, Section 5-103, which reads as follows:
5-103.12 The Board of Water and Light Board Members shall include three non-
voting advisory members representing utility customer communities outside the
City of Lansing. Each non-voting advisory member shall be a Board of Water and
Light customer, shall reside in and be appointed by the governing body of the
municipality. One member shall represent the City of East Lansing and shall serve
a term of four (4) years commencing July 1. One member shall represent Delta
Township and shall serve a term of four (4) years commencing July 1. One
member shall be at-large and shall represent the remaining municipalities and
shall serve a term of one (1) year commencing July 1. The at-large representative
shall serve on a rotating annual basis and be appointed by the governing body of
the following municipalities in succession: Meridian Township, Delhi Township,
DeWitt Township and Lansing Township. Except as provided herein, Section 2-
103, Section 5-105, or State law, the provisions of this charter shall not apply to
the non-voting advisory members of the Board of Water & Light.
WHEREAS, in consideration of the addition of three (3) non-voting advisory members to
the Lansing Board of Water & Light Commissioners (“Board”) desires to clarify their
Rules of Administrative Procedure to distinguish between Members of the Board and
non-voting advisory members of the Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Rules of Administrative Procedure are amended
as set forth in Attachment A.
Motion by Commissioner Mullen, Seconded by Commissioner McCloud to approve the
Resolution for the Technical Amendment the Administrative Rules of Procedures.
Action: Motion Carried