Chapter 3.40
DIABLO VISTA WATER SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
Sections:
3.40.010 Advisory board.
3.40.010 Advisory board.
A. Creation and appointment. There is created an advisory board known as the “Diablo Vista Water Advisory Board” (the “board”). The board consists of three members, appointed by the city council, to implement PHMC Chapter 13.20. The board shall appoint a chair and vice chair from among its members. Each shall serve for two years, unless reappointed.
B. Term of office and filling vacancies. The term of office of each member is six years. Each member serves until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The expiration of terms is staggered, so that a term expires every two years. (For example, terms expire in 2011, 2013 and 2015.) If there is a vacancy, the council shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
C. Qualifications. To be eligible for appointment as a member of the advisory board, a person shall have been a resident, property owner and consumer within the Diablo Vista Water System area for a period of at least one year preceding his or her appointment. Up to two board members may also function as staff engineers in addition to their board duties.
D. Ex officio members – Staff liaison. The director of public works and community development, or his or her designee, serves as an ex officio, nonvoting member of and staff liaison to the board.
The board shall keep an accurate record of its proceedings and transactions.
The staff liaison to the board shall attend meetings, maintain continuity of records, and assist with community outreach.
E. Duties. The water advisory board shall:
1. Manage the day-to-day operations of the water system, including regulating the distribution of available water resources to system users, consistent with policies, rules and regulations adopted by the city council, and with the city’s purchasing and contracts requirements of PHMC Chapter 5.10. The day-to-day management is subject to oversight by the city council and decisions may be appealed to the council under PHMC § 13.20.050;
2. Supervise the operating personnel;
3. Recommend to the director of public works and community development:
a. Contracts with operating personnel; and
b. Contracts for maintenance, repairs and improvements to the system;
4. Advise and make recommendations to the city council in matters relating to the functions and affairs of the water system. This includes recommending that the council designate up to two of the board members to serve as staff engineers when the board is unable to hire independent engineers at acceptable rates;
5. Perform such other duties as may be directed by the city council; and
6. Designate board members to serve as emergency contacts, as needed.
F. Compensation. Compensation for the board members is established by City Council resolution. The two board members serving as staff engineers receive additional monthly compensation. Any board member who responds to an emergency also receives compensation for each occurrence. (Ord. 848 § 1, 2010; Ord. 785 § 2, 2004; 1991 code §§ 13-1.3, 13-1.4)