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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCDC Resolution 2 05/19/1975~°~'^r~ ~~~~, ~J ~~~. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA PRA ResoTuton No. 2 A RESOLUTION ADOPTITQG BY-LAWS FOR THE REDEVELOPMErdT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA WHEREAS, the City Council of the City. o.f Peta uma has organized.itself as'the Redevelopment Agency of the City of ..Petaluma; and , TaHER$AS, it is necessary for said Agency to establish by-laws for the conduct of its business; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to appoint the officers established in the by-laws; TQ.OV1, T1-iEREFORE, THE REDEVELO.PMF'NT AGENCY OF THE CLTY OF PETALUNiA DOE'S RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The by-laws of the agency shall be those attached hereto as Exhibit "A`°, and incorporated 1lerein by reference and entitled "By-laws of the Redev~lopm.ent Agency of the City of Petaluma. Section 2. This reso uton.shall become effective immediately upon its pass~a,ge and adoption. WI-LEREUPON, the foregoer r-e solution was adopted on the 19th day of T~~Iay 1975, by the following vote AYESo Commissioners Brunner, Cavanagh, Daly, Harberson, ~, Mattei and Putnam . NOES: None , ~ 1 A.BSET~7T,o Commissioner Perry .,;o:. ~ ~~~~L-C•~~-~~'Z'~- Chairman, Redevelopment Agency ATTEST: -~ S,ecretary I_ ,- ',.,. • • As corrected 5/19/75 BY-LAWS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY-OF'PETALUMA ARTICLE I - THE; AGENCY Section 1. Name of Agency, The name of ,the Agency shall be the °`Redevelopment Agency of the City~of Petaluma," iri accordance with Ordinance No. 1170 N.C.S. Section 2. Seal of Agency. The. seal of the Agency shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Agency and the year of its organization. Section 3. .Office of Agency. The office of the Agency shall be at such place in the City of Petaluma;, California, as the 'Agency may from time to time designate by resolution. ARTICLE II - OFFICERS Section 1. Officers... The officers of the Agency shall be a Chairman and a Vice-chairman. Other officials acting as its staff shall be an Executive Director, a Deputy Executive Director, a Finance Officer; a General Counsel, and a Recording Secretary. Section: 2. Chairman.. The Chairman sYiall be elected as provided. by t;atute. "He or she shall preside at all meetings of the Agency. Except as otherwise authorized by resolu ion of the Agency, the Chairman shall sign all contracts, deeds, and other instruments made by the Agency. At each meeting the Chairman shall submit such recommendatigns and information as he may consider proper concerning .the business, affairs, and: policies of the Agency. Section 3. Vice-chairman. The Vice-chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman in the absence or incapacity of the ... ~ '~ • Chairman;. and in case of the resignation or death of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman shall perform s.ueh duties as are imposed on the Chairman.until such time as the Agency shall elect a new Chairman. Sect-ion 4. Executive Director. The Executive Director shall have gener"al supervision over administration of the Agency business and its affairs, subject to the direction of the Agency. Section 5. Deputy Director. The .Deputy Director shall assist in the general supervision and administration of Agency business and its affairs, subject to the direction of the Executive Director and the Agency. Section 6. Finance Officer. The Finance Officer shall have the care :and custody of all funds of the Agency and shall deposit the same in the name of the Agency in such. bank or banks as the Agency may select. He shall sign all orders and checks for the payment of money and shall pay out and disburse such monies under the direction of the Agency. Except as, otherwise authorized by resolution of the Agency, all such orders and checks shall be counter-signed by the Executive .Director. The Finance Officer shall keep regular book's of account, showing receipts and expendi- tures. and shall render to the Agency at' each regular meeting, or oftener 'when requested, .. an account of hrs transactions and also the financial conditions of the Agency. He shall give such bond for faithful performance of his duties as the Agency may determine. Section; 7. General Counsel. General Counsel shall draft any and all proposed resolutions, laws, rules, contracts, bonds, and all other legal papers for the Agency. He shall give his advice or opiriionn writing 'to the~Charman or. other Agency officers when- ever required to do so.., He shall a:ttend.to all suits and other matters to which the.. Agency is a. part or in which the Agency may be legally interested and do such other-things pertaining to his off,ce.as the Agency may require of him. Section 8. Recordng__Se:cretary. The Recording Secretary ,shall keep the .records of 'the Agency, shall act as_secretary at meetings -2- of the Agency and shaT1 record all. votes and keep a record of thee. proceedings of the Agency °n a~journal of proceedings to be kept for such .pu-rpose and shall perform,all duties .incident to his office. ~ shall 'keep in. safe custody the seal of the Agency and shall 'h'ave power to affix such seal to all contracts and instruments authorized to be executed by the Agency. Section 9. Compensation.. Members of the Agency shall be reim- bursed and otherwise compensated as provided by law and. the City Charter. The compensation of officers of the. Agency shall be determined by the Agency; provided that a temporary appointee to any office selected from, among members of the .Agency shall serve without compensation other than for actual and necessary expenses. Section 10. Additional Du;tes., The officers of the Agency shall perform such other duties and functions as may from time, to time be required by the Agency or the. by-laws or rules and regulations of the Agency. Section 11. E-lection,or Appointment. The first Vice-chairman shall be elected `by members. of the Agency at the organization meeting. The Chairman and Vice-chairman shall be elected at the annual meetings of the Agency from among the .members of the Agency and shall hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified; except that the first Chairman shall hold office until the erid of the calendar year, unless otherwise prescribed by the. City Council. /t~J~c~/Ip~~'f~~'/(~f//~e//~}~~!~/-~/ Section 12. Vacancies:. Should the offices of Chairman or Vice- chairman.become vacant, the Agency shall elect a successor from its membership at the next `regular meeting, and such election shall be for the unexpired term of. said office. Section 13. Additional Personnel. The Agency may from time to time-employ such personnel as it deems, necessary to exercise its powers, duties, and functions as .prescribed by the Community Redevelopment Law, as amended, of the State of California and all = 3~~- ,__ _ r" .. __ i ~ other laws of the State of California applicable thereto. The selection and compensation o,f such personnel shall be determined by the Agency subject to the laws of~the State of California. ARTICLE III -,MEETINGS Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Agency s ~ 4:00 shall be held on the 3rd. Monday of May at.f~~9 o'clock p.m. in the .Council Chambers in City Hall, Pena-lama, California.. In the event such date shall fall on a lega'1 holiday, the annual meeting shall be held on the next succeeding secular day. Section 2: Regular Meeting., Regular `meetings shall be held ppoo without official notice on the 1st Monday of each month at ~R~9~A_. o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers at City Hall, Petaluma, California. In the event a day of regular meeting shall be a legal holiday, said meeting shall be held on the next succeeding secular day. . Section 3. Special Meetings. The Chairman of the Agency may, when `he deems it expedient, and shall, upon the written request of two members of the Agency, call a special meeting of the Agency for the purpose of transacting the business designated in the call. The means and method for calling such special meeting shall be as set forth in the Brown Act., Government Code Section 549:50 et seq. At such special meeting no business shall be considered other than as designated in the call. Section 4. Quorum. The powers of the Agency shall be ves ed in the members thereof in office from time to time. Four members shall constitute~a-quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes, but .a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until the quo"rum is .obtained. Action may be taken by the Agency upon a vote of a majority of the full membership of the Agency. -4- • • Section 5. Order of Busine s. .At the regular meetings of the Agency the following shall be the order of business: 1. Roll .call 2. Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting 3. Bills and communica ions 4. Reports of staff . S. Reports of committees 6. `Unfinished. business 7. New business 8. Adjournment All resolutions shall be in writing. .and designated by number, reference to which shall be inscribed in. the minutes and an approved copy filed. in ,the official.-book of resolutions of the Agency. Section 6. Manner of Voting. The voting on formal resolutions, matters- to any federal, .state, county, .or city agency, and on such other matters as may be requested by a majority of the Agency members, shall be by roll call, and the ayes and noes and members present not vowing shall be entered upon the minutes of such meeting, except on the election o,f officers which may be by ballot. Section 7. Roberts Rules. All rules of order not herein provided for shall be determined in accordance with "Roberts Rules of Order." ARTICLE IV - AMENDMENTS Section 1. Amendments By-Laws. The by-laws of the Agency shall be amended only w-th the approval of at least four .members of the Agency at a regular or special-meeting, but no such amendment shall be adopted unless at least seven days written notice thereof 'has been previously given to all members of the Agency.. Such notice shall identify the section .or sections of the by-laws- proposed to be amended.. =`5 -