05-16-83 Meeting of the La Porte Area Water Authority Board Minutes

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1 president shall perform all duties and exercise all power conferred 2 by this Act or the provisions of the general law upon the president 3 when the president is absent or fails or declines to act. Any order 4 adopted or other action taken at a meeting of the board at which 5 the president is absent may be signed by the vice president, or the 6 board may authorize the president to sign such order or other action. 7 D. At the direction of the board of directors, the general 8 manager of the authority, as hereinafter provided, may execute all 9 contracts, construction or otherwise, entered into by the board on 10 behalf of the authority. 11 E. A majority of the duly qualified directors shall constitute 12 a quorum of any meeting of the board of directors, and a concurrence 13 of a majority of those directors present and voting shall be suffi- 14 cient in all matters pertaining to the business of the authority, 15 including the letting of construction work, purchase of existing 16 facilities, and matters relating to the construction work. 17 Section 11. A. The City Manager of the City of La Porte shall 18 be the general manager of the authority for so long as the Ci ty of 19 La Porte has such an off icer. If the position of Ci ty Manager is 20 ever abolished, the chief executive officer of the Ci ty of La Porte 21 or his designee shall serve as general manager. The general manager 22 shall serve wi thout emolument or compensation paid by the board. 23 B. The general manager is the chief executive officer of the 24 authority. Under policies established by the board, he is respon- 25 sible to the board of directors for the following duties: 26 (1) administering the directives of the board; 27 (2) keeping the authority's records, including minutes of the 13