Columbus, Georgia

MEMORANDUM







DATE: July 30, 2002



TO: Mayor Peters

Each Councilor





FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



SUB: Board of Water Commissioners

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Ms. Kathleen Spencer?s term of office on the Board of Water Commissioners

will expire on December 31, 2002. The State Act that established this board

requires its members to be appointed in July for a term of office beginning the

following January.



Ms. Spencer is eligible to succeed herself for one additional term of

office.



Members of this board are appointed exclusively by the Council.



Including Ms. Spencer, there are three board members who resides in

Senatorial District 16 and one who resides in Senatorial District 15. Ms.

Spencer is the only woman currently serving on this board.



Enclosed, is a copy of our data sheet, as well as a list of the current

members on this board.



Please advise if there are any further questions.









WATER COMMISSIONERS, BOARD OF

CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET

(REVISISED AUGUST 10, 1990)

(SUPERCEDES JULY 20, 1990 REVISION)





CREATED BY: Act No. 54 of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved December

3, 1902 (Ga. L. 1902, Page 370-377)





CHARTER REFERENCE: section 4-103, General Provisions Concerning Boards,

Commissions and Authorities, and Section 4-600 for specific reference to this

particular board.



COLUMBUS CODE REFERENCE: No specific reference to this particular board, but

see Secs. 2-1, 2-3.01. 2-3.02 and 2-3.1 for general provisions applying to

all boards, commissions, committees and authorities.



COMPOSTION OF BOARD: Four board members plus the Mayor, who serves in an ex

official capacity. (Sec. 8, Act. No. 54, Ga. L. 1902, Pg. 370)



QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS: Shall be free holders and citizens of Columbus and

qualified by law to vote at elections held for the selection of Mayor and

members of the Columbus Council. (Sec. 8, Act. 54, Ga. L. 1902, Pg. 370) See

also, Sec. 2-3.02 (a), Columbus Code, for general qualifications of all boards.



MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: The Columbus Council, in July for terms beginning the

following January. (Sec. 4-600 (1) Col. Charter and Sec. 8, Act. No. 54, Ga.

L. 1902, Pg. 370)



TERMS OF OFFICE: Four years (The Mayor continues in office as an ex officio

member. (Sec. 8, Act. No. 54, Ga. L. Pg. 370)



POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: See Act. No. 54, Ga. L 1902, Pg. 370



COMPENSATION: Members are not compensated. (Sec. 17, Act. No. 54, Ga. L. 1902,

Pg. 370)



SUCCESSION OF MEMBERS: See Col. Code, Sec. 2-1, for general provision applying

to all boards, commissions and authorities.





CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE



WATER COMMISSIONERS, BOARD OF, CONTINUED



OTHER REFENCES: Minutes of the July 17, 1990 meeting of the Columbus Council,

Pages 213 and 214: Clerk of Council reports, and City Attorney concurs, that

there are no prohibitions contained in the 1902 act that established the board,

the Columbus Charter and the Columbus Code relative to a member of the Columbus

Council serving as a member of the Board of Water Commissioners. See also,

minutes of the July 24, 1990 meeting of the Columbus Council, page 220, for

action requesting an opinion from the Attorney General of Georgia, and the

minutes of the July 31, 1990 meeting of the Columbus Council, pages 222 and

223, for record of City Attorney Polleys? written opinion and record of action

requesting a declaratory judgment from the Superior Court.







BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS





Organization:

Board of Water Commissioners



Address:

P.O. Box 1600

Columbus, GA 31902

Phone: 706-649-3400

Fax: 706-32-3845



Contact:

Billy G. Turner

Title: President



General Counsel:

N/A



Meeting Date:

Once a month/Board Room of Water Works



Charge/Mission

This board has the responsibility for the operations of the Columbus Water

Works. It was established by Act No 54, adopted by the General Assembly of

Georgia on December 3, 1902. (Ga Laws 1902, Page 370-377) It has five (5)

members. The Mayor serves as one of the five members, the other four are

appointed by the Columbus Council in the month of July for terms beginning the

following January. (Ga. Law 1902, Page 370-377, Columbus Charter, Sec. 4-600)







Water Commissioners, Board of: Term Begins Term Ends Appointed By



Kathleen Spencer SD-16 01-01-99 12-31-02 Council

314 Barschall Drive

Columbus, GA 31904



Harry Vernon SD-15 01-01-00 12-31-03 Council

921 Wedron Drive

Columbus, GA 31907



Leon Siegel SD-16 01-01-01 12-31-04 Council

7281 Stillwater Drive

Columbus, GA 31904



James D. Yancey SD-16, Chairman 01-01-02 12-31-05 Council

6049 Round Hill Ct.

Columbus, GA 31904



Mayor Bobby Peters Continues in Office

P.O. Box 1340

Columbus, GA



Billy G. Turner - President

Columbus Water Works

P.O. Box 1600

Columbus, GA 31902