Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-10 | Page 17 | Water District Effective Date Set Feb. 1, 36

WATER WA TER DISTRICT I EFFECTIVE DATE SET FEB FEL 1 1 3 36 6 SL Board Authorizes s sI I Ch Change in Proposed Ordinance Functioning of ot the metropolitan water district of Salt Lake City I is slated to start February 1 1 1936 under an ordinance considered Tuesday by city commissioners The ordinance designating th the e number tenure of lOt office and qualifications qualifications qualifications' quail quail- of a board of at seven directors direct direct- ors to manage the tho water district was not finally adopted by commissioners com corn missioners and will be bo reconsidered later this week One of ot the s seven directors will bethe be bethe bethe the city commissioner of ot water supply and waterworks His term termon on n the lo board rd o of directors will 7 7 tf s so i long i as ash as h he j is r water ai corn com ori missioner The other six directors shall be selected without regard to political affiliations and shall be bemen men of the highest integrity and ability They shall serve without pay Terms of ot the six directors will be for six years each except those Included included In in- eluded in the first group to ta be named Charter directors will be appointed for terms of ot two four and six years Terms of two will wil expire two years after appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment another nother two terms will expire four years years after appointment and the last two terms terms- will expire six years after appointment T The e ordinance as originally prepared prepared pre pre- pared was returned to the legal de department de- de for redrafting and inc inclusion u- u sion zion of ot provisions as follows 1 That all directors be residents of the water district Its boundarIes boundaries boundaries bound bound- aries are co coextensive with the boundaries of Salt Lake City 2 That the effective date of df the ordinance be February 1 1936 thus making terms expire every two years at a reasonable time after new city commissioners might take office o on on January 1 every fourth year 3 That the mayor have the power pow pow- er or of naming directors who must be ae affirmed by a majority of ot the man ive city commission before appointments ap- ap are arc effective I In case successors for directors ar are not promptly n named med upon expiration expiration ex ex- ex- ex pir tI in of terms directors will will serve until their successors are appointed appointed ap- ap pointed by the Ule city commission according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to ta provision of ot the ordin ordin- ance The ordinance as originally drafted drafted draft draft- t ed contained an emergency enactIng enact enact- Ing ng clause 1 i. C c. c It Is necessary to the he p peace ce health and safety of ot the inhabitants of Salt Lake City that this his ordinance become effective im im- Im- Im mediately This clause will be stricken and the ho date February 1 1 1936 inserted It t was decided by commissioners after arter discussion revealing that such change hange would have the effect of further urther removing the appointees from rom politics fever of which has usually subsided by February