145.04 COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.
   The Board shall consist of the Superintendent of the Department of Waterworks, as set forth in the City Charter, and two persons, whom shall be citizens and residents of the City.  One of the two persons appointed to the Water Board shall, during the construction period of any waterworks facilities for which bonds have been issued for funding purposes, be a registered professional engineer.  The engineer member of the Board need not be a resident of the City of Keyser.  After the construction of the system has been completed, the engineer may be succeeded by an individual not a registered professional engineer.  With the exception of the requirement for a registered professional engineer during those periods of construction as aforesaid, all other members of the Water Board shall be citizens of the City.  Each member shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council.  The City Administrator of the City shall notify all appointees of the appointment.  The initial terms of such Board members first appointed shall be for two and three years respectively from the 1st day of the month in which appointed.  In the event of a vacancy and also within thirty days after the expiration of the term of office of any Board member, a successor shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council.  All vacancies shall be called for the unexpired term only of that respective member and all the appointments shall be for the terms of three years, to commence on the date following the scheduled expiration date of the previous term.  The Board shall adopt rules of procedure for the time and place of its meetings and the conduct thereof.  Any Board shall be eligible for reappointment upon the expiration of his term.  Each Board member shall be subject to removal for just cause by Council by the recorded vote of a majority of said Council after a public hearing thereon.  The decision of Council as to such removal shall be final and not subject to review by any Court, arbitrator or other body, and each Board member accepting such appointment shall acknowledge the finality of such decision.  (Ord. 255.  Passed 1-26-07.)