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(a) There is hereby created an advisory “Board of Zoo Commissioners”, referred to in this chapter as the “Commission” or “Board.”
(b) The Board shall be comprised of five members.
(c) The Commissioners shall be appointed, and may be removed in accordance with Charter Section 502.
(d) A representative of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), hereinafter referred to in this chapter as GLAZA, which is the support group for the Zoo, shall be appointed as an ex officio member of the Commission. However, no person shall be appointed or confirmed to serve on the Board who is a tenant, lessee, or operator of a concession on Zoo property.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 171,636, Eff. 7-27-97.
Amended by: Ord. No. 173,290, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
The term of office for each member of the Board shall be for five (5) years and shall begin with the first day of July of the respective years. Provided, however, that the terms of the initial appointments of Board members shall begin on the date the appointee is confirmed and sworn into office and end on June 30 of the year indicated below for the respective offices:
Office No. 1 - 1998
Office No. 2 - 1999
Office No.3 - 2000
Office No. 4 - 2001
Office No. 5 - 2002
Each appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board shall be for the period of the unexpired term of the incumbent.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 171,636, Eff. 7-27-97.
(a) During the last week in July of each year, the Commission, at a meeting thereof held in such period, shall elect a President and a Vice-President, and each shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected, unless their respective membership on the Commission ceases sooner. The Commission may fill from its membership the unexpired term of any vacancy occurring in the office of President or Vice-President. The first appointed Commission shall elect interim officers from its members to serve as President and Vice-President until succeeded as provided.
(b) The Commission shall hold a regular meeting at least once a month. All meetings of the Commission shall be in a municipal or other facility open to the public, and there shall be reasonable provision for notice and attendance by the public. Members of the Board shall be paid $50 per meeting for each meeting of the Board attended, not to exceed $250 in any one calendar month.
(c) The General Manager shall assign a Commission Executive Assistant to the Commission from among position authorities of the Department of the Zoo.
(d) The Commission Executive Assistant shall keep a record of the proceedings and transactions of the Commission. The Commission Executive Assistant shall post and publish all orders, resolutions and notices which the Commission shall order to be posted or published, and shall perform such other duties imposed by this article, by the General Manager, or by order of the Commission.
(e) Three members of the Commission must be present at any meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is present.
(f) The Commission may establish a committee(s), composed of two of its members, to consider matters for, to conduct hearings on behalf of, and make recommendations to, the Commission on matters related to the Zoo.
(g) The powers conferred upon the Commission shall be exercised by order or resolution adopted by a majority of its members and recorded in the minutes with “Ayes” and “Noes” at length. The minutes shall be attested by the signatures of the President or Vice-President, or two members of the Commission, and by the signature of the Commission Executive Assistant.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 171,636, Eff. 7-27-97.
(a) The Board’s relationship to the General Manager of the Department of the Zoo shall be advisory.
(b) Advisory Committees: The Board may create advisory committees pursuant to Subsection (f) of Section 22.706.
(c) The Board may request the General Manager to report on the status of the Department’s operations, including progress of construction projects , animal transactions, fund raising, and revenue.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 171,636, Eff. 7-27-97.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, the provisions of Charter Sections 501 through 513 shall apply to the Department in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to departments created by Charter Section 500(b). All employees of the Department shall be subject to Article X of the Charter. The General Manager shall be exempt from the substantive provisions of Article X in accordance with Section 1001.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 171,636, Eff. 7-27-97.
Amended by: Ord. No. 173,290, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
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