Appendix 501. Board of Public Utilities.

501.1. Qualifications and Terms for Membership on the Board of Public Utilities. The Board of Public Utilities shall consist of five (5) members who shall be appointed by the Council. To be eligible for appointment and service on the Board of Public Utilities, a proposed member (1) must have been a resident of the County of Los Alamos for not less than one (1) year prior to the date of his appointment; (2) must be registered to vote in the County of Los Alamos; (3) must not hold any public office or be an employee of the County government; and (4) must not conduct any business with the Department of Public Utilities except as a consumer. A Board member may be removed any time during his appointment if he lacks any qualification for membership; if he willfully and intentionally violates any express prohibition of this section; if he is convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; if he is absent without a reasonable excuse from all regular meetings of the Board of Public Utilities during any continuous period of ninety (90) days; if he removes his residence from the County; or if he votes on matters of substantial financial interest to himself. The Council shall appoint one member for a five-year term to begin on the first day of July each year. Vacancies shall be filled by the Council for any unexpired term. A member of the Board of Public Utilities shall hold office until a successor has been appointed. As approved by the Board of Public Utilities, members of the Board shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.

501.2. Conflict of Interest. Any member of the Board of Public Utilities who has a financial interest, other than as a consumer, in the outcome of any policy, decision or determination of the Board of Public Utilities shall not vote on that issue.

501.3. Organization of the Board of Public Utilities. The Board of Public Utilities shall adopt and shall file with the Council procedural rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Charter. No action shall be taken by the Board of Public Utilities except by the affirmative vote of at least three members. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the business of the Board. The Board shall meet at least once a month. The meetings and records shall be public. The County Administrator and the Utilities Manager shall be ex officio but non-voting members of the Board of Public Utilities.

(Ord. No. 389, § 5, 1994)