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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA BylawsBYLAWS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF ATASCADERO ARTICLE I — THE AGENCY Section 1. Name. The official name of the Agency shall be the "Community Redevelopment Agency of Atascadero." Section 2. Office and Place of Meeting. The main office of the Agency shall be at 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California. The Agency shall hold its meetings at the main office or such other location as may be designated from time to time by the Chairman. Section 3. Powers. The powers of the Agency are vested in its members then in office, who reserve to themselves the right to delegate by resolution such powers as are appropriate within a suitable framework. Section 4. Agency Seal. The seal of the Agency shall be in a form of a circle around the perimeter of which will appear the name of the Agency and the town and state, to wit; Community Redevelopment Agency of Atascadero, Atascadero, California. In the center of the seal shall appear the year of its founding. ARTICLE II — OFFICERS Section 1. Officers. The officers of the Agency shall be a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, and Executive Director. Section 2. Additional Officers and Assistant Officers. The Agency may, by resolution, appoint such additional officers, establish their terms of office, and define their duties as the Agency determines necessary or desirable. Section 3. Chairman. The Chairman shall be elected by the Board Members at the first meeting following each City Council Election. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Agency. The Chairman shall be entitled to vote on all matters coming before the Agency. Section 4. Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall be elected by the Board members at the first meeting following each City Council election. The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman; and in the case of the resignation or death of the Chairman; the Vice Chairman shall perform such duties as are imposed on the Chairman until such time as a new Chairman is elected or appointed. 1 Section 5. Secretary. The secretary shall be the City Clerk of the City of I%W Atascadero. The Secretary shall keep the records of the Agency and record all votes, and shall keep a record of the proceedings to be kept for such purposes, and shall perform all duties incident to said office. The secretary shall keep in safe custody the seal of the agency and shall have power to affix such seal to all contracts and instruments authorized to be executed by the Agency. Section 6. Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be the City Manager of the City of Atascadero. The Executive Director shall serve as administrative chief of the Agency, shall be directly responsible to it, and, subject thereto, shall have complete control of the responsibility for the execution of the Agency's policies, the administration of its affairs, and the fulfillment of such other duties as from time to time the Agency may impose. The Executive Director shall appoint and have supervision of the Agency's personnel. At each meeting of the Agency, the Executive Director shall supply its members with such information and make such recommendations as shall be necessary to effect the purpose of the Agency and for the proper administration of its affairs. The executive Director shall execute all documents of whatever description upon prior authorization of the Agency. Section 7. Deputy Executive Director. The Deputy Executive Director shall be a staff member of the City of Atascadero designated by the Executive Director. The Deputy Executive Director shall assist the Executive Director in the general conduct of all Agency affairs and shall act for the Executive Director in his absence. The Deputy Executive Director in the absence or incapacity of the Executive Director, or as otherwise directed by the Agency, shall execute all documents of whatever description upon prior authorization of the Agency; provided, however, that in the event of such execution, the Deputy Executive Director shall attach to the executed document his or her certification of the absence or incapacity of the Executive Director. Section 8. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the Finance Director of the City of Atascadero. The Treasurer shall be responsible for ascertaining that all funds of the Agency are deposited in the name of the Agency in such bank or banks, or such special trust fund or funds with the Treasury of the City of Atascadero, as the Agency may select. The Treasurer shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties as the Agency may determine. All checks used by the Agency shall be signed and/or countersigned by a person or persons designated by resolution of the Agency. All persons so designated shall be bonded for faithful performance of duty as determined by the Agency. Section 9. Additional Duties. The officers of the Agency shall perform such other duties and functions as may from time to time be required by the Agency, these Bylaws, rules or regulations of the Agency. No member of the Agency shall be eligible to fill the office of either the Executive Director or Secretary except as a temporary appointee. 2 Section 10. Vacancies. Should the offices of Chairman or Vice Chairman wwW become vacant, the Agency shall select a successor from its membership at the regular meeting, and such election shall be for the period until a new Chairman and/or Vice Chairman are selected. When the office of Executive Director or Secretary becomes vacant, the Agency shall appoint a successor. Section 11. Additional Personnel. The Agency may from time to time employ or retain such personnel as it deems necessary to exercise its powers, duties, and functions as prescribed by the applicable California Health and Safety Code provisions, as amended and all other laws of the State of California and specifications therefore, and compensation to such personnel (including the Executive Director, Secretary, and Treasurer), shall be determined by the Agency subject to the laws of the State of California. ARTICLE III — MEETINGS Section 1. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings shall be held at the City Council Chambers, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero California, unless otherwise specified, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at 6:30 p.m. A regular meeting of the Agency may be adjourned to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 54955. Section 2. Special Meetings. The Chairman of the Agency may, when deemed expedient, call a special meeting of the Agency for the purpose of transacting any business designated in the call. The call for a special meeting may be delivered to each member of the Agency or may be mailed to the business or home address of each member of the Agency at least one day prior to the date of such special meeting. At such special meeting no business shall be considered other than as designed in the call. Section 3 Meetings to be Open and Public. All meetings of the legislative body of the Agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the Agency. All adjourned, special, and executive meetings of the Agency shall be governed by Section 54955 through 54957 of the Government Code of the State of California, as amended. Section 4. Quorum. The powers of the Agency shall be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time. A majority of current members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. 3