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CDC1975-041RESOLUTION NO. CDC75 -41 A RESOLUTION OF THE COlelUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ACTING AS THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY ADOPTING BY -LAWS FOR THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, Section 34311 authorizes a Housing Authority to make, amend and repeal by -laws; and WHEREAS, by -laws to govern the operations of the Anaheim Housing Authority have been prepared; and WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission, acting as the Anaheim Housing Authority, desire to adopt said by -laws to gov- ern the operations of the Anaheim Housing Authority. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the by -laws for the Authority attached hereto as Exhibit "A" are hereby adopted. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and signed by me this 9th day of September, 1975. ATTEST: SECRETARY OF THE GOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MES:fm s STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, ALONA M. HOUGARD, Secretary of the Anaheim Community Development Commission, do hereby certify Abat ha foregoing Resolution No. CDC75 -41 was passed and adopted at a /re uYar meeting of the Anaheim Community Development Commission, held on the 9th day of September, 1975, by the following vote of the members thereof: M. AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Ka.ywood, Seymour, Pebley, Sneegas and Thom NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Chairman of the Anaheim Community Development Commission, approved and signed said Resolution on the 9th day of September, 1975. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this "9th day of September, 1975. SECRETARY OF THE ANAHEIM TY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (SEAL) aogoaaTa SulsnoH aogoeaTa quamdolaAea Agiunmo0 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ARTICLE 1 SECTION 100. THE AUTHORITY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Section 101. Name of the Authority- - - - --- - - - - - - - - 1 Section 102. Authority Members- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Section 103. Authority Seal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Section 104. Business Offices of the Authority- - - - - - - - 1 ART'I CLE 1 SECTION 200. OFFICERS OF THE AUTHORITY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Section 201.. Designation of Officers- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Section 202. Terms of Officers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Section 203. Duties of Officers - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 2 Section 204. Compensation of Officers - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 ARTICLE III SECTION 300. EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONSULTANTS - - - - - - - - - - 3 Section 301. Appointment of Employees, Agents and Consultants - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Section 302. Compensation of Employees, Agents and Consultants - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 ARTICLE IV SECTION 400. GENERAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Section 401. Authority to Bind Authority - - - - - - - - - - 3 Section 402. Contracts, Deeds and Other Documents - - - - 3 Section 403. Payment of Money, Notes or Other Indebtedness- - 4 r CXHIBIT "A" ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY BY- LAMS ARTICLE I SECTION 100. THE AUTHORITY Section 101. Name of the Authority The name of the Authority shall be the "Anaheim Housing Authority." Section 102. Housing Authority Members 1 I The City Council of the City of Anaheim has, by Ordinance No. 3424, declared itself to be the Authority. The Members of the Authority shall be the Mem- bers of the City Council as that body is constituted and shall remain Housing Authority Members only so long as said Members remain on the Council, and new members o-f the City Council shall automatically become Members of the Authority. Section 103. Authority Seal The seal of the Author.ity shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the dame of the Housing Authority and the year of its organization. Section 104. Business Offices of the Authority The business offices of the Authority shall be in such locations in the City of Anaheim, State of California, as may be selected from time -to -time by resolution or motion of the Authority Members. The principal business of- fice of the Authority shall be in the City Hall, Anaheim, California, unless and until changed by resolution or motion of the Authority Members. ARTICLE II SECTION 200. OFFICERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY Section 201. Designation of Officers The officers of the Authority shall be the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Secretary and the Treasurer. The Mayor of the City shall be the Chairman and the Mayor Pro-Tem shall be the Vice Chairman of the Authority. The City Clerk shall be the Secretary I ( .. of the Authority and City Finance Director shall be the Treasurer of the Authority. The Housing Authority Members may appoint such other officers (permanent, acting or temporary) as may be appropriate. The Authority Members may fix and determine the qualifications, duties and compensations of Authority officers. Section 202. Terms of Officers The Authority officers shall hold such offices only as long as they hold the appropriate City office. Section 203. Duties of Officers The Chairman shall preside at the, Authority meetings and perform such other duties as appropriate. The Vice Chairman shall preside at the Authority meetings and perform such other duties as are appropriate. The Vice Chairman, in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman, shall per- form the duties of the Chairman. Should the office of the Chairman become vacant, the Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman until the Authority Members elect a new Chairman. The Secretary shall keep and maintain records of the Authority and minutes of the Authority meetings. The Secretary shall also keep in safe custody the seal of the Authority. The Secretary shall be authorized to affix the seal to all documents and instruments to be executed for the Authority by vote of the Members. The Secretary shall also perform.all other duties incident to the office of the Secretary. The Treasurer shall supervise the fiscal affairs of the Authority and shall also supervise the care and custody of all monies of the Authority. The Treasurer shall cause adequate, correct and regular accounts of the prop- erties, monies and transactions of the Authority to be kept and maintained: The Treasurer shall render to the Authority or to the Members of the Authority, whenever requested, a Treasurer's report of the Authority's transactions and -financial condition. The Treasurer shall submit to the Members of the Author- ity significant information and recommendations concerning the fiscal affairs of the Authority. The Treasurer shall also perform all other duties.inci dental to the office of the Treasurer. Section 204. Compensation of Officers Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, including travel - ing expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. Members of the Authority may receive such other compensation as the City Council prescribes consister, with State and local law. -2- Other officers shall receive no compensation as Authority officers other than compensation received for their City employment. SECTION 300. EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONSULTANTS Section 301. Appointment of Employees, Agents and Consultants The City Manager shall be the Executive Director of the Authority pursuant to a contract between the Authority and the City. The Executive Director is charged with the administration, management and general supervision of the business and affairs of the Authority. Services to be rendered to the Author- ity are to be supplied by City employees pursuant to contract between the Authority and the City. h The Member`s of the Authority may from time -to -time establish such positions and select and appoint such agents and consultants, permanent and temporary, as it may require and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. Under the direction of the Authority, the Executive Director is authorized to appoint other employees in positions established by the Authority. Section 302. Compensation of Employees, Agents and Consultants The Authority Members may fix and determine the compensation of all Authority employees, agents and consultants. ARTICLE IV SECTION 400. GENERAL Section 401. Authority to Bind Housing Authority No Member, officer, agent or employee of the Housing Authority, without prior authority by a vote of the Housing Authority Members, shall have any power. or authority to bind the Housing Authority by any contract, to pledge its credits, or to render it liable for any purpose in any amount. Section 402. Contracts, Deeds and Other Documents The Executive Director or a designee of the Authority Members or the Execu- tive Director shall execute on behalf of the Authority all contracts, deeds and other documents and instruments as authorized by the Authority Members. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit or be construed to prohibit the Authority Members or the Executive Director from authorizing any other of- fiver or employee of the Authority to so execute such instruments and docu- ments. -3- �U Section 403. Payment of Money, Notes or Other Indebtedness All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of or payable to the Authority shall be signed or endorsed by the Treasurer and Chairman. ARTICLE V SECTION 500. MEETINGS Section 501. Regular Meetings Regular meetings shall be held without notice in the Council Chambers of the City (or another place established by Members of the Authority) on the first and third Tuesday of each month unless the same shall be a legal holi- day, in wlq.ich event such regular meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day at the same hour and location. Section-.502. Special Meetings A special meeting may be called at any time by the Chairman or upon the writ- ten request of two of the Members of the Authority by delivering, personally or by mail, written notice to each Member and to each person or entity en- titled by law to receive such notices. Such notice must be delivered personal- ly or by mail at least 24 hours before the time of such sheeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. No other business shall be considered at such meetings by the Authority Members. Such written notice may be dispensed with as to any Member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes files with the Secretary of the Authority a written waiver of notice. Such waiver may be given by telegram. Such written notice may also be dis- pensed with as to any Member who is actually present at the time it convenes. Section 503. Executive Sessions Nothing contained in these By -Laws shall be construed to prevent the Authority Members from holding executive sessions during a regular or special meeting concerning any matter permitted by law to be considered in an executive session. Section 504. Public Hearings All public hearings held by the Authority Members shall be held during regu- lar or special meetings of the Authority Members. Section 505. Adjourning and Continuing Meetings and Public Hearings to Other Times or Places The Authority Members may continue or adjourn any meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a quorum may so continue or adjourn from time- to-time. If all Members are absent from any regular meet- ing or adjourned regular meeting, the Secretary or Acting Secretary of the Authority may declare the meeting continued or adjourned to a stated time and place and shall cause a written notice of the continuance or adjournment to be given in the same manner as provided for special meetings. A copy of the order or notice of continuance or adjournment shall be conspicuously posted on or near the door of the place where the meeting was held within 24 hours after the time of the continuance or adjournment. When a regular, continued, or adjourned regular meeting is continued or adjourned as pro- vided in this Section, the resulting continued or adjourned regular meeting is a regular meeting for all purposes. When an order of continuance or ad- journment of any meeting fails to state the hour at which the continued or adjourned meeting is to be held, it shall be held at the hour specified for regular meetings. Any hearing being held, or any hearing noticed or ordered to be held at any meeting may by order or notice of continuance or adjournment be continued, recontinued, adjourned or readjourned to any subsequent meeting in the same manner and to the same extent set forth for the continuance or adjournment of meetings. If any meeting or hearing is continued or adjourned to a time less than 24 hours after the time specified in these Sy -Laws or in the order or notice of meeting or hearing, a copy of the order or notice of continuance or adjourn - ment, shall be posted immediately following the meeting at which the order or declaration of continuance or adjournment was adopted or made. Section 506. Meetings to be Open and Public All meetings of a majority or more Authority Members to take action or to deliberate concerning Authority business and its conduct shall be open and public to the extent required by law. All persons shall be permitted to attend any such meetings except as otherwise permitted by law. Section 507. Quorum A majority of the Members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business, exercising its powers, and for all other purposes. A smaller number of Authority Members may adjourn a meeting from time -to -time until a quorum is present. Action may be taken by the Authority only upon a favorable vote of the majority of the total number of Authority Members. -5- Section 508. Order of Business The following shall be the general order of business at Authority meetings: (1) Roll Call - (2) Approval of Minutes (3) Treasurer's Report - (4) Projects (5) General (6) Adjournment At any meeting, the Authority Members, by a vote of a majority of the Members, may change the order of business. ARTICLE VI SECTION 600. AMENDMENT OF THE BY -LAWS The By -Laws shall be amended only with the approval of at least a majority of the Members of the Authority at any Authority meeting, but no amendment shall be adopted unless at'least seven days' written notice of the general nature thereof has been sent previously to all Members of the Authority. ADOPTED ON 1975, by AUTHORITY RESOLUTION NO -6= Table of Contents � 'ontinued) PAGE ARTICLE V SECTION 500. MEETINGS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 4 Section 501. Regular Meetings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Section 502. Special Meetings - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Section 503. Executive Sessions - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 4 Section 504. Public Hearings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Section 505. Adjourning and Continuing Meetings and Public Hearings to Other Times or Places- - - - - - - - 5 Section 506. Meetings to be Open and Public - - - - - - - - - 5 Section z 507. Quorum - - - - -- 5 Section 508. Order of Business- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 ARTICLE VI SECTION 600. AMENDMENT OF THE BY- LA14S- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6