§ 2. City of Decatur Parking Authority.

There is hereby created a body corporate and political, to be known as the City of Decatur Parking Authority, which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, and a public corporation by that name and style; said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Authority shall consist of 3 members.

The original members of the Authority and their initial terms of office shall be as follows:

James F. Davis 433 Glenndale Avenue	1 year term
Wiley S. Ansley 179 Pinecrest Avenue	1 year term
Dr. J. Davison Philips 344 S. Candler Street	1 year term

 

The "initial" terms of office shall extend from the organizational meeting of the Authority in 1968 until its annual meeting in 1969. All subsequent terms of office shall be for four years. All vacancies in the membership of the Authority, whether caused by expiration of term of office, death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filed by the governing Authority of the City of Decatur, Georgia, upon nomination by the Chairman of the City Commission or the Chief Executive officer and confirmation by the governing body of said city. Any member of the Authority may be elected to succeed himself. All members, duly appointed, shall hold office until his or her successor shall be appointed and duly qualified. Any member, appointed to fill an unexpired term, shall serve for only the term of the member he or she replaced.

The Authority shall elect one of its members as chairman, and another member as vice-chairman, both of whom shall be elected for a term of one (1) year, the first chairman and vice-chairman to serve from the organizational meeting of the Authority in 1968, and until the annual meeting in 1969, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Subsequent chairmen and vice-chairmen shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Authority for a term of one (1) year. It shall also elect a secretary and treasurer who does not necessarily have to be a member of the Authority and, if not a member, he or she will have no voting rights and shall be elected for such term as may be determined by the Authority. If a member of the Authority is elected to serve as secretary and treasurer, he or she will be elected in the same manner and for the same term as the chairman and vice-chairman. No member of the Authority shall hold more than one office except that of secretary and treasurer. Two members of the Authority eligible to vote shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum is empowered to exercise all of the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority and no vacancy on the Authority shall impair the right of the quorum to act. The members of the Authority shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government. It shall have perpetual existence.