There shall be established a Municipal Grounds Commission for
the City of Gardner consisting of six members, legal voters of said
City, five of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation
by the City Council, as follows:
A. The Mayor shall immediately appoint one person to serve until the
expiration of one year, two to serve until the expiration of two years
and two to serve until the expiration of three years from the first
day of April 1983 and thereafter annually shall appoint the appropriate
number of persons (either one or two) to serve for the term of three
years from the first day of April then next ensuing. A vacancy occurring
may be filled at any time for the unexpired term by the Mayor, subject
to confirmation by the City Council. Before entering upon the discharge
of their duties, the members shall be sworn to the faithful discharge
thereof.
B. The sixth
member shall be the Director of Public Works, who shall be a nonvoting
member of the Commission during his term of office.
[Amended 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1563]
The Commission shall meet annually in April of each year to
organize and elect a Chairperson and Secretary. The Commission shall
hold meetings no less than once a month during the course of the year.
The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes and records of all meetings
of the Commission. The Director of Public Works shall not hold office
within the Commission.
Members of said Commission shall receive for their services
such compensation as the Mayor and City Council may prescribe.
All necessary persons employed by and under the supervision
of the named Municipal Grounds Department, boards and commissions
shall, upon the effective date of this chapter, be transferred to
the Department of Public Works. All such transfers of personnel shall
be made without loss of pay and without change in rating, seniority,
retirement or pension rights, or any other privileges under the provisions
of this chapter.