§ 40-50. District organization and operations.

(a)

Board of Commissioners.

(1)

The Board of Commissioners shall have twelve (12) regular members and four (4) ex officio members. The Commissioners shall be elected at large from the entire district and may include members who are property owners, lessors of property, lessees of property and any employee(s) of the aforesaid categories. A majority of Commissioners must at all times be property owners within the district. The Board of Commissioners is hereby empowered to fill any vacancies which occur on the Board of Commissioners. The four (4) ex officio members will be the Mayor and the Planning Director, or their designees, a member of the Danbury Parking Authority selected by the Authority and a member of the Community Services Division of the Danbury Police Department selected by the Police Chief.

(2)

The Board of Commissioners shall be the executive body governing the day-to-day operations of the district. The Board shall make administrative decisions and interpret policy for the district.

(3)

The term of office for Commissioners shall be three (3) years.

(4)

With the exception of the first election of the Board of Commissioners, a nominating committee shall be appointed by the Board to prepare nominations for the biennial election. Nominations may also be made at the time of the general meeting.

(5)

Commissioners shall be elected by a plurality vote of a quorum of property owners present at the general meeting.

(6)

The Board of Commissioners shall elect officers.

(7)

The Board of Commissioners shall hire such staff assistance as is considered necessary to perform their duties and as is approved in the budget submitted to the general meeting.

(8)

The Board of Commissioners and its staff shall be authorized to conduct the business of the district in a responsible manner.

(9)

Commissioners are required to attend at least fifty (50) percent of all Board meetings during a given calendar year. The Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners shall notify the Board, in writing, of any Commission member who has failed to so attend. Upon receipt of such written notification, the Board may, after a hearing of the Board during which the member in question may appear and respond to the notification, remove the violating member and fill the vacant position in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section.

(b)

General meetings of property owners.

(1)

There shall be an annual meeting of district property owners present or by proxy to approve the yearly budget and to conduct such other business as is determined necessary.

(2)

Special meetings may be called by the Board of Commissioners to conduct business that cannot be postponed until the annual meeting.

(Code 1961, § 19B-6; Ord. No. 353, 7-7-1987; Ord. No. 430, 1-7-1992; Ord. No. 522, 12-3-1996; Ord. No. 540, 3-7-2000)