Appointment and terms of commissioners.
Memphis Charter, art. 65, § 668
in effectSec. 668. - Appointment and terms of commissioners.
(a) The first board of Light, Gas and Water Commissioners shall be the members of the present board of light and water commissioners, as now constituted, who shall serve until the expiration of their present respective terms of office, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, and upon the expiration of their respective terms of office their successors shall be elected by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis and shall serve for a term of three years, unless sooner removed; and in the event of a vacancy occurring by death, resignation or removal of any of said Light, Gas and Water Commissioners, their successors shall be elected only to fill the unexpired term of such commissioner.
(b) The board of five members provided in section 1 above [section 667] shall be the present members of the board of Light, Gas and Water Commissioners as now constituted, and two additional members to be elected by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis, all of whom shall serve until the expiration of the terms of the present board of Light, Gas and Water Commissioners, June 1, 1951, and until their successors are elected and qualified; and thereafter the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis shall elect two members of said board to serve for a term of three years, two members to serve for a term of two years and one member, who shall serve for a term of one year, and upon the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors of the board hereby created shall be elected for a term of three years by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis.
(Priv. Acts 1939, ch. 381, § 10; Priv. Acts 1941, ch. 327, § 1; Priv. Acts 1951, ch. 388, § 2) (Priv. Acts 1951, ch. 388, § 3)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART65LIGAWADI_S668APTECOFetched: 10/28/2026