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Section 47. 7STABLISMIMIT OF A PORT DEPARTuii;iT: To promote and more definitely insure the comprehensive and adequate development of the Port of Redwood City through continuity of control, management and operation, there is hereby created a deportment of the City of Redwood City to be known as the "Port Department". Section 47a. BOARD OF PORT COMISSIOITERS: The exclusive control and management of the Port Department is hereby vested in the Board of Port Com- missioners, which shall be composed of five (5) members, who shall be appointed by the City tia.namer, subject to the approval of the Council. No person shall be appointed as a member of the Board who is not at the time of his appointment, and has not been continuously for three (3) years immediately preceeding, a qualified elector of the City of Redwood City. The members of the Board shall serve without salary or compensation. Section 47b. ORGANIZATION; T7MAS OF OFFICE; Within thirty (30) days after the ratification of this amendment by the Legislature, the City Manager shall appoint five (5) persons as members of the first Board, subject to the approval of the Council. The members so appointed shall immediately organize by the election of a President, Vice -President and Secretary, and make provision for stated meetings, and shall determine, from time to time, when and where the Board shall hold its meetings, which shall be open to the public. Said persons shall, thereupon, also cast lots for their respective terms: One (1) of whom shall serve until the first Monday of July, 1936. Two (2) of whom shall serve until the first Monday of July, 1940. Two (2) of whom shall serve until the first Monday of July, 1942. At the expiration of the term of each of said persons no appointed, their successors shall be appointed by the City Manager, subject to the approval of the Council, for a full term of five (5) years, except in the case of a vacancy, in which event the appointment shall be for the unexpired term. Section 47c. REMOVAL, Any member of the Board may be removed from office on a five -sevenths (5/7) vote of the whole Council, own anis='_.the majority. -of -the whcle LLfal=cil cenenrred in by the City.Mar_ager-in writing, or by recall as provided in Section 6 of this Charter.