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meetings held by the Board for a period of three (3) consecutive months, unless such member shall have been granted a leave of absence by unanimous vote of the remaining members of the Board, shall be considered for all purposes as having resigned from and vacated his or her office as a member of the Board. Any member of the Board (excepting the Mayor of the City) may be removed from office under the terms of Section 3.17 of the Charter of the City of San Marcos. (c) The Board shall elect one of its members as Chairman and one as Vice-Chairman of the Board and shall appoint a Secretary and a Treasurer, or a Secretary-Treasurer, who may, but need not, be a member or members of the Board. If a member of the Board is not appointed as Secretary or Treasurer, or Secretary-Treasurer, then, the City Manager of the City or his or her designee or designees shall serve in such office or offices; provided that if and to the extent the System budget permits, the Board instead may appoint to such office or offices an employee or employees of the System whose duties in the operation of the System requires performance of similar functions. The Board may adopt from time to time such rules for the orderly conduct of its affairs as it may deem appropriate and, subject to the limitations contained in this Ordinance, the Code of Ordinances of the City of San Marcos, the Charter of the City of San Marcos. and the laws of the State of Texas. conduct the affairs of the System in the same manner ordinarily employed by the boards of directors of private corporations operating properties of a similar nature; provided, however. no member of the Board shall ever vote by proxy in the exercise of his or her duties as such Board member. Consistent with the System budget, the Board may appoint and employ either a General Manager of the System or an employee of the City to serve as liaison between and among the City, the Board and any contract operator of all or part of the System. attorneys, engineers, and other advisors and employees. In the event the Board appoints and employs a General Manager of the System. the authorities, powers, duties and limitations between the General Manager of the System and the Board. shall be in the same relationship as the relationship between the City Manager of the City and the City Council pursuant to the City Charter of the City, as amended. The provisions of the City Charter and Ordinance relating to nepotism and ethics and the Code of Ethics of the City, from time to time in force and effect. shall be applicable to officers and employees of the System and the Board. The members of the Board shall not be personally liable, either jointly or severally. for any act or omission not willfully fraudulent or in bad faith. The Board shall obtain and maintain continually in force an employees' fidelity and indemnity "blanket" bond, written by a solvent and recognized indemnity company authorized to do business in the State of Texas in the amount of not less than is in force with respect to other employees of the city. (d) Not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date on which a proposed fiscal year budget is required by the City Charter or other applicable law to be submitted to the City Council. the Board shall cause a System budget to be prepared and filed with the City Manager of the City, setting forth. in such detail as from 1037f -24-