Each retail public market is hereby authorized to form a Market Association after the effective date of this subtitle. In the event that 75% of the stall owners of a particular market desire to form such an association, then authority is hereby given for such action. City Code, 1976/83, art. 16, §17(a)(1st, 2nd sens.) Ord. 71-1000 Ord. 75-783

Every stall owner in each retail public market shall automatically become a member of the Association when it is formed, each member enjoying the same privileges and responsibilities as all other members. Each member shall be entitled to 1 vote only. The officers of the Association shall be the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and such other officers as the members may elect. City Code, 1976/83, art. 16, §17(a)(3rd, 4th sens.) Ord. 71-1000 Ord. 75-783

The Association shall hold an annual meeting in the last quarter of each year, due written notice being given to all members not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days in advance of such meeting. Among other business conducted at this meeting will be the election of officers. Each administration shall serve for 1 year, with the newly elected administration taking office on January 1. Regular or special meetings may be called throughout the year by the President or by a majority of the membership. City Code, 1976/83, art. 16, §17(b) Ord. 71-1000 Ord. 75-783

The officers of the Market Association, with the majority approval of the members, may:establish a proportionate assessment fee for the stall owners; and establish other rules designed for the general welfare of the Association, which may include but not be restricted to such activities as security services, guards, community relations, advertising, market hours, etc. All recommendations, with the exception of election of officers, approved by a majority of the Association members, will be submitted in writing to the Mayor or his authorized agent for his review and approval not more than 30 days after such decisions have been reached. Within 30 days after reception of such recommendations, the Mayor or his authorized agent shall approve or disapprove of them in writing to the President of the appropriate Market Association. All approved recommendations will then become binding on all members. City Code, 1976/83, art. 16, §17(c) Ord. 71-1000 Ord. 75-783 Ord. 83-1074 Ord. 85-516

The President of the Market Association, with the majority approval of the members, may recommend to the Mayor or his authorized agent non-renewal of licenses to those members who fail to pay any dues or assessments which may be levied against the members of the Association. If in the judgment of the Mayor or his authorized agent such recommendation is justified, he will:duly advise such members in writing, giving them not less than 30 days in which to make the said payment; and failing that, to deny renewal of the license at the expiration of the current period for which they have paid. City Code, 1976/83, art. 16, §17(d) Ord. 71-1000 Ord. 75-783 Ord. 83-1074

The Director of Finance:shall collect the assessment fees from the stall owners of the markets; and shall maintain a special fund account for each public market to which are credited the collections from that market. The assessment fees collected from the stall owner in any one of the markets shall be transferred to the appropriate Market Association according to the terms of the agreement made between that Market Association and the Director of Finance. The fund comprised of the assessment fees collected for a public market in accordance with this section shall be utilized solely for purposes determined by the stall owners of that market. With the approval of the Board of Estimates, the Director of Finance may set a reasonable fee to be charged to each Market Association for the collection, accounting, and administrative services performed by the City, in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of said services. City Code, 1976/83, art. 16, §17(e) Ord. 83-1074 Ord. 85-516