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Sec. 25-14. Welfare advisory board.

There is hereby created a welfare advisory board for the
city, which shall consist of five members, one of whom shall
be a member of the city council. The members of the board
shall be appointed by the mayor for terms of one year, expiring
on July 1 of each year, and shall serve without compensation.
The board shall act in an advisory capacity only and
shall advise the director of public welfare and the superintendent
of public welfare with respect to the merits of any
cases which may be referred to it by the director or superintendent
and may also on its own motion make recommendations
to the director of public welfare and the superintendent
of public welfare with respect to individual cases or general
policies. (Code 1959, § 25-14.)