[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Colwyn 10-21-1935 by Ord. No. 154, approved 10-22-1935. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 122.
Pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 10 of the Session of 1935
of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania,[1] the Council of the Borough of Colwyn shall appoint one
resident of the Borough of Colwyn to represent the Borough of Colwyn
on the Joint Sewer Board, as provided in said Act. Any existing officer
of the Borough of Colwyn or member of Council of the Borough of Colwyn
shall be eligible for such appointment, which shall be for a term
of six years from the date thereof, or until his successor has been
appointed and qualified.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see 53 P.S. § 47021.
A.
Said Joint Sewer Board shall organize as provided by the Act of the
Assembly, shall adopt rules and regulations to govern its proceedings
and shall prepare and suggest any practical measures and plans by
means of which joint improvement may be carried to a successful completion
and the future developments of the system, so as to conform to the
plan aforesaid.
B.
It shall appoint an engineer, solicitor and such other assistants
as are deemed necessary and shall prescribe the reasonable compensation
of such employees.
A.
The Board shall, as soon after its organization as possible, and
annually thereafter, prepare a budget of the amount necessary for
the compensation of its appointees and assistants and the payment
of its anticipated expenses. Said budget shall be submitted to the
Borough Council on or before the 15th day of December of each year,
except as to the first budget.
B.
The Borough of Colwyn shall pay to the Treasurer of said Board its
proportionate share of said budget. The proportion that each municipality
shall pay shall be determined as the average of the following ratios:
(1)
The ratio which the area of the municipality tributary to the proposed
sewer bears to the total area tributary to said sewer, areas of cemeteries
to be excluded.
(2)
The ratio which the population in the area of the municipality tributary
to the proposed sewer bears to the population in the total area tributary
to said sewer.
A.
The representative of this Borough shall report promptly to the Borough
Council any and all acts or decisions contemplated or reached by the
Sewer Board affecting its rights under the proposed Joint Sewer Improvement
Plan.
B.
Nothing herein contained shall authorize the Board to expend any
moneys other than those provided in said budget without prior authorization
of the Borough Council and of the other municipalities represented
on said Board.
