[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Fanwood 4-12-1995 by Ord. No. 95-04R. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (c) of Section 4 of
the Sewerage Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey[1] (Laws of 1946, Chapter 138, as amended and supplemented),
there is hereby created a public body politic and corporate under
the name of style of the "Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority."
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:14A-4(c).
The Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority is and shall
be an agency and instrumentality of said eight municipalities[1] created by parallel ordinances duly adopted by their governing
bodies and is a sewerage authority as contemplated and provided for
by said Sewerage Authorities Law[2] and shall have and exercise all of the powers and perform
all of the duties provided for by said Sewerage Authorities Law and
any other statutes heretofore or hereafter enacted and applicable
thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: Throughout this chapter, the term "municipalities"
shall include the following: the Township of Scotch Plains, City of
Plainfield, Borough of North Plainfield, Borough of Dunellen, Borough
of Fanwood, Borough of Watchung, Township of Green Brook and Borough
of South Plainfield.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:14A-1 et seq.
The Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority shall consist
of eight members, one of which shall be appointed by resolution of
the governing body of each of said municipalities, in accordance with
the provisions of said Sewerage Authorities Law, with such resolution
being filed with the Secretary of State of New Jersey. Each of the
municipalities may additionally appoint one or two individuals to
serve as an alternate during the absence or disqualification of such
municipality's regular member, pursuant to the provisions of
said Sewerage Authorities Law, with the first alternate to be designated
as "Alternate No. 1" and the second alternate, if appointed, to be
designated as "Alternate No. 2."
Members of the Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority may
receive compensation for their services as members of the Authority
within the limitation herein stated, that no member shall receive
compensation, either direct or indirect, in excess of $2,500 per annum.
The Chairperson of the Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority
may also be provided additional compensation in the discretion of
the Authority, but not in excess of $1,000 per annum.
A copy of this chapter, duly certified by the Clerk of this
municipality, shall forthwith be filed by such clerk in the office
of the Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey.
This chapter shall take effect as provided by law, but shall
be of no further force or effect after December 31, 1995, unless on
or before said date a parallel ordinance shall have been adopted by
the governing body of each of said other municipalities and such ordinance
shall have been filed with the Secretary of the State of New Jersey.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The above-mentioned municipalities have
adopted and filed parallel ordinances.
The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute a service
agreement, the terms of which shall be in accordance with the terms
of the order entering stipulation of settlement in Township of Scotch
Plains v. Plainfield Joint Meeting, et al., Docket No. UNN-L-100243-88,
with the Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority.
[Added 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 03-23R]
A.
The elimination of the Authority's obligation to bill directly
those industries it identifies as the source of pollutants in those
wastewaters collected and conveyed by the Authority to the Middlesex
County Utilities Authority is hereby deemed to be in the best interests
of the Borough of Fanwood.
B.
Similarly, the elimination of the mandatory obligation of the Borough
to provide a sewer capacity needs report to the Authority every third
year in favor of a more discretionary approach is also hereby deemed
to be in the best interests of the Borough.
C.
The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute
the 2004 Amendment to Service Contract between the Authority and its
participants in the form attached hereto and, by reference, incorporated
herein.
