[MC 1995-11, § I, April 17, 1995]
Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (c) of Section 4 of the Sewerage Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey (Laws of 1946, Chapter 138, as amended and supplemented), there is hereby created a public body politic and corporate under the name and style of "Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority."
[MC 1995-11, § II, April 17, 1995]
The Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority is and shall be an agency and instrumentality of the said eight (8) municipalities 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 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.
[MC 1995-11, § III, April 17, 1995]
The Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority shall consist of eight (8) 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 (1) or two (2) 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.
[MC 1995-11, § IV, April 17, 1995]
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 Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 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 One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per annum.
[MC 1995-11, § V, April 17, 1995]
A copy of this section, 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.
[MC 1995-11, § VI, April 17, 1995]
This section 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 the said other municipalities and such ordinance shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of New Jersey.
[MCC 1995-11, § VII, April 17, 1995]
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.