[Adopted 6-2-2008 by Ord. No. 896]
The Water/Sewer Commission (hereinafter referred
to as the "Commission") is hereby established.
The purpose of the Commission is to provide
the Mayor and City Council with recommendations regarding:
A.
Strategic direction of this enterprise fund;
B.
Capital project and rate structure coordination;
C.
Budgeting considerations and timing of implementation;
D.
Establishing and monitoring operational goals and
objectives; and
E.
Rates and charges related to ordinances which apply
to users and potential users of the public water/sewer system.
F.
Review
all requests made to the City for reduction or waiver of any capital
cost recovery fees and make a recommendation to the Mayor and City
Council concerning same.
[Added 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 910]
A.
The Commission shall consist of 10 members, of whom eight shall be
voting members and two shall be nonvoting members (all of whom, hereinafter,
may be referred to as a "member" or the "members").
[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 961]
B.
The Commission shall include:
[Amended 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 910]
(1)
Five members of the public who are customers of the water and sewer
system, at least four of whom shall be citizens of the City of Havre
de Grace (hereinafter referred to as the "City"). These members shall
each have voting privileges and shall possess or have demonstrated
specific knowledge, or professional or academic training in fields
such as engineering, water/sewer system operations, management, business
or other related fields. At least two of the citizen members should
have professional or academic credentials in one or more of the above-listed
fields.
[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 961]
(2)
Two members of the City staff, one being the Director
of the Department of Public Works or the Director's designee and one
being the Director of the Department of Finance or the Director's
designee. These members shall have voting privileges.
(3)
One member of the City Council who shall have voting
privileges and shall be a member of the City Council's Department
of Public Works Committee.
(4)
Two non-voting members, one being the Director of
Administration or the Director's designee, and one additional City
Councilperson. These members shall have no voting privileges, except
as described below, but may, otherwise, participate fully in the business
of the Commission.
C.
Reports from other City departments.
[Added 11-3-2014 by Ord.
No. 961]
(1)
The Director of the Department of Planning shall provide to the Commission
a quarterly report on the number of building permits issued that required
a new connection to the water and/or sewer service and at any time
provide information at the request of the Commission that could assist
the Commission's efforts to project any increase or decrease in the
demand on the water/sewer service.
(2)
The Director of the Department of Economic Development shall provide
to the Commission a quarterly report concerning any current or prospective
business or other use that could increase or decrease the demand on
the water and/or sewer service.
A.
The Commission shall be chaired by the nonvoting City Council member,
who shall be responsible for the convening of each meeting. In the
absence of the Commission Chairperson, the Director of Administration
or his/her designee shall act as the Chairperson. In the event of
a tie vote on issues before the Commission, the Chairperson shall
have the right, but not the requirement, to cast a vote.
[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 961]
B.
The Commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure
and keep a record of the proceedings.
C.
A quorum at any meeting shall be a minimum of five
voting members, at least three of whom shall be citizen members. The
presence of the Chairperson does not count in the determination of
a quorum. At the time of appointment, the Mayor shall designate which
of the Council members shall serve as the Commission Chairperson.
[Amended 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 910; 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 961]
A.
Citizen members. The Mayor, with the advice and consent
of the City Council, shall appoint all citizen members pursuant to
the qualifications listed for such members. The initial appointment
for these members shall be in the form of staggered terms in that
one shall be appointed to a term of three years, one appointed for
a term of two years and one appointed for a term of one year. After
the initial appointment of the Commission, members shall serve three-year
terms, with the capacity for reappointment. When a citizen member
cannot complete his term or is removed from membership by the Mayor
with the approval of the City Council whenever, in their judgment,
the best interests of the Commission will be served thereby, the Mayor
shall, with the advice and consent of the City Council, appoint a
replacement to serve the remainder of that member's term.
B.
Staff members. These members shall be appointed by the Mayor as described in § 25-66 and shall serve until a replacement member is selected by the Mayor.
C.
Council members. These members shall be appointed by the Mayor and
shall serve in accordance with their terms as members of the City
Council or until a replacement member is selected by the Mayor. At
the time of appointment, the Mayor shall designate which of the Council
members shall serve as the Commission Chairperson.
[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 961]
[Amended 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 910; 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 961]
A.
The Commission shall establish a regular meeting schedule and shall
meet bimonthly at a minimum. Additional meetings shall be held as
needed. A secretary shall be appointed each calendar year by the Commission
membership. All minutes of the meetings shall be maintained by the
Commission Secretary, and once approved and adopted by the Commission
membership, a copy shall be provided to the Director of Administration
for the City files, and a copy shall also be placed in a designated
book in the City Council office.
B.
At the first regularly scheduled City Council meeting held in February
of each year, the Commission shall deliver to the Mayor and City Council
a written and oral report on the state of the Water and Sewer Fund,
following a review of the final audit of the previous fiscal year.
This report shall also provide the Commission's recommendations for
the next fiscal year concerning the following items:
C.
As deemed necessary to accomplish the stated purpose
of this article, meetings beyond those specified above may be called.
