The Town of Cromwell hereby creates a Sewer Commission and designates
said Commission as the Water Pollution Control Authority, which may exercise all the powers set forth in Chapter
103 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, and amendments thereto, in meeting its purposes and objectives, subject to the provisions of and in conformance with this chapter and the Town Charter.
Said Commission shall consist of five electors of the Town of
Cromwell who shall be appointed by the Town Council and shall serve
without compensation. Said five members shall serve for terms of five
years, except that the members of the Commission first appointed shall
be appointed for such terms that the term of one member shall expire
at the end of each year for the next five years. Terms shall expire
on June 30 in each year. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the Town Council
shall appoint a successor to hold office for the unexpired portion
of the term. A Commissioner shall continue in office until his successor
is appointed.
The Commission shall elect a Chairman from among its own members
at the first meeting and annually thereafter at the first meeting
held after the first day of July in each year. The Commission shall
be assigned a Clerk by the Director of the Department of Public Works,
subject to Town Manager approval. The Clerk shall keep a complete
record of the proceedings of the Commission and shall file the same
with the Town Clerk.
The Commission shall be subject to the Connecticut Freedom of
Information Act and shall keep its records and hold its meetings in accordance
therewith. Special meetings of the Commission may be called by the
Chairman or any two members upon providing 24 hours' advance
public notice thereof.
Consistent with the Commission's budgeted appropriations and at the Commission's request, the Director of the Department of Public Works has the discretion to assign one or more Town employees to assist the Commission. All employees so assigned shall be employees of the Town, approved by the Town Manager and shall take their direction and supervision from the Director of Public Works or his or her designee. As described in §
60-7, the Commission shall pay the Town a fee reflecting the costs associated with utilizing Town employees for this purpose.
The Commission shall properly appropriate and reimburse the Town from the Sewer Usage Fund for all Town costs attributable to Sewer Commission operations and Town employees who may be assigned to assist the Commission as described in §
60-5 above, with such costs determined and allocated by the Director of Finance with the approval of the Town Manager.
The Commission shall maintain proper accounting and financial
records and shall provide an annual fiscal report to the Town Council
on or before September 1 of each year for inclusion in the Town's
annual financial report. The Commission shall also prepare a budget
of estimated revenues and expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year
which shall be subject to review and comment by the Director of Finance
and to approval by Special Town Meeting in accordance with the Town
Charter.
A Commissioner may be removed by the Town Council for cause,
including but not limited to inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct
in office or violating the terms of this chapter. A Commissioner shall
be removed only after opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel
before the Town Council, at least 10 days prior to which he shall
have been given a copy of the charges against him. In the event of
the removal of any Commissioner, a record of the proceedings, together
with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Town of Cromwell.