[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
(now Township Council) of the Township of Greenwich 8-17-1959.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: The provisions of this ordinance
are derived from an ordinance adopted 8-17-1959. The regulatory part
of this ordinance is included in a separate chapter; see Ch. 143,
Water Rules and Regulations.
There shall be and is hereby established in
said Township of Greenwich a department to be known as the "Water
Department," the same being under the supervision, management and
control of the Township Council of the Township of Greenwich.
At the annual meeting of the Township Council
of the Township of Greenwich in January of each year, there shall
be appointed by said Township Council one person to serve as Water
Clerk and one person to serve as Water Superintendent, and both persons
shall hold their offices respectively for the term of one year and
until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. The Water
Superintendent shall be licensed by the State of New Jersey in accordance
with the statutes made and provided. The annual salaries[1] of the Water Clerk and Water Superintendent shall be fixed
by ordinance of the Township Council, and said salaries shall be payable
as provided by the terms of said ordinance and shall be in lieu of
any fees of every description received by said officers through their
offices.
The Water Superintendent shall make written
monthly reports to the Township Council (or oftener if so requested
by said Council) of the general condition of the waterworks, mains,
machinery and everything appertaining to the running and operation
of said waterworks. The Water Clerk shall make reports to the Township
Council whenever requested to do so by said Council. Both the Water
Clerk and Water Superintendent, as well as all water officers and
employees of the Water Department, will be held strictly responsible
for the performance of the duties and powers delegated to them. They
shall not vary from nor exceed the instructions given or the powers
conferred upon them by the Township Council or their superiors.
The chief executive officer of the Water Department
shall be the Water Clerk. He shall have immediate control and management
of the Water Department. It shall be the duty of the Water Clerk of
the Water Department to make out all bills for water rents and collect
the same when due; he shall be the Clerk of said Township Council
when it is acting as the Water Committee, and shall perform such other
duties as it may require of him and record all its proceedings when
acting in its capacity as the Water Committee or the Water Department,
and shall keep all books of accounts connected with the carrying on
of said waterworks.
The Water Superintendent shall exercise general
supervision of the operation and maintenance of the water plant, including
machinery, equipment, mains, supply pipes and other mechanical features
appertaining thereto, and shall execute all orders of the Township
Council appertaining to his duties and the general management of the
waterworks. He shall incur no debt on the account of the Township
of Greenwich or its Water Department unless authorized by the Township
Council, nor shall he dispose of any material or property of said
Township appertaining to said waterworks without first obtaining,
in writing, the consent of the Township Council or a majority of its
members. He shall keep suitable books of record in which he shall
cause to be entered all work done in carrying on said waterworks and
all materials purchased and sold, all water service and connections
made and all houses in which the water from said works is used, as
well as those in which the same is not used, and he shall also promptly
execute, under the supervision of the Water Clerk when requested,
all rules and regulations of the Township Council, whether relating
to the Water Department or whether contained in this chapter or not,
against all those who shall fail to pay their water rents promptly.
The persons engaged as Water Clerk and Water
Superintendent at the time of final passage of this chapter, or who
carry out the duties assigned to said offices at said time, shall
continue in office until the annual meeting of the Township Council
in January 1960, when a Water Clerk and Water Superintendent shall
be appointed as hereinbefore provided, except that where either the
Water Clerk or Water Superintendent is presently holding tenure of
office, he shall continue his office, notwithstanding the provisions
of this section.
