There is hereby established a Lewis Run Watershed Commission,
pursuant to the Regional Planning Law of 1956, May 29, P.L. (1958)
1845, § 202, as amended by Act No. 284, December 8, 1976, P.L. 2277,
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, comprised of three member Boroughs,
the Boroughs of West Mifflin, Pleasant Hills and Jefferson.
The purpose and scope of the Lewis Run Watershed Commission
shall be to:
A. Study stormwater drainage in the Lewis Run Watershed.
B. In furtherance of the above purpose, the Commission shall have the
authority, within available funds, to prepare a hydraulic study of
the streams within the Lewis Run Watershed.
C. To further accomplish the Commission's purpose, the member Boroughs,
by unanimous consent, may impose further duties upon the Commission
by resolution.
The Lewis Run Watershed Commission, hereinafter the "Commission,"
shall be composed of one representative from each member Borough,
and each member Borough shall select its own representative by proper
action of Council from its elected officials.
A. Members so selected shall be the sole voting members of the Commission;
each shall serve a one-year term without compensation; and each shall
have the power to designate an alternate for their position on the
Commission from the elected officials of the selecting Borough.
B. In addition, the Commission shall have advisory members who shall
be one engineer and one member of the Planning Commission from each
Borough, to be selected by proper action of Council of each Borough.
The Commission shall organize by electing its Chairman, Secretary
and Treasurer; the Secretary and Treasurer may be the same person.
These officers shall be elected for one-year terms from the nine members
designated by the Borough Council.
The Commission is hereby authorized to appoint an Engineer,
Solicitor, and such other persons for working staff as shall be necessary
for the function of the Commission.
Any member Borough may withdraw from the Commission at any time without incurring any liability from subsequent independent acts of the Commission; however, a withdrawing member Borough would remain obligated for prior commitments and the necessary continuum thereof, subject to the restriction of §
10-23D hereinabove.
A. Withdrawal of a member Borough from the Commission shall be by ordinance.
B. On any such withdrawal, voting representation of the withdrawing
Borough on the Commission shall cease.