[Adopted 11-16-1982 by Ord. No. 891 (Ch. 1, Part 4D, of the
1999 Code of Ordinances)]
There is hereby established a Lewis Run Watershed Commission,
pursuant to the Regional Planning Law of 1956, May 29, P.L. (1958)
1845, § 202,[1] 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Regional Planning Law of 1956 was repealed
12-19-1996 by P.L. 1158, No. 177. See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2341
et seq.
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.
A.
The Commission shall have the power to receive and expend funds obtained from the member Boroughs and from other governments and governmental agencies, to enter into contracts to implement its authorized purpose as set forth hereinabove in § 10-19, and to expend funds in pursuit of such purpose and for such staff and administrative functions as required within the scope of such pursuit as set forth hereinabove in § 10-19; provided, however, the letting and entering into contracts shall be exercised by unanimous vote of all three voting members of the Commission.
B.
Any member of the Commission shall be entitled to actual expenses,
to be paid by the Commission.
C.
There is hereby appropriated to the Commission the sum of $250 from
the funds of the Borough of West Mifflin, a similar sum to be furnished
from each member Borough for initial operation of the Commission.
D.
The Commission will have and is given hereby no authority to bind
itself or the member Boroughs to any contract, obligation or liability
in excess of funds firmly committed to the Commission at the time
of such binding.
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.
