The City of Breckenridge shall have the power to own and operate
water, electric light and power, gas systems or systems for distribution
of any other source of energy, sanitary sewer system, garbage and
waste collection, disposal system, municipal airport and any other
public utility which may be authorized pursuant to ordinance duly
adopted by the Council, and it may furnish water, light and power
and gas, or any other source of energy for all municipal purposes,
and may supply the same to the inhabitants of the City and to such
other persons as it may deem expedient.
[Amended 2-7-2002 by Ord.
No. 440]
The public water works, electric light and power system, gas
system and any system supplying any other source of energy owned,
operated or distributed by the City shall constitute one department
in the City known as the "Public Utilities Department." The control,
management and operation of all such public utilities shall be committed
to a board known as the "Public Utilities Commission." The City Council
may by ordinance make the sanitary sewer system, garbage and waste
collection, disposal system, municipal airport or any other public
utility, from which a revenue is or may be derived, a part of the
Public Utilities Department or may, in the same manner, commit the
supervision of any such sanitary sewer system, garbage and waste collection
and disposal system, municipal airport and any other public utility
in whole or in part to the Public Utilities Department.
[Amended 2-7-2002 by Ord.
No. 440]
A. The Public Utilities Commission shall consist of not less than three
nor more than five members as may be determined by the Council, and
all members thereof shall be residents and qualified electors of the
City. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the City Council
as follows:
(1) In February following the first annual election under this Charter,
one member shall be appointed for a term of three years, provided
that, in the event that the members of the Commission are increased
to more than three, then the Council in February following the first
annual election shall appoint two members to such Commission to serve
for a period of three years.
(2) Thereafter in February of each year, the City Council shall appoint
not less than one nor more than two members to such Commission; and
in the event that the Commission consists of three members then only
one member shall be appointed in each February each for a term of
three years, and all such appointees shall serve from March 1 following
their appointment for the three-year term and until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
B. Such appointment shall be made by the Council by resolution adopted
by a majority vote of all the members of the Council, and such Commissioners
before entering upon the duties of their offices shall qualify and
give such bond as the Council may require.
C. The members of said Commission shall be paid such salary as may be
fixed by the City Council, but the compensation of any Commissioner
shall not be diminished during the term for which he or she was appointed.
The compensation of the members of the Commission shall be paid out
of the Public Utilities Department Fund and shall constitute a part
of the operating expense of the Public Utilities Department.