[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 1; as amended by Ord. 741,
12/30/2002, § 1]
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. 1277, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and comprised of three
member Boroughs, the Borough of West Mifflin, Pleasant Hills and Jefferson
Hills.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 2; as amended by Ord. 741,
12/30/2002, § 1]
The purpose and scope of the Lewis Run Watershed Commission
shall be to:
A.
Study the stormwater drainage problems of the Lewis Run Watershed.
B.
Determine remedial measures to be taken for stormwater drainage under
existing development of the land.
C.
Determine the regulations and controls that would be necessary for
present and future land development to correct the stormwater drainage
problems and prevent their recurrence.
D.
In furtherance of the above purpose to:
(1)
Prepare a study of stormwater drainage within the Lewis Run Watershed.
(2)
Prepare a stormwater management plan for the Lewis Run Watershed.
(3)
Prepare a program of remedial construction to correct stormwater
drainage problems for existing land development, incorporating therein
the expectations of land development reasonably projected for the
future within the watershed.
(4)
Prepare a model stormwater ordinance for adoption by the Boroughs
of West Mifflin, Pleasant Hills and Jefferson Hills which shall include
the remedial program and the controls and regulations necessary under
the plan.
(5)
Construct, with approval of the member boroughs, and turn over to
the borough in which they are situated, appropriate stormwater facilities
as proposed in the master plan and approved by the boroughs.
(6)
Perform all acts necessary to, or which would facilitate, the construction
of stormwater facilities, subject to the prior approval of such construction
by member boroughs.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 3]
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; 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 in each borough.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 4]
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 councils.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 5]
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.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 6]
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 herein above in § 1-412, 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 herein above in § 1-412.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 7]
Any member of the Commission shall be entitled to actual expenses,
to be paid by the Commission.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 8; as amended by Ord. 741,
12/30/2002, § 1]
There is hereby appropriated to the Commission the sum of $250
from the funds of the Borough of Jefferson Hills, a similar sum to
be furnished from each member Borough for initial operation of the
Commission.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 9]
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.
[Ord. 482, 2/8/1982, § 10]
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 § 1-419 hereinabove.
