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Township of Morris, NJ
Morris County
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[Adopted 3-10-1971 by Ord. No. 5-71 (Ch. 21 of the 1969 Code); amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
There is hereby created a Water Pollution Control Committee of the Township of Morris.
A. 
The Water Pollution Control Committee of the Township of Morris shall be composed of five members to be appointed as follows:
(1) 
Class I: two members of the Morris Township Committee to be appointed by the Mayor of the Township of Morris for a term of one year from January 1 to December 31.
(2) 
Class II: the Plumbing Inspector, the Township Engineer and the Superintendent of the Water Pollution Control Utility of the Township of Morris, so long as they shall hold such offices.
B. 
The Chairperson of the Water Pollution Control Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor of the Township of Morris to serve for a term of one year from January 1 to December 31.
In the event that any member of the Water Pollution Control Committee shall resign or be unable to serve for any reason as a member of said Committee, the vacancy created thereby shall be filled for the remainder of his term in the manner provided for appointments under § 9-7 above.
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Water Pollution Control Committee of the Township of Morris to:
(1) 
Make studies, surveys and recommendations to the Morris Township Committee in regard to the planning, development, construction, extension, maintenance and repair of the sanitary sewer system of the Township of Morris.
(2) 
Recommend to the Township Committee the fees to be charged for services rendered to users of the aforesaid system.
(3) 
Make recommendations to the Township Committee on any other matters which may be referred to the Committee by the Township Committee.
B. 
The Water Pollution Control Committee shall have no powers other than those set forth herein and shall not commit the Township of Morris to the commission or omission of any act or thing, nor shall it establish any policy of the Township of Morris, nor shall it waive any policy, rules, regulations or ordinances previously established by the Township of Morris.
The Water Pollution Control Committee shall have no authority to expend any money nor incur any expense, nor commit the Township of Morris to the expenditure of any money, unless and until the same shall have been specifically authorized and approved by the Township Committee of the Township of Morris.
Meetings shall be held at such time and place as shall be determined annually by resolution of the Water Pollution Control Committee.