[Adopted as § 2.05 (first paragraph) and (5) and § 17.01 of the former City Code]
[Amended by Ord. No. 96-8; Ord. No. 02-47; Ord. No. 11-08[1]]
A. 
The functions and duties of the Board of Public Works designated in § 62.14, Wis. Stats., shall be performed by the Public Works Commission of the Common Council, and whenever the statute or ordinance refers to functions or duties of the Board of Public Works, such duties or functions shall be performed by the Public Works Commission.
B. 
Wastewater treatment and sanitary sewers. The wastewater treatment plant and sanitary sewer collection system shall be supervised by the Public Works Commission. The Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager shall have the powers and duties provided by state statutes and City ordinances and shall supervise the operation, maintenance and upgrading of the sanitary sewer collection system and wastewater treatment plant.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended by Ord. No. 71-61; Ord. No. 92-34; Ord. No. 02-45]
A. 
Composition. The Public Works Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission" shall consist of four Alderpersons from the Common Council and one citizen member from the community at large to take entire charge and management of the said utilities under the general control and supervision of the Common Council.
[Amended 10-4-2016 by Ord. No. 16-18; 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 19-29]
B. 
Appointment.
(1) 
The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the confirmation of the Common Council.
(2) 
Annually, after the spring election each year, the Mayor shall appoint the four Aldermanic members to the Commission for the term of one year. In the first meeting of the Common Council in January, commencing with the year of 2003, the Mayor shall make his citizen appointments for a four-year term.
(3) 
In case of a vacancy in the Commission due to death, resignation, removal or for any other cause whatsoever, such vacancy shall be filled by an appointment by the Mayor for the unexpired term.
C. 
Administrative functions of the Commission.
(1) 
The Commission shall make such rules and regulations for its own proceedings and for the government of its department as it shall deem necessary and proper in addition to but not inconsistent with the rules and regulations herein contained and not inconsistent with law. It may appoint a manager.
(2) 
All utility receipts shall be paid to the City Treasurer's office.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-30; 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-63]
(3) 
The Commission shall have entire charge and management of the Water Utility and the Wastewater Utility and as such shall have supervision over the buildings, grounds and all matters connected therewith and shall see that all ordinances of the City and all rules and regulations of the Commission are complied with; that the conditions of all contracts by or with the Commission are faithfully complied with; and that the assessments of the water rates are duly made, collected and paid into the City treasury. The Commission shall keep records of all extensions, additions, changes, alterations and attachments made to the system of waterworks, and all meters and the locations thereof, and it shall perform such other duties as the Common Council or the Mayor may prescribe.
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-30]