The Town of Lyme hereby creates a water pollution control commission, to be known as the "Lyme Water Pollution Control Commission," and designates said Commission as the water pollution control authority for the Town of Lyme with all the powers, purposes and objectives set forth in Chapter
103 of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by 1978 Public Act 154.
The Lyme Water Pollution Control Commission shall be made up
of five members (Commissioners) each of whom shall be an elector of
the Town of Lyme appointed by its Board of Selectmen. Each Commissioner
shall serve without compensation. On or before the 15th day of June
1981, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint one Commissioner who shall
hold office for a term commencing July 1, 1981, and ending on June
30, 1982; one Commissioner who shall hold office for a term commencing
on July 1, 1981, and ending on June 30, 1983; one Commissioner who
shall hold office for a term commencing on July 1, 1981, and ending
on June 30, 1984; one Commissioner who shall hold office for a term
commencing on July 1, 1981, and ending on June 30, 1985; and one Commissioner
who shall hold office for a term commencing on July 1, 1981, and ending
on June 30, 1986. A successor to each Commissioner shall be appointed
for a term of five years, effective on expiration of the term of his
predecessor and expiring on June 30 of the fifth year following the
year of his appointment; provided, however, that whenever a vacancy
on the Commission shall occur the Board of Selectmen shall, as soon
as practicable, appoint a successor Commissioner whose term shall
expire on the same day as the last day of the term of his predecessor.
[Amended 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-4]
The Commission shall, at its first meeting, to be held not later
than July 15, 1981, and at each annual meeting held during the first
15 days of July in each succeeding year, elect from among its number
a Chair and shall appoint a clerk who may be, but need not be, a Commissioner.
The Commission may employ legal counsel, professional engineers, and
such other persons as it shall deem necessary to carry out its purposes
and objectives and shall prescribe and define their duties. The Commission
shall, not less frequently than annually, determine the compensation,
if any, to be paid to the clerk and all other professional assistants
and employees of the Commission. The clerk shall keep a complete record
of the proceedings of the Commission and shall be the custodian of
such books, records and documents which shall be open for public inspection
at all reasonable hours.
The first meeting of the Commission shall be called by the First
Selectman and thereafter meetings of the Commission shall be called
by the Chair or by any two Commissioners. Notice of the call of any
meeting of the Commission shall be effective as to its members if
all Commissioners shall have received such notice not less than 36
hours prior to the date of such meeting.
The Commission shall maintain proper accounting and financial
records and shall make an annual report to the Board of Selectmen.
The Commission shall prepare annually a budget of estimated revenues
and expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year.
A Commissioner may be removed for inefficiency or neglect of
duty or misconduct in office by the Board of Selectmen after a hearing
conforming to recognized standards of due process of law, including,
without limitation, an opportunity to review the charges made against
such Commissioner not less than 10 days prior to the date on which
said charges shall be subject to such a hearing.
The Commission shall prepare and periodically update a water
pollution control plan for the Town of Lyme in the manner provided
by § 7-246 of Connecticut General Statutes. Such periodic
updating shall be accomplished not less frequently than every five
years after the completion of the initial plan, and in addition to
the filing requirements of said statutes the Commission shall file
a copy of said plan and any periodic update with the Town Clerk.