[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Lyme 5-29-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.