The Sanitary Disposal District shall continue to be that portion of the City of Middletown as is constituted the Sanitary Disposal District on the effective date of this Charter, together with any other territory contiguous thereto which may hereafter be added in accordance with the provisions of this Charter. The expense for the maintenance and operation of said district shall be a service charge upon all property located within the district. The provisions of Special Act No. 466 (1951) of the Connecticut General Assembly not inconsistent with the provisions herein shall continue in effect.
Alteration of District Boundaries. The boundaries of the Sanitary Disposal District shall not be extended except in the following manner:
A.
Annexation: Written Petition, Hearing Notice and Conduct of Public Hearing and Vote of Common Council. Upon the written petition of a majority of the property owners, without the Sanitary Disposal District but within any part of said City contiguous to said district, requesting to be annexed as a part of the Sanitary Disposal District and describing the limits of said contiguous territory to be annexed, the Common Council may, after a public hearing, in accord with Public Hearing Notice which shall be given at least five (5) Days prior to such hearing, by vote annex the territory described in such petition to the Sanitary Disposal District. The vote of the Common Council annexing such territory to said district shall specify the boundaries of the territory annexed, a date upon which service will be initiated and a copy of such vote, certified by the Clerk of the Common Council, shall be forthwith recorded in the land records of the City and filed in the Office of the Assessor and in the Office of the Sanitary Disposal District.
B.
Separation from District: Written Petition, Public Hearing Notice and Conduct of Public Hearing and Vote of Common Council. Upon the written petition of a majority of the property owners within any part of the Sanitary Disposal District that is contiguous to a non-member territory requesting to be separated from the Sanitary Disposal District and describing the limits of said contiguous territory to be separated, the Common Council may, after a public hearing, in accord with Public Hearing Notice which shall be given at least five (5) Days prior to such hearing, by vote, separate the territory described in such petition from the Sanitary Disposal District. The favorable vote of the Common Council separating such territory from said District shall specify the boundaries of the territory separated, with an effective date of release, and a copy of such vote, certified by the Clerk of the Common Council, shall be forthwith recorded in the Land Records of the City and filed in the Office of the Assessor and in the Office of the Sanitary Disposal District.