The term "utilities" shall include, but not be limited to, telecommunication
services, energy services and water services that are provided or
could be provided to residents and businesses in the Town of New Canaan.
There shall be a Utilities Commission. The Utilities Commission
shall be composed of nine members appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
Members shall be electors of the Town of New Canaan, shall serve without
compensation and shall not hold paid office in Town government. The
minority representation requirements of Connecticut General Statutes
§ 9-167a shall apply.
Promptly after the initial nine members of the Utilities Commission
are sworn in, and then again in the month of December in each year,
the Commission shall meet at the call of the First Selectman to elect
one of its members to be Chairman and one of its members to be Secretary.
The Chairman shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the Commission
and shall vote as a member thereof. The Secretary shall file in the
office of the Town Clerk a full and detailed record of all proceedings,
acts and resolutions of the Commission, as required by the Freedom
of Information Act, including the votes of each member on all actions taken,
and such record shall be a public record.
The mission of the Utilities Commission is to help ensure safe,
reliable and efficient utilities services for the residents and businesses
of New Canaan.
In order to achieve its mission, the Utilities Commission will
be responsible for understanding and prioritizing key resident and
business utility needs, investigating and becoming knowledgeable regarding
relevant issues and advancements related to the identified priorities,
and communicating recommendations and other critical information in
a timely manner to the public and appropriate Town bodies.