[Amended 4-1-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-2]
There is hereby created the Water and Sewer Commission of the
Town of Mount Airy, which shall consist of seven members, all of whom
shall be residents of the Town and include one member of the Town
Council who shall count toward quorum at Commission meetings and shall
vote on Commission decisions in cases of tie votes. Each member, except
for the Council member who shall serve concurrent with his or her
term of office, is to serve for four years or until his or her successor
takes office, except that the terms of members first appointed are
staggered such that the first person appointed serves for one year,
the second appointed for two years, the third appointed for three
years, the fourth appointed for four years, the fifth appointed for
one year and the sixth appointed for two years or until their successors
are appointed. All appointments, including those required by any vacancies,
shall be made by the Mayor with the approval of the Council.
The members will elect a Chairman of the Commission
in their first meeting and agree upon other officers as they deem
necessary. Officer elections will be held every year in the July meeting.
Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The members
of the Commission shall not be entitled to compensation for their
services but may be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred
in the performance of their duties, provided that funds for such reimbursement
shall have been authorized in the budget of the Town.
The Water and Sewer Commission will present
a timely annual report on actual usage during the previous year ending
December 31 and projected usage and capacities for each of the ensuing
five years and for 10 years in the future. The projections will include,
at a minimum, average-year and worst-case-year scenarios. Specific
subjects of the report should include the following:
A. Annually updated plan to meet the specific water needs
of all existing residents and businesses, both normal and peak time
use, as well as reserves as recommended by the state for normal and
drought years considering specific water needs of infill development
and approved development that is yet to be built.
B. Annual updates to the recommendations enumerated in §
38-3. Duties, Subsections
A and
B.
No expenditures may be made by the Water and
Sewer Commission except to the extent authorized in the annual budget
of the Town or as may otherwise be lawfully approved in advance by
the Council of the Town of Mount Airy.