The provisions of Chapter 103, Municipal Sewerage Systems, of the General
Statutes of Connecticut (1997), as amended, are hereby adopted by the Town of Griswold.
There shall be a Water Pollution Control Authority of the Town of Griswold
(hereinafter referred to as the "Griswold WPCA") to consist of five voting
members and one nonvoting member, all of whom shall be electors of the Town
of Griswold. The Griswold WPCA shall have all of the powers, purposes and
objectives set forth in Chapter 103, Municipal Sewerage Systems, of the General
Statutes of the State of Connecticut (1997), as amended. Such powers, purposes and objectives shall be exercised by the Griswold WPCA throughout the geographical limits of the Town of Griswold with the exception of the Borough of Jewett City and the Village of Glasgo; provided, however, that if the Borough of Jewett City or the Glasgo Water Pollution Control Authority, as established in §
111-3, or both, should officially request that the Griswold WPCA assume jurisdiction of municipal sewerage matters within the Borough of Jewett City or Village of Glasgo, respectively, pursuant to Chapter 103 of the General Statutes, the Griswold WPCA shall be authorized to assume such jurisdiction upon a majority vote of the electors of the Town of Griswold at Town Meeting.
The water pollution control authority previously established pursuant
to the Ordinance Establishing a Sewer Authority for the Town of Griswold,
which ordinance was adopted at Special Town Meeting on May 27, 1975, shall
continue in existence and shall hereafter be known as the "Water Pollution
Control Authority of the Village of Glasgo" (hereinafter referred to as the
"Glasgo WPCA"). The Glasgo WPCA shall have all of the powers, purposes and
objectives set forth in Chapter 103, Municipal Sewerage Systems, of the General
Statutes of the State of Connecticut (1997), as amended; provided, however,
that the exercise of such powers, purposes and objectives by the Glasgo WPCA
shall be limited to that geographical area known as the "Village of Glasgo"
in the Town of Griswold, which area is more particularly described in Order
No. 799 of the Water Resources Commission, dated May 19, 1969.
The Griswold WPCA shall consist of six electors of the Town of Griswold.
One member shall be appointed by the official water pollution control authority
of the Borough of Jewett City for such term as that authority may choose and
shall be a nonvoting member. The other five members shall be appointed by
the Board of Selectmen. The initial terms of office of two of the members
appointed by the Board of Selectmen shall expire on December 31, 1999. The
initial terms of office of two other members appointed by the Board of Selectmen
shall expire on December 31, 2001. The initial term of office of the remaining
member shall expire on December 31, 2003. Thereafter, as the term of each
member of the Griswold WPCA appointed by the Board of Selectmen expires, his
or her successor or successors shall be appointed to serve a term of six years
by the Board of Selectmen. Any vacancies in the positions of members appointed
by the Board of Selectmen shall be filled for the unexpired portions of the
respective terms by the Board of Selectmen. Any vacancy in the membership
position appointed by the official water pollution control authority of the
Borough of Jewett City may be filled by that authority; provided, however,
that the failure of the authority to appoint such member or to fill such vacancy
shall not prevent the Griswold WPCA from exercising its powers hereunder.
The members of the water pollution control authority previously established
pursuant to the ordinance adopted at Special Town Meeting on May 27, 1975,
shall be deemed to be members of the Glasgo WPCA upon the effective date of
this chapter and shall serve for the balance of their unexpired terms. Thereafter,
as the term of each member of the Glasgo WPCA expires, his or her successor
or successors shall each be appointed to serve a term of six years. All appointments
shall be made and all vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Selectmen.
In the event that any member of the Griswold WPCA or the Glasgo WPCA
shall cease to be a resident of the Town of Griswold, his or her office shall
be deemed vacant.
The Griswold WPCA and the Glasgo WPCA shall each elect from their respective
memberships a Chairman and Secretary. Each WPCA shall have the authority to
hire necessary personnel, provided that any funds necessary for such hiring
have been properly appropriated through the Town's budget process.
The members of the Griswold WPCA and the Glasgo WPCA shall serve without
compensation. No action of either WPCA shall be valid unless authorized by
a vote of the majority of its respective voting members. The presence of three
voting members shall constitute a quorum to conduct business. Each WPCA shall
maintain accurate accounting and financial records and shall make an annual
report to the Board of Selectmen.
A member of the Griswold WPCA or the Glasgo WPCA may be removed for
misconduct in office by the Board of Selectmen after a hearing. A record of
the proceedings shall be maintained. A copy of the charges shall be served
upon the member at least 10 days prior to the hearing.