[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Old Saybrook 11-24-1980
by Ord. No. 55 of the 1980 Code; amended in its entirety 3-13-1995.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of C.G.S. § 7-246 et seq., as those
sections may from time to time be amended, the Town hereby adopts an ordinance
establishing a Water Pollution Control Authority for the Town.
[Amended 11-22-2004]
The Water Pollution Control Authority shall consist of seven members
and two alternates, each of whom shall be a person qualified to vote at Town
Meetings in the Town, to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen for initial
terms as follows: two of the members shall be appointed for a term that will
expire on the first Monday of December in the year following the year of their
appointment; two of the members shall be appointed for a term that will expire
on the first Monday of December in the year two years following the year of
their appointment; and three of the members shall be appointed for a term
that will expire on the first Monday of December in the year three years following
the year of their appointment. All subsequent appointments upon the expiration
of the initial terms shall be for a term of three years. The Board of Selectmen
shall also appoint two members to serve as alternates on said Board, each
to serve for a term of two years. The first such two year term shall begin
on the first day of January 2005, and shall end on the 31st day of December
2006. Any vacancy in the membership of the Authority shall be filled for the
unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Selectmen. The Authority
may adopt rules for the conduct of its business and elect such officers as
the Authority may deem appropriate. Any member may be removed by the Board
of Selectmen for cause after hearing.
The members of the Water Pollution Control Authority shall receive no
compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for the necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, provided that
such expenses are authorized by the Authority.
The Water Pollution Control Authority shall have all the rights, powers,
duties and obligations set forth in C.G.S. § 7-245 et seq., as those
statutes may from time to time be amended. The Town hereby ratifies any and
all actions taken by the Board of Selectmen, acting as the Water Pollution
Control Authority, prior to the effective date of this chapter, and the adoption
of this chapter shall in no manner rescind, abrogate, or make ineffective
any of the actions of the Board of Selectmen in its role as Water Pollution
Control Authority prior to the effective date of this chapter.
