[Adopted 10-12-1977 by Ord. No. O-L-1 (Part
124 of the 1991 Compilation)]
There shall be an administrative department
of the Town of Montville known as the "Sewer Department."
The Sewer Department shall be responsible for
the day-to-day operations of the Town sewer system.
The Sewer Department shall contain two divisions
to be known as the "Sewer Department Administrative Division" and
the "Sewer Department Operations Division."
The duties of each Division shall be as follows:
A.
Administrative Division: to administer all resolutions,
regulations, and policies set by the Sewer Authority that concern
the collection of money due the Sewer Authority, to represent the
Sewer Authority in its day-to-day relations with the public, to keep
all records of the Department, and to discharge such other duties
as are necessary for the efficient operation of the Department.
B.
Operations Division: to administer all resolutions,
regulations, and policies with regard to the operation and maintenance
of the treatment plant and so much of the physical system located
outside of the treatment plant as is assigned to the Operations Division
by the Town Council.
The Mayor will be the chief operating officer
of the Sewer Department, and the Director of each Division will be
responsible to the Mayor.
The Mayor may use the services of other Town
agencies and departments, including the Department of Public Works,
in carrying out the responsibilities of the Sewer Department.
[Amended 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-2]
All salaried employees of the Sewer Department shall be interviewed and recommended for employment by the Sewer Authority and appointed by the Mayor in accordance with § C503 of the Charter.
The Mayor will be responsible to the Sewer Authority
for those matters which by statute, Charter, or ordinance are the
responsibility of the Authority and to the Town Council for those
matters which by statute, Charter, or ordinance are the responsibility
of the Town Council.
Each Sewer Department Division will be responsible
for communicating to the Sewer Commission any information which the
Commission requires to properly perform its functions.
[Amended 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-2]
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the payment of Sewer Department employees with funds derived from the operation of the sewer system; provided, however, that such salaries, from whatever source paid, shall be set by the Town Council upon the recommendation of the Mayor as provided in § C906 of the Charter.
