[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town
of Branford 5-31-1955, amended 2-9-1965.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 204.
[Amended 10-12-2005]
The Town of Branford hereby establishes a Sewer Commission to be designated
as the "Water Pollution Control Authority" for said Town to have and to exercise
all of the powers set forth in Chapter 33a of the 1953 Supplement to the General
Statutes,[1] said Sewer Commission shall be composed of seven members, no more
than four of whom shall be registered members of the same political party,
and two alternates, no more than one of whom shall be registered members of
the same political party, to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen and to
hold office from the date of their appointment for terms of five years expiring
on the 15th day of October, subject to removal for misconduct by the Board
of Selectmen. The terms of the members shall be staggered so that the terms
of no more than any two members shall expire in any one year. The Board of
Selectmen shall have the power to appoint to the Commission a member to fill
the unexpired term of any member who resigns or who is unable to act or who
is removed from office.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see Section 7-246 et seq. of
the Connecticut General Statutes, Revision of 1958.
Said Commission shall appoint from among its members a Chairman and
a Secretary and may employ such engineers, attorneys, brokers and employees
as it shall deem necessary. The Chairman and no member of the Sewer Authority
shall be paid, but the Sewer Authority shall have the power to engage a qualified
superintendent at a salary to be determined by itself and approved by the
Board of Selectmen.
This chapter shall not become effective unless approved by the electors
and all persons qualified to vote in Town Meetings by vote by paper ballots
at the voting places established in the five districts of the Town, the approval
of said chapter to be placed upon the paper ballots under the following heading
"Shall the Town of Branford establish a Sewer Authority under the provisions
of Chapter 33a of the 1953 Supplement to the General Statutes?"
