[Amended 2-20-1992]
The Solid Waste Management Commission (hereinafter
"Commission") shall consist of seven members who shall be residents
and electors of the Town of Branford appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
Members shall serve without compensation.
[Amended 2-20-1992]
Each member shall serve for a term of five years.
In the event that a vacancy occurs in the term of any member, the
Board of Selectmen shall fill said vacancy for the unexpired portion
of the term. The Commission shall elect annually from its membership
a Chairperson and such other officers as it shall deem necessary.
Said Commission shall have the following powers
and duties:
A.
To consider, investigate, develop and thereafter update
a twenty-year solid waste management plan for submission to the State
of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
B.
To monitor the operation and management of the Town
landfill, transfer station, compost site and recycling center.
C.
D.
To develop and oversee a hazardous waste program;
provided, however, that no mandatory program shall be implemented
except by ordinance.
E.
To develop and oversee a recycling program; provided, however, that no mandatory program shall be implemented except by ordinance. The Commission shall, however, have the authority to recommend temporary, mandatory pilot programs, not to exceed one year or voluntary programs of any duration. Any such temporary mandatory programs must be for a recyclable or for an item identified as an optional recyclable per § 213-15A of this chapter, as it shall be amended from time to time.
F.
To employ such engineers, attorneys, consultants,
inspectors and testing laboratories as it shall deem necessary for
its above duties and powers; provided, however, that the Commission
shall not be empowered to employ any person, partnership, firm or
corporation to provide management of any Town solid waste facility.
G.
Contracts:
(1)
To prepare or review and to make recommendations with
regard to the contract or contracts for collection of garbage, rubbish
and recyclables.
(2)
To prepare or review and to make recommendations with
regard to such other contracts as may from time to time be needed
concerning solid waste matters.
H.
To make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen
on the direction of all solid waste generated within the Town of Branford
to the appropriate solid waste facility.
I.
To recommend to the Board of Selectmen schedules of
fees for the disposal of different categories of solid waste at the
Town solid waste facilities or for the use of said facilities.
Said Commission shall work together with the
Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, and such resource recovery
authorities or other agencies as have been or may be formed from time
to time by one or more municipalities, to determine proper and efficient
manners of processing the Town's solid waste.
Said Commission shall annually present a budget
and file an annual report of its doings, which report shall be included
in the Town's annual report. The Commission can be called upon at
any time by the Representative Town Meeting to render a report on
its activities.
