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A majority of the members elected to the Board of Municipal Utilities shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Board.
The Board of Municipal Utilities shall manage, conduct, control and furnish service of the water works, electric light and power plant, sanitary sewerage treatment works and system, artificial or natural gas plant, or other similar public utilities when and if owned by the Municipality.
The Board may make such by-laws and regulations, and appoint or employ such personnel as it may deem necessary for the safe, economical and efficient management, operation and protection of such works, plants and public utilities. Such by-laws and regulations when not repugnant to the ordinances of the Municipality, the Constitution of the State of Ohio, and to this Charter, shall have the same validity as municipal ordinances. For the purpose of paying the expenses and of conducting and managing such works, plants and public utilities, of making necessary additions thereto, and extensions thereof, and of making necessary repairs thereon, such Board may assess and collect utility rent charges of sufficient amount and in such manner as it may deem most equitable upon all tenements and premises supplied with its utility services. When such rents or charges are not paid, such Board may certify the same over to the Auditor of Lorain County, Ohio, to be placed on the duplicate and collected as other municipal taxes, or may collect the same by action at law in the name of the Municipality.
The Board of Municipal Utilities shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as now are or may hereafter be possessed by or enjoined by law upon Boards of Trustees of Public Affairs in villages and Directors of Public Service in cities in respect to the public utilities under their direction and supervision; and all powers and duties relating to water works shall extend to and include any municipally owned public utility. The Board shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or ordinance of Council not inconsistent herewith.
Council shall determine and fix the salary of the members of the Board of Municipal Utilities on or before the first day of June each year. If Council determines to change the established salaries of the members of the Board of Municipal Utilities in respect to a term of office, such change must be made by Council on or before the first day of June, to be effective January 1st of the following year; unless the salary date is so changed, it shall remain as last fixed. The salary of a member of the Board of Municipal Utilities shall be payable in substantially equal installments fixed by ordinance of Council.
(Amended 11-3-2009)
See Section 12.