(A) I.C. 8-1.5-5 concerning “Storm Water Management Systems” is hereby adopted by the Town Council, so as to make the Act and any and all amendments thereto effective and operative in the town.
(B) Pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5-5, a Department of Storm Water Management shall be and is hereby created for the purpose of providing for the collection and disposal of storm and surface water in the town.
(C) Pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5-5-4(c), the Department of Storm Water Management shall be controlled by a Board of Directors which shall consist of three directors appointed by the Town Council President of the town, no more than two of whom may be of the same political party. The Town Council President may remove a director at any time when, in the judgment of the Town Council President, it is for the best interest of the Department. If a director is so removed, the Town Council President shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term of the removed director.
(D) The initial terms of the first directors appointed pursuant to this section shall be staggered so that one director shall have a one-year term; one director shall have a two-year term; and one director shall have a three-year term. Thereafter, the terms of all directors shall be for a period of three years, and all initial terms shall begin an the first day of the month following adoption of this section.
(E) Pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5-5, there is hereby created a special taxing district which shall include all of the territory within the corporate boundaries of the town.
(F) The Board of Directors shall prepare a budget for the operation of the Department of Storm Water Management on an annual basis. The budget shall be subject to approval by the Town Council, and any issuance of bonds or other methods for making capital improvements shall be approved by the Town Council as provided by law.
(G) The Utility Superintendent of the town (or his or her designee) shall be in charge of the day to day operations of the Department of Storm Water Management and shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors.
(Ord. 2000-9, passed 12-12-2000)