(A) The Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the collection and disposal of stormwater within the town, and any district created and established herein.
(B) The Board shall have the powers and duties prescribed by IC 8-1.5-3-4(a), as amended from time to time, which include but are not necessarily limited to the following:
(1) General supervisory powers over the Department of Stormwater Management;
(2) Establish the number of employees and compensation of employees of the Department;
(3) Adopt rules regarding employees of the Department;
(4) Appoint a Superintendent for the Department, if appropriate;
(5) Retain and hire attorneys for the business of the Department, if appropriate;
(6) Retain and hire professionals, experts or consultants, including engineers, for the Department, if appropriate;
(7) Submit annual budgets to the town Council for the Department;
(8) Appropriate, lease, rent, purchase, and hold all real and personal property of the Department;
(9) Enter upon lands for the purpose of surveying or examining the land to determine the use of said lands for the purposes of the Department;
(10) Award contracts for:
(a) Purchase of capital equipment;
(b) Construction of capital improvements; or
(c) Other property or purposes that are deemed necessary for the full and efficient operation, construction and management of the Department;
(11) Adopt rules for the safe, economical and efficient management and protection of the Department;
(12) Deposit at least weekly with the town Clerk-Treasurer all money collected, to be kept in a separate fund subject to the orders and directions of the Board;
(13) Make monthly reports to the town Council and town Clerk- Treasurer of the receipts and disbursements of money belonging to the Department, as well as an annual report of the condition of the Department.
(C) In addition to the above described powers and duties, the Board may also undertake any of the following:
(1) Hold hearings following public notice;
(2) Make findings and determinations;
(3) Install, maintain, and operate a stormwater collection and disposal system;
(4) Make all necessary or desirable improvements of the grounds and premises under its control; and
(5) Issue and sell bonds of the stormwater drainage district in the name of the town for the acquisition, construction, alteration, addition, or extension of the stormwater collection and disposal system or for the refunding of any bonds issued by the Board.
(D) The Board may elect one of its members as chairman, one of its members as vice-chairman, and one of its members as secretary. The Board shall have a regularly scheduled meeting once a month on a day and at a time determined by the members of the Board. The secretary of the Board shall be responsible for the keeping of minutes of all meetings. Notice of meetings of the Board shall be given to the public pursuant to the applicable provisions of law.
(Ord. 560, passed 9-1-92)