(A) The name of the proposed district shall be the Twin City Water and Sewer Authority, hereinafter referred to as the Authority.
(B) The place in which its principal office is to be located is in the district.
(C) The organization and creation of such Authority is necessary to promote more effective management of existing and proposed facilities for the treatment and distribution of water for the collection and disposal of sanitary sewage in the area hereinafter described; and by reason thereof, is to provide for the improvement and maintenance of these facilities so as to preserve the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of the inhabitants of this area.
(D) Said proposed Authority is a vital necessity to the petitioning political subdivisions and to their health, safety, convenience, welfare and economically profitable to all concerned.
(E) The area included in the proposed Authority is all dependent upon the Stillwater Creek and its tributaries in the area for natural water supply and for disposal of raw sewage and other liquid wastes therein.
(F) This Authority is necessary to:
(1) Prevent the pollution of the Stillwater Creek and streams by sewage wastes within the area described; and
(2) Provide adequate sanitary sewers and sewage disposal facilities for such areas through the use of natural geographic drainage area therein and it is necessary that present facilities be improved and rehabilitated and that all facilities for such purpose in such areas be integrated and coordinated into a unified management along with the water supply system which is now approximately 100 years old and is requiring ever increasing attention because of determination of major supply and distribution lines requiring close and continuous professional management.
(G) Because of the diversity in the natural geographic drainage areas and the divided political jurisdictions over such areas such integration coordination and unification of control and operation of such facilities are impractical, inefficient and expensive. Otherwise by the creating of the proposed Authority with power to acquire, to operate, maintain, extend and enlarge the existing facilities for such purpose operated in the area composing the Authority by the political subdivisions petitioning for the creation of the Authority, or any of them, and for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating and maintaining additional facilities for any of such purposes with the Authority and in so doing to have and exercise all the powers now or hereafter conferred by law on regional water and sewer districts under the laws of the state.
(H) The general purpose of the Authority shall be to provide for the acquisition, purification and distribution of water, and for the collection and disposal of sanitary sewers and other liquid wastes arising from within the Authority. The powers of the Authority shall be exercised by its use of existing facilities and by transferring title from the political subdivisions or existing public authority owning such facilities to the Authority and the operation thereof. The petitioners hereto reserve all of their rights of ownership of such facilities and their jurisdiction and control over them until an agreement for transfer of ownership of control has been consummated.
(I) The general description of the territory to be included in the Authority is all the area lying within the boundaries of the City of Uhrichsville and the Village of Dennison and those lines of water outside the said boundaries now in existence.
(J) The general description of the territory to be included in the district is as follows: municipal corporation of Uhrichsville and municipal corporation of Dennison, and those lines of water outside the said boundaries now in existence.
(K) The public health, safety, convenience and welfare will be promoted by the formation of a single district of the communities involved.
(L) (1) The Board of Trustees of the Authority shall consist of five members taking office in the following manner:
(a) One appointed by the Mayor of the City of Uhrichsville;
(b) One appointed by the Mayor of the Village of Dennison;
(c) One appointed by the Council of the Village of Dennison;
(d) One appointed by the Council of the City of Uhrichsville; and
(e) One appointed by the foregoing four so appointed.
(2) The office of Mayor and/or Council person is incompatible with the office of Trustees. Each member shall be entitled to one vote at each regular or special meeting. All voting shall be done by members personally present and not by proxy.
(3) Initial appointments by the Mayors shall be for a period of two years and subsequent appointments at the expiration of those terms shall be three years. Initial appointments by the city and Village Councils shall be for a period of three years and subsequent appointments of the expiration of those terms shall be three years and initial appointment made under division (L)(1)(e) above shall be for a term of three years. Upon a resignation or other vacancy accruing, because of the death, resignation, or incapacity of a member, the authority that appointed that member shall appoint a successor to complete the unexpired term.
(4) Initial meeting: the Board of Trustees appointed under this division (L) shall meet within ten days after the approval of this petition by the Common Pleas Court of the county.
(5) For cause, any Trustee may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of all appointing authorities to include all members of all Councils and both Mayors casting one vote each at a meeting to be at the call of any member of the appointed Authority upon at least 15 days’ notice being given to all appointing authorities. In the event of the removal of any Trustee from office, appointing authority that appointed him or her shall proceed immediately to appoint his or her successor for the balance of his or her term.
(6) Finances.
(a) Compensation of the Trustee shall be fixed by said Trustees.
(b) The plan for financing the cost and operation shall be in accordance with R.C. Chapter 6119 and the Trustee shall receive the funds, accounts receivable and other assets of the Twin City Water Department and Twin City Sewer Department immediately within 30 days after its formation.
(Res. 1725, passed 6-21-1979)