(a) Established. There is hereby created a Sanitary Board which shall supervise the construction, acquisition, equipment, custody, operation and maintenance of a sewage treatment plant and related works and shall be in charge of the collection of all revenues therefrom for the services to be rendered by said sewage works and shall exercise any and all the powers, duties and functions conferred upon like sanitary boards by Chapter 16, Article 13, Sections 1 through 24, inclusive, of the West Virginia Code, as amended.
(b) Composition.
(1) The Board shall consist of five members one of which shall be the Mayor, two members shall serve for a term of two years and two members shall serve for a term of three years and all vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term and appointment of successors shall be made by Town Council.
(2) The Board shall hold not less than one regular meeting a month. Regular meetings of the board shall be the second Thursday of each month.
(c) Organization. The Mayor shall act as chairman of the Sanitary Board, and upon organization of the board they shall meet and elect a vice chairman and also designate a secretary and treasurer, who may be separate persons or one in the same. Council reserves the right to fix by ordinance the compensation of the members of the board and the secretary and treasurer thereof, and also to require and fix the amount of bond which any or all of said officials may be required to furnish.
(d) Powers and Duties. The Sanitary Board shall have the custody, administration, operation and maintenance of the sewage works and said works shall be under the complete supervision and control of the Sanitary Board. The Board shall have the power to take all steps and proceedings to make and enter into any and all contracts and agreements necessary and incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers in regard to the construction, maintenance and operation of a sewage treatment facility and shall be empowered to exercise all of the duties, obligations and powers conferred by Chapter 16, Article 13, Sections 1 through 24, inclusive, of the West Virginia Code, as amended.
(e) Regulations Enforced.
(1) In addition to the specific authority granted by this article, the Sanitary Board shall make and enforce such other rules and regulations subject to the approval of Council for the safe, economical and efficient management, control and protection of the Town's public sewerage system, for the construction and use of house sewers and connection to the sewerage system, for the construction and use of all other connections thereto, and for the regulation, collection, rebating and refunding of such sewerage charges as may be needful or necessary from time to time.
(2) Provided that such rules and regulations shall not become effective until the same have been approved by Council by ordinance or resolution and spread upon the records of Council as notice to the public of the provisions of such rules and regulations. (Ord. 02-06. Passed 10-3-02.)