(A) The Utility shall be administered by the Director and shall have the responsibility for planning, developing, and implementing stormwater management or sediment control plans; financing, constructing, maintaining, rehabilitating, inspecting, and managing existing and new stormwater facilities; collecting fees and charges for the Utility; implementing and enforcing the provisions of this Code; and other related duties as directed by the City Manager.
(B) The Utility may avail itself of the services of other city departments necessary for the discharge of its responsibilities. Services of finance, personnel, law, public works, engineering, and the like, which are used by the Utility shall be provided at cost.
(C) A Stormwater Management Advisory Committee consisting of a member of Council and four persons appointed by Council shall serve as advisors to the Utility. To ensure a balanced committee, no more than three residential homeowners may be on the committee at any one time. Also at least one local business person shall be on the committee.
Members so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of Council for a term of four years. The Councilmember shall serve for the term of his office. Four members shall serve in overlapping terms being appointed every two years to serve for a four-year term. The first Advisory Committee was composed of two members who served for two years and two others for a four-year term. The Council of the City of Forest Park will then appoint two members every two years. It will be the responsibility of Council to designate one of its members to serve as a voting member of this committee. The Stormwater Utility Director will serve as liaison. A majority of all members must be present to constitute a quorum to do business. Operating rules contained in bylaws created by this committee shall be adopted by resolution of Council and shall provide for at least biannually and as needed meetings.
The Advisory Committee may elect, at the first meeting of each year, a chairperson to serve for one year. The chairperson may, at all times, preserve the order and decorum. The chairperson may request that any member perform the duties of the chair. The chairperson shall, with the consent of the Advisory Committee, appoint all committees.
The regular meeting of the advisory committee shall be held at the time and on the dates established by the Advisory Committee for each calendar year. The committee may, upon motion, dispense with a previously established regular meeting or change the day or hour of any meeting whenever the schedules meeting falls on a holiday or other situations warrant, providing such action would not conflict with other local or state ordinances.
Attendance at one approved scheduled meeting each year is mandatory for committee members. The chairperson of the committee shall request, in writing, that City Council remove a member if such attendance policy is not followed.
Council's procedure to remove or appoint any member shall follow guidelines established in Section 3.12, Appointments and Removals, as provided in the City Charter.
The duties of the Advisory Committee shall be to review and promote public awareness of the progress and activities of the Utility, to provide input as to needed projects and assist in prioritizing of those projects, and to make recommendations regarding proposals for amendments to this chapter including, but not limited to master plans, rules and regulations, service charges and appointments or re-appointments of any member of this Committee.
(Ord. 04-1990, passed 3-5-90; Am. Ord. 06-1991, passed 3-18-91; Am. Ord. 34-1993, passed 10-18-93; Am. Ord. 14-2021, passed 8-2-21)