The Board shall have the power to fix and maintain a separate budget, subject to the requirements of Section 145.08
and shall have full and complete supervision, management and control of the waterworks system, including the maintenance, operations, improvements and extension thereof. All bills for water shall be collected and accounted for by the Board in the manner and form required by law, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and the ordinances of the City, and all disbursements and accounts of the system shall be ordered paid out only upon approval of said Board; provided however that all such supervision, management and control of the system and the collection and accounting for bills for water service shall be consistent and in accordance with any ordinances pursuant to which the City may have authorized and issued any bonds from time to time outstanding, which by their terms are payable from and secured by the revenues of the respective waterworks system. The Board shall have the power and authority to make all contracts, agreements and other matters necessary or proper for the full and complete supervision, management and control of the waterworks system and to sue and be sued. The Board is further authorized to employ engineers, architects, managers, inspectors, superintendents, collectors, attorneys and other employees to do all things necessary or incidental thereof subject to Sections 145.09
, 145.15
and 145.16
.
(Ord. 255. Passed 1-26-07.)