(1) There is established a water quality fees board to review:
(a) Denials by the director of revenue and commissioner of finance in cases where sanitary sewer users have submitted written requests for adjustments to their bills for the sanitary sewer user fee pursuant to section 16-59.
(b) Decisions made by the director of water quality and commissioner of environmental quality on applications for adjustments to water quality management fees as provided in subsection 16-407(1).
(c) Recommendations of the director of water quality pursuant to section 16-410.
(2) The board shall meet quarterly and shall be composed of five (5) citizens appointed by the mayor. No more than two (2) citizen members may reside in the same urban county council district. The terms of the board members shall be four (4) years, which terms shall be staggered so that at least half the membership of the board is eligible for appointment every two (2) years.
(3) When considering an appeal of a decision pursuant to section 16-59 or subsection 16-407(1), the board shall review applicants' written requests for adjustment, the written responses from the commissioner of finance or commissioner of environmental quality, and any other relevant documents. The board's decision as to the appropriate adjustment shall be final.
(4) When considering the recommendation of the director of water quality pursuant to section 16-410, the board shall review the application, supporting information, and the director's recommendation to determine if the project proposed for inclusion in the water quality incentive grant program meets the criteria contained in subsection 16-410(2).
(Ord. No. 73-2009, § 1, 5-14-09; Ord. No. 85-2012, § 10, 7-5-12)