The City of Mt. Vernon has designated a third party contractor to manage, maintain, oversee and direct the Sewer Treatment Plant and waste water treatment for the City of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. It shall be the duty of such Private Contractor to keep the sewage treatment facilities of the City in good working condition, order and repair and to protect the same from unnecessary damage or loss. The Private Contractor shall maintain and operate the sewage treatment facilities of the City and sewer treatment plant and the Private Contractor shall superintend and maintain all work pertaining to all repairs upon the same of every kind, nature and description. The Private Contractor shall keep in good state of repair at all times the sewage treatment facilities and plant of the City and they shall do and perform such other duties as may be required by contract and ordinances of the City. The contract with the Private Contractor shall be established and directed by the City Council. It shall be the duty of the Private Contractor to keep a correct record of all history, implements, materials and other property of the City in the Private Contractor’s charge and possession, or in the charge and possession of any persons under employment or contract with said Private Contractor; and upon termination of said contract the Private Contractor shall deliver such records to the City of Mt Vernon.
(Prior Code, Art. 16, § 16.6)