(A) There is hereby created in and for the city a Sanitary Board, which shall be charged with the custody, supervision, control, administration, operation and maintenance of the municipal sewage system, all as permitted and provided by W. Va. Code Article 16-13. The Sanitary Board shall be composed of the Mayor and two persons appointed by Council, one of whom shall be a registered professional engineer; provided, that when no city sewer is under construction, a registered professional engineer need not be a member of the Board. The two appointed members of the Board shall each serve for a term of three years and until his or her successor is duly appointed and has qualified, and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
(B) No officer or employee of the city, whether holding a paid or unpaid office or position, shall be eligible to appointment on the Sanitary Board until at least one year after the expiration of the term of his or her public office or employment, and no person whose interest could be construed as inconsistent with the best interests of the city shall be allowed to serve as a member of the Sanitary Board.
(Prior Code, § 147.01)