Vermont § 902 - Water and sewer commissioners

§ 902. Water and sewer commissioners

• (a) The Town shall have a single Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners consisting of
  five members whose duties, powers, and authority with respect to the municipal water
  system and sewer system shall be as established by the law of this State, applicable
  to boards of water commissioners and boards of sewage disposal commissioners generally,
  and as specifically provided for in this charter. (b) Following each annual meeting, the Selectboard shall appoint the members of the Board
  of Water and Sewer Commissioners, who shall serve until appointments are made to the
  Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners following the next annual meeting, subject
  to subdivisions (2)(A) and (B) of this subsection as to any nonselectboard members.
  Appointments shall be made to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners in the following
  manner: (1) Appointments shall be made so that there are at least three members who are members
  of the Selectboard, but who need not be customers of the Town water system or the
  Town sewer system, and so that there are at least two members, each of whom is a customer
  of at least either the Town water system or the Town sewer system. A person shall
  be deemed a customer of the Town water or the Town sewer system if he or she owns
  property that is connected to either system or owns an interest in an entity that
  owns property connected to either system. (2) If appointments cannot be made so as to constitute the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners
  in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection by appointments solely from
  members of the Selectboard, the following shall apply: (A) The Selectboard shall appoint as many non-Selectboard members as are necessary to
  constitute the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners in accordance with subdivision
  (1) of this subsection. Each non-Selectboard member shall be a resident of the Town
  and a customer of at least the Town water system or the Town sewer system and shall
  serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard. (B) If a non-Selectboard member ceases to be a resident of the Town, or ceases to be a
  customer of at least the Town water system or the Town sewer system, or the office
  otherwise becomes vacant, the Selectboard shall fill the vacancy with a Selectboard
  member or a non-Selectboard member who is a customer of at least the Town water system
  or the Town sewer system to serve until an appointment is made to the Board of Water
  and Sewer Commissioners following the next annual meeting. (C) If a Selectboard position on the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners becomes vacant,
  the Selectboard shall fill the vacancy with another Selectboard member who need not
  be a customer of either the Town water system or Town sewer system to serve until
  an appointment is made to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners following the
  next annual meeting. (D) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, if within 45 days following an annual
  meeting the Selectboard does not fill a requisite nonselectboard position on the Board
  of Water and Sewer Commissioners, the Selectboard shall fill the position with a Selectboard
  member, regardless of whether he or she is a customer of either the Town water system
  or the Town sewer system. (c) In addition to those powers, duties, and responsibilities imposed by law upon boards
  of water commissioners and sewage disposal commissioners, the Board of Water and Sewer
  Commissioners shall: (1) exercise control over, administer, manage, and operate the municipal water and sewage
  disposal systems of the Town as presently constituted or as may be enlarged hereafter;
  and (2) establish rates and charges for water and sewage disposal services provided by the
  Town. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 1, 2006.)