§1721. Formation The formation of a disposal district is accomplished as follows. [PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §29 (AMD).] 1. Application by municipal officers. The municipal officers of the municipality or municipalities that desire to form a disposal district shall file an application with the department, after notice and hearing in each municipality, […]
§1722. Approval and organization When the residents of the municipality, or each municipality when more than one is involved, or the municipal officers, as the case may be, have voted upon the formation of a proposed disposal district and all of the other questions submitted, the clerk of each of the municipalities shall make a […]
§1723. Transfer of property and assets When the territory of a municipality falls within a disposal district which has been issued its certificate of organization and has assumed the management of and responsibility for disposal services within its territorial limits, the directors of the disposal district shall determine what disposal property or properties, if any, […]
§1724. Directors 1. Authorization. All of the affairs of a disposal district must be managed by an appointed board of directors that consists of not less than 3 directors. The exact number of directors must be determined in accordance with section 1721. Each director is entitled to the number of votes that corresponds to the […]
§1725. Appointment of directors and organizational meeting Directors are appointed by the municipal officers of the municipality they represent. Alternate directors may be appointed by the municipal officers to act in the absence of a director. To the extent possible, the board of directors must include a mix of individuals with sufficient managerial, technical, financial […]
§1726-A. Agreement to provide limited services 1. Provision of limited waste disposal services. If for any reason the board of directors of a district organized under this chapter has not declared a disposal system operational for the disposal of all solid waste generated by the residential and commercial activities within the member municipalities, the district […]
§1726. Responsibility to accept solid waste 1. Time of responsibility. The district becomes responsible for providing a system for solid waste disposal when its board of directors declares the disposal system operational. [PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).] 2. Types of waste. The district shall provide a system for disposal of all solid waste […]
§1727. Admission of new member municipalities The board of directors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the district upon the terms and conditions as the board, in its sole discretion, determines to be fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the district, except that on proper application any municipality that is […]
§1728. Withdrawal of member municipalities Withdrawal of a member municipality may take place at any time prior to the commitment by the district, or any member municipality on behalf of the district, to issue any instrument of indebtedness, including, but not limited to, bonds and notes with a maturity of one year or more. The […]
§1729. Dissolution 1. Method. In the event all member municipalities vote to withdraw pursuant to section 1728, the board of directors shall vote to dissolve the district. The board of directors may, at any time by 2/3 vote, recommend to the member municipalities that the district be dissolved. If such a recommendation is made, the […]
