Section 17-101 – Established

    (a)    There is a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.     (b)    The Commission has jurisdiction over the sanitary district.

Section 17-102 – Membership

    (a)    The Commission consists of:         (1)    three commissioners from Prince George’s County, appointed by the County Executive subject to the confirmation of the County Council; and         (2)    three commissioners from Montgomery County, appointed by the County Executive subject to the confirmation of the County Council.     (b)    (1)    Each commissioner from Prince George’s County shall be a resident of the sanitary […]

Section 17-103 – Appointment Procedures

    (a)    (1)    The County Executive shall make an appointment from a list of applicants.         (2)    The list shall be:             (i)    completed at least 3 weeks before the date the appointment is made; and             (ii)    open to the public for inspection from the time the list is prepared until the appointment is made.         (3)    (i)    If an individual is not appointed from the […]

Section 17-104 – Removal of Commissioners

    (a)    A commissioner may be removed before the completion of the commissioner’s term:         (1)    in Montgomery County:             (i)    by the County Executive with the approval of a majority of the members of the County Council; or             (ii)    unless the County Executive disapproves the resolution in writing within 30 days after its adoption, by resolution of a majority of the […]

Section 17-105 – Officers

    (a)    From among its members, the Commission shall elect a chair and a vice chair.     (b)    (1)    The election of the chair and vice chair shall be at the first meeting of the Commission in June of each year, or as soon after the meeting as possible.         (2)    Of the chair and vice chair:             (i)    one shall be from Montgomery […]

Section 17-106 – Meetings; Minutes

    (a)    The Commission shall determine the times and places of its meetings.     (b)    The Commission shall keep minutes in the usual corporate form.     (c)    (1)    The votes of the commissioners shall be:             (i)    taken and recorded for any action that:                 1.    authorizes, modifies, or rescinds a water or sanitary sewer extension; or                 2.    adopts or amends a water or sewer program of […]

Section 17-107 – Compensation; Benefits; Staff

    (a)    (1)    The members of the Commission are entitled to the following annual salaries:             (i)    chair     $13,500;             (ii)    vice chair     $13,000; and             (iii)    commissioners     $13,000.         (2)    The salary shall be paid every 2 weeks.     (b)    While in office, commissioners may participate in any Commission program of group health, life, and disability insurance to the same extent and under the same terms as […]