Section 15-7-503 – Ordinance for Construction; Required and Authorized Provisions; Existing Bonds Validated.
15-7-503. Ordinance for construction; required and authorized provisions; existing bonds validated. (a) If the governing body determines to construct, reconstruct, acquire, improve or extend a sewerage system and to issue bonds under the provisions of this article to pay the costs, it shall adopt an ordinance generally describing the contemplated project and refer to its […]
Section 15-7-504 – Refunding Revenue Bonds; Purpose; Required Procedure; Exceptions Thereto.
15-7-504. Refunding revenue bonds; purpose; required procedure; exceptions thereto. (a) Any city or town may issue refunding revenue bonds: (i) To refund and discharge or extend or shorten the maturities of all or any part of the outstanding bonds of any one (1) or more issues, including any interest thereon in arrears or about to […]
Section 15-7-506 – Bonds Payable From Revenues and Not Considered Indebtedness.
15-7-506. Bonds payable from revenues and not considered indebtedness. All bonds issued under the provisions of this article are payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of the sewerage system and do not constitute an indebtedness of the city or town within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision. The face of […]
Section 15-7-409 – Meter Deposit Fund; Investment; Interest; Repayment.
15-7-409. Meter deposit fund; investment; interest; repayment. The board of public utilities of any city or town engaged in the business of supplying water or electricity to its inhabitants which requires deposits to be made on water meters or electric meters furnished its customers, shall place all monies received from the deposits in a separate […]
Section 15-7-410 – Treasurer; Duties; Bond.
15-7-410. Treasurer; duties; bond. The treasurer of the city or town is ex officio treasurer of the board of public utilities. All funds and property in his hands belonging to these departments are subject to the board’s control, and he shall receive and receipt for the money collected by the employees of the board and […]
Section 15-7-411 – Duty of City Clerk.
15-7-411. Duty of city clerk. The clerk of the city or town shall furnish the board with copies of all ordinances, resolutions, agreements, contracts and other records the board requires.
Section 15-7-412 – Additional Powers and Duties.
15-7-412. Additional powers and duties. In so far as applicable the board of public utilities shall exercise all other powers and duties under acts and part of acts relating to water plants and sanitary sewer systems, including sewage disposal plants, in cities and towns.
Section 15-7-403 – Officers; Meetings; Records; Salaries.
15-7-403. Officers; meetings; records; salaries. The board shall elect from their own number a president and a secretary and hold meetings at least once a month, and at the call of the president or three (3) members of the board. The board shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its […]
Section 15-7-404 – Specific Powers and Duties; Vouchers; Civil Service or Pension System.
15-7-404. Specific powers and duties; vouchers; civil service or pension system. (a) The board of public utilities has exclusive control of all municipally owned waterworks, sanitary sewer systems and sewage disposal plants, or any of them, as specified by ordinance. The board is charged with producing and supplying the city or town and its inhabitants […]
Section 15-7-405 – Director of Utilities; Superintendent; Office Manager; Utility Attorney.
15-7-405. Director of utilities; superintendent; office manager; utility attorney. (a) The board of public utilities may select and appoint and fix the salaries of the following persons, who serve at the board’s pleasure: (i) A director of utilities; (ii) A superintendent; (iii) An office manager; and (iv) A utility attorney, who shall not be required […]