15-7-401. Establishment; powers and duties generally. Any city or town which owns and operates a municipal waterworks, a sanitary sewer system, a sewage disposal plant or an electric utility distribution system may establish a board of commissioners to be known as the board of public utilities. The board of public utilities shall manage, operate, maintain […]
15-7-402. Appointment, qualifications, terms and removal of members; vacancies. The board of public utilities shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the governing body. Members appointed shall be persons of business experience, not less than thirty (30) years of age, citizens of the United […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
15-7-406. Agents, servants and employees. (a) The board shall make all appointments and hire all agents, servants and employees of the departments, fix their compensation and determine their qualifications, considering only the relative capacity of applicants, their moral, physical and health qualifications and when appropriate, their qualifications for manual labor. All appointments shall be made […]
15-7-407. Consumer rates; depreciation. (a) The board shall fix the rates for water, sanitary sewer services and electric service furnished to customers, and any revision thereof is subject to the local governing body’s review, modification and approval. The rates shall secure an income sufficient to: (i) Pay the interest charges and principal payments on all […]
15-7-408. Use of surplus water or sewage funds. The board of public utilities shall use any surplus funds arising from the sale of water or sewage services for the purchase and cancellation of any bonds issued to pay the purchase price of the water or sewer plants or the cost of their construction, extension and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
