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14-234-116. Waterworks and sewer commission.
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14-234-116. Waterworks and sewer commission.
(a) Any city of the first or second class operating its municipal waterworks through a waterworks commission, by passage of a municipal ordinance, may authorize the waterworks commission to function as a waterworks and sewer commission.
(b) Waterworks and sewer commissions created pursuant to the authority granted in this section shall retain all powers now granted to waterworks commissions and, in addition, shall have all the powers granted to sewer committees by §§ 14-235-206 and 14-235-207 and all the powers granted to sanitary boards by § 14-235-209.
(c) It is the express purpose of this section to permit cities of the first and second class to operate their waterworks and sewer systems through a single commission.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-234-116
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14-234-116. Waterworks and sewer commission.
(a) Any city of the first or second class operating its municipal waterworks through a waterworks commission, by passage of a municipal ordinance, may authorize the waterworks commission to function as a waterworks and sewer commission.
(b) Waterworks and sewer commissions created pursuant to the authority granted in this section shall retain all powers now granted to waterworks commissions and, in addition, shall have all the powers granted to sewer committees by §§ 14-235-206 and 14-235-207 and all the powers granted to sanitary boards by § 14-235-209.
(c) It is the express purpose of this section to permit cities of the first and second class to operate their waterworks and sewer systems through a single commission.
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14-235-206. Appointment of sewer committee.
(a)(1)(A) The construction, acquisition, improvement, equipment, custody, operation, and maintenance of any works for the collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage and the collection of revenue from it for the service rendered by it, shall be effected and supervised by a committee to be designated for that purpose by the municipal council.
(B) The committee will function under the control of the council to such extent as may be provided in the ordinance or resolution appointing the committee.
(2) The council may remove any member of the committee, with or without cause, and may appoint any substitute members in case of death, removal, or resignation.
(3)(A) The committee will be called the “sewer committee.”
(B) Provided, however, any city may by ordinance change the name of its sewer committee to “wastewater treatment committee”, and, in such instance, the wastewater treatment committee shall have all powers, duties, and functions prescribed by this chapter for wastewater treatment committees.
(b) The council may appoint one (1) sewer committee to handle all municipal sewer projects, or it may entrust each project to a separate committee.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-235-206
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14-235-207. Powers and duties of sewer committee.
(a)(1)(A) The sewer committee shall have power to take all steps and proceedings and to make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this subchapter.
(B) Any contract relating to the financing of the acquisition or construction of any works or any trust indenture as provided in § 14-235-219 shall be approved by the municipal council before it shall be effective.
(2) The committee may employ engineers, architects, inspectors, superintendents, managers, collectors, attorneys, and such other employees as, in its judgment, may be necessary in the execution of its powers and duties and may fix their compensation, all of whom shall do such work as the committee shall direct.
(3) All compensation and all expenses and liabilities incurred in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this subchapter, and the committee shall not exercise or carry out any authority or power given it in this subchapter so as to bind the committee or the municipality beyond the extent to which money has been or may be provided under the authority of this subchapter.
(4)(A) No contract or agreement with any contractor for labor or material exceeding the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) shall be made without advertising for bids.
(B) The bids shall be publicly opened and the award made to the best bidder, with power in the committee to reject any or all bids.
(b) After the construction, installation, and completion of the works or the acquisition of them, the committee shall:
(1) Operate, manage, and control them and may order and complete any extensions, bettermen
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-235-207
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-235-207. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-235-209. Powers and duties of sanitary board.
(a) The board shall have power to establish bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own government.
(b) The board, in respect to all matters of custody, operation, administration, and maintenance of the works, shall have all the powers and perform all the duties provided in § 14-235-207 for the sewer committee in respect of these matters.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-235-209
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-235-209. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.