WTRSD is a member of the Indiana Regional Sewer District Association, a group which provides us with many valuable services. They have prepared a list of legislation introduced in the 2012 session that impacts the operation of regional sewer districts.
A copy of the report is provided for your information: 2012 Bills of Interest
BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION 2010-4
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING OFFICES
AND SETTING TERM LIMITS FOR OFFICERS
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
WHEREAS, there are currently two offices for the Washington Township Regional Sewer District (the “District”), namely: President and Secretary-Treasurer; and
WHEREAS, there are times when it is necessary to have the signatures of two officers on legal documents; and
WHEREAS, the possibility exists that both officers would not be available at the same time to sign necessary documents due to illness, vacation, scheduling conflicts, or other reasons; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the District to create three offices, namely: President, Secretary and Treasurer; and
WHEREAS, there are currently no limits on the number of consecutive terms an officer can serve in office and it is in the best interests of the District to impose such limits;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the governing body of the District as follows:
There shall hereafter be three offices of the District, namely: President, Secretary and Treasurer, and any article, bylaw, policy or practice to the contrary is hereby repealed and amended accordingly.
An Officer’s term shall be three years or until a successor is selected and takes office. Notwithstanding the goal of limiting officer terms to three years, an Officer’s term begins: (1) after the individual consents to being selected; and (2) immediately after being elected, designated or appointed. An Officer’s term ends after: (1) a successor Officer consents to being elected, designated or approved as an Officer; and (2) immediately after a successor Officer’s election, designation or appointment.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This resolution is effective January 1, 2011.
RESOLVED this 8th day of November, 2010.
The ordinance establishing bylaws for the operation of the District as posted here were not the final version, which had been misplaced over the years. they have now been located and the final, official original ordinance has been posted. This document has not been updated with changes as adopted by the Board over the years and should not be considered current.
Changes to policies, practices and by-laws are accomplished via resolution.
The following is an incomplete list of resolutions which have been adopted:
11-1, Resolution Authorizing Application Submission and Local Match Component
11-2, Resolution Formalizing Debt Collection Policies and Procedures
The Washington Township Regional Sewage District has very reasonable rates for the services provided and a vast majority of the people in our service area are reliable, responsible adults who pay their obligations in a timely manner. We greatly appreciate this as a small utility like this depends very much on our user base.
We do, however, sometimes encounter people who do not pay their bill. Our present policy is to wait until payments become 5 months overdue and then send a letter from our attorney advising that legal action for collection will be initiated unless payment is received within 30 days. At the end of that period we file for a lien against the property. This policy is generous and has cost us some revenue with recent bankruptcy filings. We have been talking to other sewer and water districts and determined that most of them send a collections letter after 60 days and file the lien after 90 days.
This policy will be adopted at our next meeting, which will be held at the sewage plant at 6:30 PM on August 8. If you have any comments on this proposed change, we invite you to send us an e-mail or attend the meeting.