Enterprise Advisory Committee

Enterprise Advisory Committee - Charter

In accordance with Article V, Section 28 of the Millis General By-Laws the Select Board hereby establishes an Enterprise Advisory Committee.  The advisory committee shall be appointed by the Select Board, and shall consist of three voting members, each of whom shall serve a three-year term, so arranged that the term of one member expires each year.  The Director of Public Works and the Public Health Director shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee.  The chair of the committee shall rotate yearly.  This committee shall meet on a regular basis and should include at least one member whose residence is not currently served by the sewer system. 

The Enterprise Advisory Committee shall advise the Select Board, in its role as the water and sewer commissioners and the governing authority for the stormwater enterprise, on policies relating to the water, sewer and stormwater enterprises. The committee shall be responsible for providing recommendations to the Select Board on matters relating to enterprise fund rates, fees, and projects, and shall recommend sewer connections per the sewer and water connection guidelines as set forth in the Sewer Policy, as well as provide comments and advice relating to proposed regulatory changes.   The committee shall also provide recommendations in connection with all water, sewer, and stormwater appeals.

The Select Board shall consider advisory recommendations from the committee, while fully retaining its independent decision-making responsibilities as the water and sewer commissioners for the Town and the governing authority for the stormwater enterprise.