Legal Documents of Rutledge

There is created a department to be known as the Water Department for the City of Rutledge.

The operation of the water department shall be under the supervision and control of a board of waterworks and/or sewerage commissioners. It shall be the duty of the board of mayor and aldermen to operate the water department in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the aldermen. The aldermen, by resolution, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of the water department. The rates to be charged for water service shall be included in said rules and regulations. The board of waterworks and/or sewerage commissioners, subject to the rules and regulations of the board of mayor and aldermen, is empowered and authorized to enter into contracts with customers for the furnishing of water. (1996 Code, § 20-401)