Storm Water Advisory Committee

Stormwater Advisory Committee Charter
Town of Winterville, North Carolina

There is hereby created a Stormwater Advisory Committee
("Committee”) for the purpose of providing storm water management policy guidance to the Town of Winterville. The Committee shall be comprised of five (5) members appointed by the Board of Alderman. The Committee should be composed of a cross section of local citizens and stakeholders representing neighborhood groups, professional organizations, industrial and commercial associations, environmental groups, builders associations, and others that the Town recognizes as having an interest in Stormwater management issues. Of the members first appointed, one (1) shall hold office for the term of one (1) year, two (2) shall hold office for the term of two (2) years, and two (2) shall hold office for a term of three (3) years. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years from and after the expiration of the terms of their predecessors in office. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise then expiration of a term, it shall be filled by the Mayor by appointment for the unexpired term subject to confirmation by the Board of Alderman. The Director of Public Works shall chair the Committee. The Committee shall hold a regular meeting once a month, the date and time to be decided by the Committee at its first meeting. Other meetings will be held as necessary, with agreement by a majority of the Committee.

The Purpose and Duties of the Committee Shall Be:

1. To provide an exchange of information between the public and Town officials on flooding and storm water drainage problems.
2. To provide input on storm water services policy development.
3. To assist in prioritizing capital improvement projects.
4. To recommend from time to time to the Town polices for establishing new kinds of storm water drainage service, preserving and expanding service and making changes in service for the benefit of the public.
5. To review and recommend a Maintenance Program.
6. To review and recommend the appropriate level of funding to support on-going storm water programs.
7. To assist in the development of a storm water ordinance.