(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.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally
Chapter 234 - Waterworks and Water Supply
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 14-234-103. Improvements — Financing with bonds
§ 14-234-104. Improvements — Financing with promissory notes
§ 14-234-105. Alteration despite zoning regulations
§ 14-234-106. Relocation of waterworks or sewer system by federal government
§ 14-234-107. Cities of the first class — Operation by city in governmental capacity
§ 14-234-108. Cities of the first class — Sale or purchase of water to other municipalities
§ 14-234-109. Cities of the first class — Sale of water to certain persons
§ 14-234-110. Waterworks operated in governmental capacity — Services to nonresident consumers
§ 14-234-111. Service to adjacent areas — Municipalities generally
§ 14-234-112. Service to adjacent areas — Cities of the second class
§ 14-234-113. Service to other municipalities
§ 14-234-114. Payments from water revenues in lieu of taxes
§ 14-234-115. Water impoundments in other counties — Payment in lieu of taxes
§ 14-234-116. Waterworks and sewer commission
§ 14-234-117. Return of dedicated property
§ 14-234-118. No abrogation of existing contracts — Exception
§ 14-234-119. Annual audits and procedures
§ 14-234-120. Filing of report
§ 14-234-121. Review of audit report or report of agreed-upon procedures by board