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WESTERN NEW YORK STORMWATER COALITION
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE [
ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES
Section |.1 Establishment.
The Western New York Stormwater Coalition (the "Coalition") was created by a Memorandum
of Agreement dated December 31, 2005, and renewed December 31, 2025, referred to as the
("Agreement").
Section 1.2 Purpose.
The Coalition shall coordinate and cooperate in efforts to meet the requirements of the Phase II
Stormwater regulations (40 C.F.R. Sections 9, 122, 123 and 124 (1999), as amended) and the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYS DEC”) SPDES General
Permit for Stormwater Discharges from MS4s (GP-0-24-001 and subsequent renewals for the
term of this Agreement) by those signatories to the Agreement (“Coalition Member(s)”).
ARTICLE II
GOVERNANCE OF THE COALITION
Section 2.1 Representation.
The Chief Executive Officer of each Coalition Member shall designate a permanent
representative and one or more alternates (as it shall see fit) to serve on the Coalition. In the
event no permanent representative or alternate has been designated, or no designated permanent
representative or alternate is able to act, the supervisor of the town, or mayor of the village or
city, or the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be, or their designee shall serve as the
representative on the Coalition. Unless otherwise indicated by the context, as used in these By-
Laws the term "representative" or "representatives" shall include representatives or alternates.
Section 2.2 Duties.
Coalition Members shall carry out the purposes of the Coalition described in the Agreement and
any activities deemed necessary to carry out the purposes as may arise from time to time.
Section 2.3 Compensation.
A representative to the Coalition shall not receive compensation from the Coalition but may be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his or her
duties, upon approval of reimbursement by the Coalition.
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