Spencer’s Board of Aldermen will have the first public hearing regarding the proposed stormwater utility for the town during Tuesday’s meeting.

The utility would be funded by fees, yet to be established, paid by households and businesses. Fees are based on the amount of “impervious surface area” — roofs, sidewalks, walkways, patios, driveway, parking lots, etc. — a land parcel has.

If created, the utility will be used for infrastructure improvements to the town’s stormwater system.

According to the ordinance, individual single-family parcels with one home would be billed at a flat rate — the town has been using the figure of $5 a month for planning purposes.

The town expects to complete the necessary mapping needed to establish how much fees for non-residential and commercial properties will be by the end of February, and property owners will be notified about the amount of their fee. A second public hearing is tentatively planned for March.

In other business, the board will:

• Adopt  a resolution proclaiming February Black History Month.

• Adopt a proclamation establishing Jan. 19, 2015, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

• Discuss the potential scheduling of a planning retreat.

• Vote on committee reappointments.

Marty Lineberger has been recommended for  reappointment to a four-year term on the Historic Preservation Commission. Robert Reese has been recommended for reappointment to a three-year term on the Planning Board, and Lauren Raper and David Smith have been recommended for reappointment to three-year terms on the Zoning Board of Adjustment.