The sewer service charge system and Sewer Service Fund shall be administered according to the following provisions.
(A) The City Clerk-Treasurer shall maintain a proper system of accounts suitable for determining the operation and maintenance and capital-related costs of the treatment works and shall furnish the City Council with a report of such costs annually in October.
(B) (1) The City Council shall annually determine whether or not sufficient revenue is being generated for the effective operation, maintenance, and management of the treatment works, and whether sufficient revenue is being generated for capital-related purposes.
(2) The Council will also determine whether the user charges are distributed proportionately to each user in accordance herewith and in accordance with § 204(b)(2)(A) of the Clean Water Act.
(3) The city shall thereafter, but not later than the end of the year, reassess and, as necessary, revise the sewer service charge system then in use to ensure the proportionality of the user charges and to ensure the sufficiency of funds to maintain the capacity and performance to which the facilities were constructed, and to accommodate the capital needs of the system.
(C) In accordance with federal and state requirements, each user will be notified annually, in conjunction with a regular billing, of that portion of the sewer service charge attributable to operation, maintenance, and replacement.
(D) In accordance with federal and state requirements, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining all records necessary to document compliance with the sewer service charge system adopted.
(E) Bills for sewer service charges shall be rendered on a monthly basis succeeding the period for which the service was rendered and shall be due 30 days from the date of rendering. Any bill not paid in full 15 days after the due date will be considered delinquent. At that time, the city shall notify the delinquent owner/occupant in writing regarding the delinquent bill and subsequent penalty. The penalty shall be computed as 10% of the original bill and shall be increased the same 10% for every month the bill is outstanding.
(F) The owner of the premises shall be liable to pay for the service to such premises, and the service is furnished to the premises by the city only upon the condition that the owner of the premises is liable to the city.
(G) Any additional costs caused by discharges to the treatment works of toxics or other incompatible wastes, including the cost of restoring wastewater treatment services, cleanup and restoration of the receiving waters and environs, and sludge disposal, shall be borne by the dischargers of the wastes, at no expense to the city.
(Prior Code, § 3.21) (Ord. 2019-06, passed 11-25-2019)