(a) General contract authority. The director is authorized to provide service without the necessity of city council approval except for:
(1) a contract for noninterruptible untreated or treated water service which is for a fixed term of longer than three years;
(2) a wholesale service contract involving a governmental entity;
(3) a contract by which the city receives water or wastewater service; and
(4) any service contract otherwise required by state law, city charter, or other provisions of this chapter, to be approved by city council.
(b) Consideration. The consideration received by the city for a service contract must be based on the rates prescribed in this chapter. However, the city council may approve a special-rate contract for wholesale water or wastewater service where it determines rates in this chapter to be discriminatory or unreasonable under the circumstances. (Ord. 19201)