(A) User charges shall be levied on all users of the public sewers or public treatment works which may cover the cost of operation and maintenance, debt service, taxes, and other administrative costs of the treatment works.
(B) There shall be established classes of users such that all members of a class discharge approximately the same volume of wastewater per user.
(C) The flat charge per appropriate unit shall be established so that each user pays their proportionate share of the treatment cost. As the flow of wastewater and discharge is not metered, each user in the particular class shall be assigned an approximate wastewater volume based on the equivalent residential unit (ERU) rate.
(D) The user rate per ERU shall be established by resolution to be passed at the same time this subchapter is on its final passage, and the resolution may be amended from time to time as deemed necessary by the City Council by a subsequent resolution.
(E) Any change in the number of units on the premises of a user shall be reported by that user to the Sewer Board.
(F) Should any user believe that they have been incorrectly assigned to a particular user class, that user may apply for review of the assigned user charge, as provided in § 51.29.
(G) Should the Sewer Board, or other individual as designated by the Board, determine that a user is incorrectly assigned to a user class, or that the strength and/or volume of the user’s wastewater flow is inconsistent with the assigned user class, the Sewer Board, or other designated individual, shall reassign a more appropriate user class to that user and notify that user of the reassignment.
(H) Records of all assigned rates shall be kept on file with the Sewer Board, and shall be open for public inspection.
(I) The public sewer system user charges shall be established and adjusted by resolution of the City Council.
(J) The sewer user charge for all occupied property shall begin upon the acceptance of the public sewer system by the city. The sewer user charge for all unoccupied property shall begin within 30 days after the property is ready for occupancy or on the first day of occupancy, whichever occurs first. All unoccupied property which is ready for occupancy at the time sewer service becomes available shall be treated as occupied property. Once the sewer user charge has commenced, no credit shall be given for vacancy. If the dates upon which the user charge is commenced or altered do not fall on the first day of billing, the rates shall be appropriately pro-rated.
(Prior Code, § 50.25) (Ord. 411, passed 6-4-1985)