(A) Rates: On or after the effective date of this section, the city shall establish, by resolution from time to time adopted by the city council, all charges, rentals and rates for sewer services provided by the city to property owners in areas served by the city's wastewater treatment system.
(B) Rate Review: Not less often than every two (2) years, the city shall review the total annual cost of operation and maintenance of its wastewater treatment system, as well as each user's wastewater contribution percentage, and will revise the system as necessary to assure equity of the service charges and rates established by the city and to assure that sufficient funds are obtained to adequately operate and maintain the wastewater treatment system. The city shall apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the costs of operation and maintenance attributable to that class for the next year and adjust the rate accordingly. If a significant user, such as an industry, has completed in plant modifications which would change that user's wastewater contribution percentage, the user can present, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the city council, such factual information, and the city shall then determine if the user's wastewater contribution percentage is to be changed. The city shall notify the user of its findings as soon as possible after such meeting.
(C) Monthly Billing: All charges and rentals for sewer service shall be made a part of the current monthly statement for charges and rentals for water service provided to that same property owner or consumer. Such sewer charges or rentals shall be shown by separate item or surcharge on such statement. The city will not accept a separate payment of either the charge for water or the charge for sewer rental. Both charges must be paid at one and the same time.
(D) Rate Adjustments: In cases where property owners or consumers claim such sewer rentals to be unfair, unreasonable, or not in proportion to charges made to other water and wastewater system users, such person or persons may apply to the city clerk-treasurer or the city council for an adjustment, stating the circumstances. The council may, subject to any applicable regulations of the public service commission of this state, make such adjustment of such sewer rental rate as is deemed necessary, fair and equitable. (Ord. 822, 7-21-1997, eff. 8-20-1997)