(A) Whenever it is determined by the city to be necessary to classify any commercial institutions or industries by reason of the unusual purpose for which water is used, or the character of the sewage, water or other liquid wastes discharged therefrom, or whenever the established schedules of sewer service rates and charges for any reason are not applicable, then special sewer service rates, rentals, or other charges may be established by the city's governing body, and any person, firm, or corporation being unsatisfied with the established schedule of sewer service rates, rentals, or other charges by reason of peculiar or unusual use of occupancy of any premises, and consequently alleging peculiar or unusual uses of water, may file application with the city for special sewer service classification rates, rentals, and charges. The governing body may take such action thereon as it sees fit.
(B) In computing the sewer service charge, there shall be excluded from the gross water bill any portions thereof representing charges for standby service for sprinkler systems, and for private fire hydrants.
(C) Sewer service charges shall not apply to bills representing surplus water furnished at wholesale to other municipalities, communities, or water systems; but if any municipality, community, or other entity shall desire to make arrangements for disposal of all or a part of its flow able sewage wastes through sewer lines or facilities of the city, same shall be only upon the basis of special contract specifically approved and authorized in each instance by ordinance or resolution duly adopted by the city's governing body. The city recognizes no obligation or duty or any sort to enter into any such contract or arrangement, and may entertain or refuse to entertain any such proposal as it sees fit, and regardless of the fact that it may in the past have seen fit or may in the future see fit, to act otherwise or upon different terms in any other similar or dissimilar cases.
(D) In the matter of the furnishing of sewer service upon a temporary basis to circuses, carnivals, tent meetings, outdoor athletic events (other than those carried on by the public school system) and other miscellaneous temporary uses, a flat rate may be fixed in each individual case and the service charge shall be paid in advance.
(E) The City of Lawrenceburg shall maintain financial records accurately to account for revenues generated by the treatment system and expenditures for operation and maintenance of the system, including normal replacement costs.
(F) The Board of Council shall review not less often than annually the wastewater contribution of users, the total cost of OM&R of the wastewater works, debt service obligations, and user charge rates. Based on such review, the Board of Council will review, revise, when necessary, the schedule of user charge rates to accomplish the following:
(1) Maintain an equitable distribution of OM&R costs among users of the treatment system; and
(2) Generate sufficient revenues to offset costs associated with the proper operation and maintenance of the wastewater system and to meet debt service requirements.
(3) Excessive strength and toxicity surcharges shall be reviewed at the time of and in conjunction with the review of user charges. Surcharge rates shall be revised where necessary to reflect current treatment and monitoring costs.
(4) Each user shall be notified, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill of the rate and that portion of the total charge which is attributable to OM&R of the wastewater system.
(G) All users shall be billed monthly. Billings for any particular month shall be made within fifteen days after the end of the month. Any payment not received within thirty days after the end of the month shall be considered delinquent.
(H) A late payment penalty of ten percent of the user charge bill will be added to each delinquent bill for each thirty (30) days or portions thereof of delinquency. When any bill is more than sixty (60) days in default, water and/or wastewater service to such premise shall be disconnected until such bill is paid.
(Ord. 1999-10, passed 8-12-99; Am. Ord. 1999-14, passed 12-13-99)