§ 51.110 MINIMUM CHARGES.
   (A)   All users of the system shall pay a minimum bill of $14.50 per month in 2022-2023, for each connection to the sewer system. The purpose of this minimum bill is to recover the fixed overhead costs associated with operating and maintaining the sewerage system. The minimum bill shall be determined by dividing the annual fixed overhead costs by the total number of system users.
   (B)   Users of the sewerage system of the city outside the city shall pay a user charge equal to the minimum bill of $44.92 per month in 2022-2023 plus the base user rate of $5.04 per 1,000 gallons, plus the surcharge stated in § 51.112 of this code.
(1983 Code, § 21-113) (Ord. 2276, passed 12-6-1979; Am. Ord. 2297, passed 12-4-1980; Am. Ord. 2566, passed 6-7-1990; Am. Ord. 2623, passed 1-9-1992; Am. Ord. 2662, passed 8-5-1993; Am. Ord. 2718, passed 8-10-1995; Am. Ord. 2748, passed 8-8-1996; Am. Ord. 2780, passed 8-7-1997; Am. Ord. 2838, passed 5-6-1999; Am. Ord. 3101, passed 4-7-2005; Am. Ord. 3144, passed 4-4-2006; Am. Ord. 3186, passed 5-1-2007; Am. Ord. 3219, passed 5-6-2008; Am. Ord. 3252, passed 6-2-2009; Am. Ord. 3288, passed 7-6-2010; Am. Ord. 3345, passed 7-10-2012; Am. Ord. 3424, passed 5-5-2015; Am. Ord. 3465, passed 5-19-2016; Am. Ord. 3545, passed 4-4-2019; Am. Ord. 3605, passed 5-6-2021; Am. Ord. 3624, passed 4-7-2022) Penalty, see § 10.99