921.07 REVENUE SCHEDULE.

   (a)   Sewerage Rate Billing and Schedule. The terms and conditions upon which the owners of lots and lands within the City may connect to the sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, shall be based upon the amount of water used by the consumer and shall be as follows:

      (1)   Charges shall be billed to the owners of lots and lands and shall be paid at the office designated by the Finance Director. For each month of each calendar year or part thereof, such charges shall be in accordance with the following schedule of rates:

         Billings for sewerage service shall be based upon water usage as determined by meter readings, actual or estimated. All readings over one thousand (1,000) gallons shall be based upon the formula set forth in subsection (a)(3) below.

         Readings of 1,000 gallons or less shall be billed a minimum charge equal to 50% of the charge for 1,000 gallons based upon the formula set forth in subsection (a)(3) below.

      (2)   Charges for sewerage service provided to property lying outside the City limits shall be in accordance with the following schedule of rates:

         Billings for sewerage service shall be based upon water usage as determined by meter readings, actual or estimated. All readings over one thousand gallons (1,000) gallons shall be based upon the formula set forth in subsection (a)(3) below.

         Readings of 1,000 gallons or less shall be billed a minimum charge equal to 50% of the charge for 1,000 gallons based upon the formula set forth in subsection (a)(3) below.

      (3)   The sewer service charge for in excess of 1,000 gallons shall be based on water use. The rate for the bills rendered on or after January 1, of each ensuing twelve-month period, beginning January 1, 1992, shall be as set forth hereafter.
(Ord. 97-94. Passed 7-1-97.)

         A.   Definitions.

"SRi"   Sewer rate per 100 gallons for inside City users

"SRo"   Sewer rate per 100 gallons for outside City users

"Q"   Means projected sewer usage in 1000 gallons based on an evaluation of the annual metered water sales average for the three calendar years immediately prior to the year in which the rate is to take effect, minus the usage billed to minimum users for prior year.

"OM"   Means operation and maintenance, including associated administrative cost appropriation for the sewage treatment and sewer collection accounts.

"D"   Means debt service appropriations, principal and interest, due on current or projected obligations based on amortization schedules accepted by the Director of Finance.

"C"   Means capital expense appropriation for the year for expenditures not included in the OM appropriation and not funded by the Equipment Replacement Fund.

“RI”   means Sewer System Replacement Fund.

"RF"   Means sewer system reserve fund as determined by and evaluation of current fund balance.

"SR"   Means Projected Surcharge Revenues for the pollution parameters CBOD, SS and P based on evaluation of the annual Surcharge revenues collected for the three calendar years immediately prior to the year in which the rate is to take effect.

         B.   The Basic Sewer Rate shall be:

 

"SRi" = OM + D + C + RI + RF - SR          Q      "SRo" = SRi x 1.40

 

      (Ord. 2012-036. Passed 9-4-12.)

   (b)   Industrial Wastewater Charges. All persons discharging industrial waste into the public sewers as determined under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to surcharge determined monthly solely on the basis of the following formula:

 

Monthly Surcharge   =	(0.26 x CBOD) + (0.27 x SS) + (4.44 x P)
P   =	Pounds of phosphorus per month in excess of 10 mg/l concentration in the wastewater
CBOD   =	Pounds of carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand per month in excess of (200) mg/l concentration in the wastewater
SS   =	Pounds of suspended solids per month in excess of (190) mg/l concentration.

   The City will reevaluate the formula used to determine surcharges every year based on usage during that year.

   In addition, industries subject to the City's Industrial Pretreatment Program shall be subject to the fees subsequently outlined in Section 921.13.

(Ord. 91-110. Passed 10-1-91.)

   (c)   Sewer Installation Permit Fee. Applications for connections into public sewers shall be made on the forms provided by the Director of Public Service and Safety. If no special policies are in effect for the public sewer in question the permit fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for residential or commercial service, and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for industrial service.

(Ord. 2005-036. Passed 11-22-05.)

   (d)   Payment Due Date; Penalty for Late Payment. Charges shall become due and payable on the nineteenth day of the month. All bills not paid by that date shall be subject to a ten percent (10%) penalty. Failure to make payment due (including penalty) by the thirtieth of the month will be reason for discontinuing service.

   (e)   Charges a Lien. Charges shall constitute a lien upon the property served by such connection, and if not paid within sixty days shall be certified to the County Auditor and shall be collected in the same manner as other City taxes.

   (f)   Sewer Revenue Fund Established; Deposits and Withdrawals. The funds received from the use of sewers shall be deposited with the Director of Finance, and money so deposited shall be kept in a separate and distinct fund to be known as the Sewer Revenue Fund. When appropriated by Council, it shall be subject to the order of the Service Director, who shall sign all orders drawn on the Director of Finance against such Fund.

   (g)   Use of Sewer Revenue Fund. Funds received from the user of sewers shall be used for the purpose provided for in Ohio R.C. 729.52 and as otherwise provided by law.

(Ord. 91-110. Passed 10-1-91.)

   (h)   Notification of Rates. Each user shall be notified at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the sewer service charge which is attributable to OM&R costs of the wastewater treatment services.
(Ord. 95-145. Passed 9-19-95.)

   (i)   In the event the City enacts an economic development incentive program pertaining to the bulk usage of sewer services, charges and billings for sewer service in excess of the threshold usage established in such program shall be as set forth in such program. In such an event, that portion of sewer service in excess of the threshold established in such program shall not be included in calculating “Q” for the purposes of the sewer rate formula set forth in subsection (a)(3) above.
(Ord. 2014-021. Passed 6-17-14.)