(a) Except as hereinafter provided, all residential sewer customers who connect to or tap on to the sewage collection system of the Village, for the purpose of receiving sewage treatment service shall pay a tapping charge. The residential sewer tapping charge shall be the sum of the cost of the sewer parts, inspection, labor, equipment and street repair provided by the Village.
The residential sewer tapping charge shall be calculated by the Village Administrator in accordance with the following formula:
TC = SP + I + L + E + SR | |
TC = | Tapping Charge |
SP = | Sewer Parts (1) |
I = | Inspection (2) |
L = | Labor (3) |
E = | Equipment (4) |
SR = | Street Repair (5) |
(1) Sewer parts. The sewer parts portion of the residential sewer tapping charge shall consist of the cost of the following parts, when provided by the Village:
A. Wye saddle;
B. Pipe (on a per foot basis); and
C. Tap machine charge.
For the purpose of imposing a cost for these parts, the Village Administrator shall periodically, when deemed appropriate by him, but no less than annually, contact a minimum of three parts suppliers and obtain cost quotations for the provision of such individual parts and machine usage. The Village Administrator shall then average the three quotations, and such average shall be imposed as the sewer parts portion of the residential sewer tapping charge until such time as the next average shall be calculated.
(2) Inspection. The inspection portion of the residential sewer tapping charge shall consist of the cost to the Village of providing such service. For the purpose of imposing a cost for this service, the Village Administrator shall periodically, when deemed appropriate by him, but no less than annually, calculate the average hourly period required to inspect and approve a residential sewer tap and the hourly cost of the employee involved. Such hourly cost shall include the hourly wage of such employee and the hourly cost of benefits provided to such employee by the Village. The average hourly period shall then be multiplied by the hourly cost of the employee, and the resulting product shall be the inspection portion of the residential sewer tapping charge.
(3) Labor. When labor is provided by the Village in the installation of a residential sewer tap, the labor portion of the residential sewer tapping charge shall consist of the cost to the Village of providing such labor. For the purpose of imposing a cost for this labor, the Village Administrator shall periodically, when deemed appropriate by him, but no less than annually, calculate the average number of employees required to complete a residential sewer tap, the average hourly period required for them to perform such work, and the hourly cost to the Village of the type of employees involved. Such hourly cost shall include the hourly wage of such an employee and the hourly cost of benefits provided to such an employee by the Village. The average number of employees needed shall then be multiplied by average hourly period necessary to complete the work. The resulting product shall then be multiplied by the hourly cost of such an employee, and the resulting product shall be the inspection portion of the residential sewer tapping charge.
(4) Equipment. When equipment is provided by the Village in the installation of a residential sewer tap, the equipment portion of the residential sewer tapping charge shall consist of the cost to the Village of providing such equipment. For the purpose of imposing a cost for this equipment, the Village Administrator shall periodically, when deemed appropriate by him, but no less than annually, calculate the types of equipment used and the average hourly period of time during which equipment is in use in the making of a residential sewer tap. He shall then contact a minimum of three commercial firms engaged in the provision of equipment with operators and obtain cost quotations for the hourly cost of providing the various types of such equipment with operators. The Village Administrator shall then average the three quotations for each type of equipment. He shall then multiply the average hourly cost of providing the various types of equipment by the average hourly period of use. He shall then total the resulting products, and such sum shall be imposed as the equipment portion of the residential sewer tapping charge until such time as the next average shall be calculated.
(5) Street repair. When street repair services are to be provided by the Village in the installation of a residential sewer tap, the street repair portion of the residential sewer tapping charge shall consist of an estimate of the cost to the Village of providing such street repair. In making such estimate the Village Administrator shall apply the hourly labor, equipment and inspection rates stated above to the estimated time and quantities necessary to complete such repair. To this amount the Village Administrator shall add a charge for estimated quantities of asphalt and bedding material to be used at the current unit price then in force under the annual Village contract for road materials. The resulting sum for labor, equipment, inspection and materials shall be imposed as the street repair portion of the residential sewer tapping charge. Upon the completion of the street repair work, the Village Administrator shall determine the actual expense to the Village for labor, equipment, inspection and materials in accordance with the above, and either collect any difference due or refund any surplus funds received as the street repair portion of the residential sewer tapping charge.
(b) The purpose of the tapping charge is to recover the cost of installing the local sewer service connection which terminates at the customer’s property line. Other (non-residential) sewer tapping charges shall be determined by Council. In those areas where no service taps have been previously installed, the foregoing fees may be waived by the Village Administrator, and the property owner allowed to install the service tap and line at said customer’s own expense. In such cases, the customer shall pay an inspection fee determined by the Village Administrator in the manner set forth in subsection (a)(2) above. The tapping charge and/or inspection fee is payable at the time service is provided. (Ord. 25-98. Passed 1-11-99.)