133.15 Director of Public Utilities authorized to collect fees.
   The Director of Public Utilities is authorized to charge and collect the following fees for permits issued by the Department of Public Utilities in accordance with the ordinances of the City. This section is intended to supplement and not conflict with any provisions of Part Nine of the Municipal Code.
   (a) The fee for a permit to lay a house sewer or to connect into any public sewer or drain shall be determined by the Director of Public Utilities.
   (b) The fee for a permit to repair existing sewer shall be determined by the Director of Public Utilities.
   (c) The fee for a permit to plug an existing sewer connection into any public sewer or drain shall be determined by the Director of Public Utilities.
   (d) The fee for a permit for the installation of a cleanout on an existing sewer connection shall be determined by the Director of Public Utilities.
   (e) For the purposes of this section, normal working hours shall be eight hours per day, and five days per week (Monday through Friday, except holidays) for which the City shall furnish personnel and supervision for inspection. For any time worked in excess of the above hours or days, the contractor shall be charged for inspection and supervision at a rate predetermined by the Director of Public Utilities.
   (f) The fee for any permit under this section shall not exceed the actual costs, including overhead, to the Department of Public Utilities. The Director shall determine any fees in accord with the City's process for adopting rules and regulations or alternatively by ordinance of Council.
(Ord. 286-22. Passed 7-19-22.)