Resolution No. 12202016F
Resolution to Amend City Ordinance 810 ?Äì Sewer Service Charges
WHEREAS, the City Council met on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, to amend Ordinance Section 810.02 to read as follows:
Section 810.02: BASIS FOR SEWER SERVICE CHARGES. The sewer service charges for the use of, and for service supplied by, the City?Äôs sewer facilities shall consist of a base rate (minimum) charge, a usage charge, a sewer access charge, and a surcharge.
WHEREAS, the City Council met on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, to amend Ordinance Section 810.03 to read as follows:
Section 810.03: BASE RATE (MINIMUM) CHARGE. A base rate (minimum) charge shall be applied to all users, regardless of the volume of sewer or water use. The amount of the base rate (minimum) charge shall be determined by the Council from time to time. All properties connected to the sewer system shall pay the base rate (minimum) charges regardless of whether the service is used or not.
WHEREAS, the City Council met on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, to amend Ordinance Section 810.04 to read as follows:
Section 810.04: BASIC USER CHARGE. The base rate (minimum) charge for the use of, and for service supplied by, the City sanitary sewer facilities shall be set in an amount sufficient to cover the City?Äôs cost of providing service, plus replacement cost. The adequacy of the base rate (minimum) charge shall be determined by the City Council and reviewed by the City Auditor in its annual audit report. The base rate (minimum) charge shall be revised periodically to reflect changes in debt service or in operation and maintenance costs, including replacement costs.
The usage charge shall be based on usage. Users who have no sewage meters shall be charged according to water usage as recorded by water meters. Users who have sewage meters shall be charged according to sewer usage as recorded by sewer meters. The usage charge shall be charged for wastes having normal concentrations. For purposes of this Section, the phrase ?Äúwastes having normal concentrations?Äù shall mean wastes which have a five-day, 20-degree Centigrade biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of not more than 300 ppm, and a suspended solids (SS) content of not more than 300 ppm.
The usage charge shall be added to the base rate (minimum) sewer charge for persons whose sewer use exceeds the volume set by the Council for the base rate (minimum) sewer charge.
This amendment is adopted the 20th day of December 2016, and shall be effective January 1, 2017.
CITY OF KIMBALL
By Tammy Konz, Mayor
By Nicole Pilarski, Clerk
Published in the Tri-County News Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016.