Cross References — As to buildings and building regulations, ch. 500; as to emergency management, ch. 220; as to unsafe buildings, ch. 505; as to solid waste, ch. 235; as to streets and sidewalks, ch. 520; as to subdivision, ch. 410; as to license tax paid by water companies, §625.050; as to flood hazard prevention, ch. 405, art. X, div. 4.
[R.O. 2013 §530.010; CC 1984 §19-1; Ord. No. 141 §6, 9-4-1936]
In addition to other penalties, any plumber or other person
who shall violate this Chapter in the course of his/her business shall
thereby forfeit his/her license for doing business in the City.
[R.O. 2013 §530.020; CC 1984 §19-2; Ord. No. 327 §§1 — 2, 6-19-1957]
A.
It
is hereby found, determined and declared to be necessary for the public
health, safety, welfare and benefit of the City and its inhabitants
that the existing waterworks of said City and the existing sewerage
system of said City, including all future improvements and extensions
thereto, be combined and that they shall be operated and maintained
as a combined waterworks and sewerage system.
B.
The
waterworks and the sewerage system of the City, as now or hereafter
constructed, including all future improvements and extensions thereto,
whether to the waterworks or to the sewerage system or to both, shall
be and the same are combined, and it is hereby declared that said
waterworks and said sewerage system, and all future improvements and
extensions thereto as aforesaid, thenceforth shall be operated and
maintained as a combined waterworks and sewerage system.
[R.O. 2013 §530.030; CC 1984 §19-3; Ord. No. 141 §§1 — 4, 9-4-1936]
A.
Designation Of Clerk — Funds. The City Clerk shall
be ex officio Water and Sewer Commissioner and, subject to the direction
of the Board of Aldermen, shall have general superintendence and control
of the combined waterworks and sewerage system. For performing the
additional duties prescribed in this Chapter, the Clerk shall receive
such compensation as is provided by ordinance. He/she shall turn over
all monies that may come into his/her hands from any source connected
with said system to the City Treasurer and shall take the receipt
of the Treasurer for all said monies and place same on file. Said
money shall be kept separate from the general revenues of the City
and shall continue a fund to be drawn upon only for the payment of
water supply, expansions of water service, salaries of employees in
the waterworks and sewerage system and incidental expenses arising
out of the operation of said system; except that said fund may be
used for urgent general purposes when there is no other method provided
by law for supplying the necessary funds.
B.
General Authority. The Water and Sewer Commissioner, subject
to the supervision aforesaid, shall be in direct charge of and accountable
for the operations and management of the waterworks and sewerage system
of the City. He/she shall make out all bills and collect them, and
keep an accurate record of same in proper books. He/she shall see
that all rules in this Chapter for the government of said system are
strictly enforced and that a full and accurate record of all operations
of said system is made and preserved.
C.
General Duties. The duties of the Water and Sewer Commissioner
shall be as follows:
1.
To take charge of the combined waterworks and sewerage system of
the City and all connections and appurtenances thereto; to secure
all labor, materials, tools and implements necessary for the proper
maintenance and operation of said system. Supplies, materials, tools
and implements, except incidental supplies necessary for the usual
operation of the system, shall only be ordered upon direction of the
Board of Aldermen, except that in emergency cases the Commissioner
may, with the written approval of the Mayor, obtain such supplies,
materials or implements as may be absolutely necessary for the proper
operation of said system at the time.
2.
To control and supervise the employees of said system; to see that
they faithfully perform the duties assigned to them and to report
to the Board of Aldermen any dereliction of duty on the part of such
employees. Appointments of such employees shall, as in case of other
appointments, be made by the Mayor with the consent and approval of
a majority of the members elected to the Board of Aldermen. The employees
shall be of such number and kind as the Board of Aldermen may by resolution
from time to time designate and shall receive for their services such
pay, and be subject to such rules and regulations, as the Board of
Aldermen may direct. The Mayor may direct temporary appointments of
such employees, subject to ratification of Board of Aldermen.
3.
To receive applications and grant permits for excavation in streets;
to run service lines and to superintend the making of connections
with the waterworks and sewerage system.
4.
To prevent injury to the system and waste of water, and to institute
legal proceedings for the punishment of those violating the provisions
of this Chapter, and to enforce all rules prescribed for the operation
and regulation of the system.
5.
To make, or cause to be made, all repairs occasioned by leaks or
breaks in the mains of the system, and to shut off water from all
premises on which leaks are permitted to go unrepaired.
6.
To secure, upon approval of the Board of Aldermen, all necessary
books of account and cause to be prepared all necessary forms and
to keep the accounts of the system and to prepare all bills for consumers.
All books and accounts of the system shall be safely and securely
kept in the office of the City Clerk.
7.
To make a written report to the Board of Aldermen at its first (1st)
regular meeting of each month of the condition of the system and its
needs and the collections made by his/her office during the previous
month and paid over to the City Treasurer. The Water and Sewer Commissioner
shall examine and approve all bills and accounts against the City
arising out of the operation of the system.
8.
At least semiannually, the Water and Sewer Commissioner shall carefully
examine and test, or cause to be examined and tested, all fire hydrants
and street valves, and in case any of them are found to be in an unsatisfactory
condition, he/she shall at once have them placed in good working order.
The result of each examination shall be reported to the Board of Aldermen
by the Water and Sewer Commissioner in his/her next report.
9.
The Water and Sewer Commissioner, in case of fire, shall make every
effort to supply the Fire Department with an ample supply of water
and may, to secure this object, shut off the water from any part of
the distribution system. He/she may, in the event of shortage or low
pressure of water, order the discontinuance of sprinkling and fountains
and he/she may take any other reasonable and necessary measure to
maintain the efficiency of the service.
[R.O. 2013 §530.040; CC 1984 §19-4; Ord. No. 666 §1, 9-20-1978]
Wherever any premises shall be connected with either portion
of the combined waterworks and sewage system, a charge of forty dollars
($40.00) shall be made for each such connection to the waterworks
portion, and a charge of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall
be made for each such connection to the sewage portion; all additional
sewage connections within the same structure are seventy-five dollars
($75.00) per connection.
[R.O. 2013 §530.050; CC 1984 §19-5; Ord. No. 141 §6, 9-4-1936; Ord. No. 420 §1, 12-15-1965]
In the event of non-payment of any water or sewer charges by
the occupant of premises, should he/she be someone other than the
owner, the bill shall become due and payable by the owner of the premises
and become a lien against the property.
