[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 6-7-1982 (Ch. 304, Art. II, of the 1995
Code); amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
An administrative fee will be assessed to each account each
time the meter is read. This fee includes the cost of reading meters,
billing, collection and administrative expenses.
A.
The administrative fee is the distribution of administrative costs
divided equally over the number of water customers/service units served
by the system.
B.
The administrative fee will be charged per customer/service unit
per the Department of Public Works Fee Schedule. This cost will be
divided evenly between the water and sewer fund if both are charged
to an account. Otherwise, the fee will be charged fully to the water
fund.
C.
Adjustments will be made periodically employing the following formula:
total administrative costs divided by the number of customer/service
units.
D.
Any rate changes approved by the Board of Selectmen will be in the
form of a legal notice and will be posted 90 days prior to implementation.
Operation and maintenance costs are those associated with maintaining
the Salem Public Works Department, Water Division.
A.
Operation and maintenance costs are considered to be the operating
budget of the Salem Public Works Department, Water Division, and the
cost of the number of cubic feet of water consumed.
B.
The operating and maintenance costs will be charged on the following
formula:
(1)
Expenditures, based on appropriations approved at the Annual Town
Meeting, minus non-water-consumption-related revenue divided by the
total billable consumption.
D.
Any rate changes approved by the Board of Selectmen will be in the
form of a legal notice and will be posted 90 days prior to implementation.
Unmetered utility accounts will be billed as follows:
