[R.O. 2012 § 717.010; Ord. No.
1128 Art. I, 9-7-2004]
It is determined and declared to be necessary and conducive
to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience
of the City to collect charges from all users who use the City's
water system. The proceeds of such charges so derived will be used
for the purpose of operating, maintaining and retiring the debt for
such public water system.
[R.O. 2012 § 717.020; Ord. No.
1128 Art. II §§ 1 — 9, 9-7-2004]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
All expenditures during the useful life of the system for
materials, labor, utilities and other items which are necessary for
managing and maintaining the system to achieve the capacity and performance
for which system was designed and constructed.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
system to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works
were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance"
includes replacement.
Any user of the City's water system whose lot, parcel
of real estate or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes
only.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
The estimated period during which the treatment works will
be operated.
That portion of the total water service charge which is levied
in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation, maintenance
and replacement of the water system.
A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished
and/or installed by the City of Portageville or furnished and/or installed
by a user and approved by the City of Portageville.
Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling,
transmission and distribution of water. These include transmission
and distribution lines, individual systems, pumping, power and other
equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling,
additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a
reliable water supply such as standby treatment units and any works,
including site acquisition of land that will be part of the treatment
process.
Average of winter quarter (December, January, February).
[R.O. 2012 § 717.030; Ord. No.
1128 Art. III §§ 1 — 3, 9-7-2004]
A.
The user charge system shall generate adequate annual revenues to
pay the costs of annual operation and maintenance, including replacement
and cost associated with debt retirement of bonded capital associated
with financing the water system which the City may, by ordinance,
designate to be paid by the user charge system. That portion of the
total user charge which is designated for operation and maintenance,
including replacement of the water system, shall be established by
this Section.
B.
That portion of the total user charge collected which is designated for the operation and maintenance, including replacement purposes as established in Section 717.040, shall be deposited in a separate non-lapsing fund known as the "Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Fund" and will be kept in two (2) primary accounts as follows:
1.
The Operation and Maintenance Account shall be an account designated
for the specific purpose of defraying operation and maintenance costs
(excluding replacement) of the water system. Deposits in the Operation
and Maintenance Account shall be made monthly from the operation and
maintenance revenue in the amount of seven hundred seventy-nine thousand
dollars ($779,000.00) annually.
2.
The Replacement Account shall be an account designated for the
purpose of ensuring replacement needs over the useful life of the
water system. Deposits in the Replacement Account shall be made monthly
from the replacement revenue in the amount of twenty-five thousand
seven hundred eighty dollars ($25,780.00) annually.
C.
Fiscal year-end balances in the Operation and Maintenance Account
and the Replacement Account shall be carried over to the same accounts
in each subsequent fiscal year and shall be used for no other purposes
than those designated for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred
from other sources to meet temporary shortages in the Operation, Maintenance
and Replacement Fund shall be returned to their respective accounts
upon appropriate adjustment of the user charge rates for operation,
maintenance and replacement. The user charge rate(s) shall be adjusted
such that the transferred monies will be returned to their respective
accounts within the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which
the monies were borrowed.
[R.O. 2012 § 717.040; Ord. No.
1128 Art. IV §§ 1 — 3, 9-7-2004]
A.
Each user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on
their use of the water system as determined by water meter(s) acceptable
to the City.
B.
All monthly user charges will be based on monthly water usage.
C.
[Reference is made to Subsection (A) of this Section.] The minimum charge per month shall be nine dollars and eleven cents ($9.11). In addition, each user shall pay a user unit charge for operation and maintenance, including replacement, of three dollars and eleven cents ($3.11) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water as determined in the preceding Subsection.
[R.O. 2012 § 717.050; Ord. No.
1128 Art. V §§ 1 — 2, 9-7-2004; Ord. No. 1140 § 1, 3-7-2005]
A.
All users shall be billed monthly. Billings for each month shall
be made on the first of each month. Payments are due when billings
are made. Any payment not received within ten (10) days after the
billing is made shall be delinquent.
B.
A late payment penalty of ten percent (10%) of the user charge bill
will be added to each delinquent bill. Delinquent notices will be
mailed out by the City Collector on the 18th of the month providing
notice that the individual or corporation is given five (5) days to
cure the delinquent bill and that after the fifth day water service
will be disconnected with no further notice given. Reconnection of
water service will be made after the delinquent bill is paid, along
with reconnection fees of forty dollars ($40.00).
[R.O. 2012 § 717.060; Ord. No.
1128 Art. VI §§ 1 — 2, 9-7-2004]
A.
The City shall review the user charge system annually and revise
user charge rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates
adequate revenues to pay the costs of operation and maintenance, including
replacement and that the system continues to provide for the proportional
distribution of operation and maintenance, including replacement costs
among users and user classes.
B.
The City will notify each user at least annually in conjunction with
a regular bill of the rate being charged for operation and maintenance
including replacement of the treatment works.
