[Ord. No. 541 §1, 1-19-1980]
A.
The
City of Lake Tapawingo, Missouri, shall collect sewer service charges
for the use of and the services provided by the wastewater treatment
system. Such charges will be collected from the owners or occupants
of each lot, parcel of real estate, or building which;
B.
"Available" as used in this Section is defined to mean that
public wastewater treatment services are provided by the City of Lake
Tapawingo, Missouri, within one hundred (100) feet of the property
line, or within two hundred (200) feet of a proposed building.
C.
The
said charges are to be used to pay the cost of operation and maintenance,
including replacement and expansion of the wastewater treatment system,
and for paying the principal and interest on the negotiable interest
bearing sanitary sewer revenue bonds.
[Ord. No. 541 §2, 1-19-1980]
The governing body of the City of Lake Tapawingo, Missouri,
hereby finds and determines that the rates, fees and charges for the
use and services of the wastewater treatment system necessary and
adequate at this time to meet the requirements of Section 250.010
to 250.250, inclusive, 1957 Supplement to the Revised Statutes of
Missouri, 1949, are as hereinafter specified.
[Ord. No. 541 §3, 1-19-1980; Ord. No. 995, 6-6-2019]
A.
Provision for adjustment of commercial or industrial sewer service
rates.
1.
If at any time the Sewer Commissioner finds a particular user
is discharging a waste of unusual strength, or places an unusual burden
upon the wastewater treatment system, he/she shall present a recommendation
to the Board for an appropriate additional charge, or for other recommended
action.
2.
If a substantial part of the waste discharge of a commercial
or industrial user is not discharged into the public sanitary sewer
or if, in any particular case, special and unusual circumstances shall
make the application of the sewer rates and charges hereinbefore specified
inequitable and unfair when applied to any commercial or industrial
user, then, in any such case, the Board of Aldermen of the City shall
have the right to modify the foregoing rates with respect to such
customer and, in such case, may enter into contracts which shall provide
for equitable and fair rates and charges for sewer services.
3.
Justification for adjustments to water consumption shall be
studied and reported in the form of an engineering report, and submitted
to the Sewer Commissioner. The cost of engineering surveys or reports,
or special metering devices used to determine any adjustments shall
be borne by the user. All agreements for adjustments of water consumption
previously approved by the City and all future agreements shall be
reviewed annually by the Sewer Commissioner.
B.
Additional conditions in certain instances shall include:
1.
For commercial and industrial users, the charge imposed pursuant to the provisions of Section 700.040 shall be calculated on a monthly basis on the gross consumption of water used by the customer during the month as shown by the water meter serving the customer's premises. Where the water meter is read on other than a monthly basis, the total water consumption for the period covered by such reading shall be prorated equally over such period, and the monthly rates hereinbefore specified shall be applied to each month in such period. If a single user's water consumption is measured by several meters, the total water consumption of such user as shown by all such meters shall be the basis on which such user's sewer service charges are computed and not on the basis of each separate meter reading. Several meters shall be counted as one (1) meter only where they serve one (1) building. The Water Commissioner shall be responsible for determining where meters do or do not serve one (1) building.
2.
For individually metered residential units, the charge imposed pursuant to provisions of Section 700.040 shall be calculated each month based on the monthly water consumption as shown by the water meter serving the customer's residence. Where the water meter is read on other than a monthly basis, the total water consumption for the period covered by such a reading shall be prorated equally over such period, and the monthly rates hereinbefore specified shall be applied to each month in such period.
3.
Residential water consumption data will be provided by the Water
Department. It shall be the responsibility of the Water Commissioner
to review all accounts being billed on consumption to determine if
this consumption should be adjusted upward. If, in the judgment of
the Water Commissioner, the consumption should be adjusted upward,
this shall be done during the next billing month following such findings.
[Ord. No. 541 §4, 1-19-1980]
A.
All
bills for the use and service of the wastewater treatment system shall
be due and payable at such place as the Board of Aldermen of the City
may from time to time specify.
B.
The
City Treasurer shall be responsible for rendering such bills and shall
when reasonably possible provide a combination utility billing which
shall include the charges for the services of the wastewater treatment
system and the Water Department and such other services as may be
provided from time to time.
C.
The Board of Aldermen shall establish a due date for utility billings.
If the billing is not paid (10) days after the due date, an additional
charge of ten percent (10%) shall be added thereto. After any such
subsequent bill shall remain unpaid for a period of forty-five (45)
days after the rendition thereof, an additional charge of ten percent
(10%) on the entire past due balance shall be added thereto and sewer
services to such premises may be discontinued and shall not be resumed
until all past due bills are paid in full, together with the City's
cost of disconnecting and reconnecting the sanitary sewer and any
court costs and attorney fees. Minimum monthly charges may continue
to accrue but without further penalty. Any such costs shall become
a lien against the real estate.
[Ord. No. 963 §1, 10-20-2016]
D.
The
City Treasurer shall add all direct collection costs incurred including
but not limited to attorney fees and to cover administrative costs,
a fee of one dollar ($1.00) per month or two percent (2%) of the unpaid
balance per month whichever is greater.
E.
It
shall be the duty of the City Treasurer or other representative of
the City charged with the duty of collecting and receiving payment
for sewer services to notify the Sewer Commissioner of the premises
which, because of delinquency in payment of bills, are no longer entitled
to sewer services, and such Commissioner shall take the necessary
steps to have the sewer lead disconnected from the premises so in
arrears, and the City shall proceed to enforce collection of such
charges by any legal remedy available to it.
F.
Living
quarters shall not be disconnected during the period October first
(1st) through March thirty-first (31st).
[Ord. No. 541 §5, 1-19-1980]
Sewer service shall not be furnished free of charge to any customer
or user thereof.
[Ord. No. 541 §6, 1-19-1980]
The City Treasurer shall provide as he/she deems necessary for
the collection of advance deposits or a letter of guaranty of payment
from customers requesting application for sewer service, or from customers
who have continually been delinquent rendering payment of the sewer
service charge.
[Ord. No. 541 §7, 1-19-1980; Ord. No. 899 §13, 8-18-2010]
A.
No
person shall reconnect a sewer service without written permission
from the Sewer Commissioner when such service has been disconnected
for non-payment of a sewer service bill, unless such bill, including
all charges for disconnecting and reconnecting have been paid in full.
[Ord. No. 541 §8, 1-19-1980]
A.
Any
surcharge resulting from wastewaters of excessive strength shall be
shown on the sanitary sewer bill as a separate item. The amount of
the surcharge shall be payable at the same time as the sewer service
charge.
B.
Surcharge
revenue collected shall be deposited with the City Treasurer in the
Sanitary Sewer Fund, and shall be used to pay the cost of operation
and maintenance, including replacement and expansion of the wastewater
treatment system.
C.
Where,
in the judgment of the Sewer Commissioner, special conditions exist
to the extent that the surcharge levied will result in inequitable
or unfair charges for either the City or the establishment, he/she
shall refer all pertinent facts and circumstances to the Board of
Aldermen with his/her recommendations for an equitable charge.
[Ord. No. 541 §9, 1-19-1980]
A.
The
City will annually review its user charge system and when appropriate
make adjustments to insure users bear their proportionate cost of
service.
B.
To
provide for the replacement of wastewater treatment equipment, an
amount will be deposited in the Sanitary Sewer Fund depreciation and
replacement account each year. This amount will initially be set at
four percent (4%) of the amount of the total sewer service charge.
