A. 
All revenues and moneys derived from the operation of the waterworks shall be deposited in the waterworks account of the combined waterworks and sewerage fund; and all revenues and moneys derived from the operation of the sewerage system shall be deposited in the sewerage account of the waterworks and sewerage fund. All such revenues and moneys shall be held by the City Collector separate and apart from his private funds and separate and apart from all other funds of the City; and all of said sum, without any deductions whatever, shall be delivered to the City Treasurer not more than 10 days after receipt of the same, or at such more frequent intervals as may from time to time be directed by the City Council.
B. 
The City Treasurer shall receive all such revenues from the waterworks and sewerage system and all other funds and moneys incident to the operation of such system as the same may be delivered to him and deposit the same in separate accounts of the fund designated as the "Waterworks and Sewerage Fund of the City of Mendota," and said Treasurer shall administer such fund in every respect in the manner provided by the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS Act 5).[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
The City Clerk shall establish a proper system of accounts and shall keep proper books, records, and accounts in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relative to the waterworks and sewerage system, and at regular annual intervals he shall cause to be made an audit by an independent auditing concern of the books to show the receipts and disbursements of the waterworks and sewerage system.
B. 
In addition to the customary operating statements, the annual audit report shall also reflect the separate revenues and operating expenses of the wastewater facilities, including a replacement cost, to indicate that sewer service charges under the waste cost recovery system and capital amounts required to be recovered under the industrial cost recovery system do in fact meet these regulations. In this regard, the financial information to be shown in the audit report shall include the following:
(1) 
Flow data showing total gallons received at the wastewater plant for the current fiscal year.
(2) 
Billing data to show total number of gallons or cubic feet billed.
(3) 
Debt service for the next succeeding fiscal year.
(4) 
Number of users connected to the system.
(5) 
Number of nonmetered users.
(6) 
A list of users discharging nondomestic wastes (industrial users) and volume of waste discharged.
C. 
The annual audit reports shall contain such other financial information consistent with future guidelines to be promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or its authorized representatives shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the City which are applicable to the City system of user charges or industrial cost recovery for the purpose of making audits, examination, excerpts and transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of the special and general conditions of any state grant.
A copy of the ordinance enacting this article, properly certified by the City Clerk, shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of LaSalle County and shall be deemed notice to all owners of real estate of the charges of the sewerage system of said City on their properties.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this article shall be fined as set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The rates and charges for wastewater service established in Article VI shall be applicable to all users upon passage and approval of this article and for service supplied to each user for the preceding quarterly or monthly billing period.