A. 
Effective on billing cycles beginning January 1, 2012, there shall be and there are hereby established monthly rates and charges for the use of service of the sewerage system of the City based upon the amount of water consumed on the water meter reading as follows: $1.60 per 100 cubic feet. The rates charged for sewer shall in no case be less than the monthly service charge which shall be set at $1.50 per month, exclusive of consumption.
B. 
Effective on billing cycles beginning May 1, 2018, there shall be and there are hereby established monthly rates and charges for the use of service of the sewerage system of the City based upon the amount of water consumed on the water meter reading as follows: $2.40 per 100 cubic feet. The rates charged for sewer shall in no case be less than the monthly service charges which shall be set at $2.25 per month, exclusive of consumption.
C. 
Effective on the billing cycle beginning May 1, 2019, the established monthly rates and charges for the use of service of the sewerage system of the City will increase annually, at a compounding rate of 3% over the rate from the previous year, on May 1 of each year until May 1, 2024. Effective and beginning May 1, 2024, the sewage fees shall be increased annually on May 1 of each year by CPI-WST (Water, Sewer, and Trash Collection), based on an average of the previous calendar year, or similar index if CPI-WST is not available.
[Ord. No. 2017-81; amended 11-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-110]
[Ord. No. 1976-126]
Users of sewer service whose average monthly water consumption is in excess of 8,900 cubic feet and who return only a portion of such water to the sewerage system may make written request to the Director of Finance that the volume of water used as a basis in billing for sewer service be reduced. Such request shall state the attending circumstances and shall include a report or statement regarding the percentage of total water consumption being returned to the sewerage system. The said Director of Finance shall, either himself or through those selected by him, investigate each such request and shall arrive from the facts at the percentage of total water consumption being returned to the sewer system. The said Director of Finance shall apply the percentage so found in determining the charge for sewer service. Each applicant shall have the, right to submit facts, figures, statements and arguments to said Director of Finance to assist him in arriving at a proper percentage and if dissatisfied with the findings of the Director of Finance shall have the right to appeal the matter to the City Manager. The Director of Finance thereafter shall review the status of each case at intervals of not less than three months or more than nine months from the date of the original finding or review.
A. 
Computation of water consumed by all residential, commercial and industrial establishments which have their own water supply system and do not purchase any water from the City shall be estimated or measured monthly by the Director of Public Works of said City or by such other officer as may hereafter be designated for that purpose by the City Manager, and the charge for such service shall be based upon such estimate or measurement in accordance with the above schedule.
B. 
All users of sewer service of said City which do not purchase any water from the City may at their option and at their expense install meters for the purpose of measuring water consumed to establish the quantify charge as herein provided for. Upon filing notice with the City Clerk of the option to install meters and upon approval of the meters to be installed by the Director of Public Works or such other officer than may hereafter be designated for that purpose, charges for sewerage service shall be based upon the meter readings in accordance with the above schedule from and after such installation.
[Ord. No. 2018-93]
Charges and rates for sewerage service shall be made monthly on the date the water meter is read or in case of no water meter, on the first day of every month. All bills for such service shall be rendered within 10 days after the water meter is read or within 10 days after the first of the month in case there is no water meter. Said bills shall be due and payable within 20 days after the water meter is read or within 20 days after the first of the month, as the case may be. If not paid within said period, a penalty of 10% shall be added for each month or fraction thereof that the same remains delinquent. Failure to receive the monthly bill shall not be an excuse for the nonpayment of the aforesaid 10% penalty.
The owner of any lot, building or premises and the occupant thereof and the user of the sewerage service of said system shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for such service on said premises, and the services shall be furnished to the premises by the City only upon the condition that the owner of the premises, occupant, and user of the service are jointly and severally liable therefor to the City.
In the event charges for sewerage service are not paid within 30 days after rendition of the bill for such service, such charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent, and thereafter such delinquent charge shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which such sewerage services are supplied. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to file sworn statements showing such delinquencies in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of McLean County, Illinois, and the filing of such statements shall be deemed notice for the payment of the sewerage charges for sewerage service. If the delinquency in the payment of the sewerage charges continues for a period of more than 30 days, such service shall be discontinued.
That the lien for sewerage rents and delinquent penalties established by law against the premises and real estate upon or for which sewers of the City is used shall be enforced and foreclosed by a suit in Chancery in the Circuit Court of McLean County, Illinois, according to the rules and practices of said Court. Said lien also may be enforced and foreclosed by intervention in any suit already commenced in said Court or any other Court whenever said intervention is proper under the law. Whenever the City is made a defendant in any suit on account of any lien it may have for the furnishing of sewerage, it shall have full power to enforce its said lien in said proceedings.
The method herein provided for enforcing and foreclosing the lien for sewerage rents and penalties shall not be considered as excluding any other remedy or any other method of collecting said sewerage rents and penalties but Shall be concurrent with all other remedies and methods.
All revenues and moneys derived from the operation of the sewerage system shall be held by the Director of Finance separate and apart from all other moneys that may come into his hands as Director of Finance and shall be deposited in a separate bank account, and all such amounts without any deductions whatsoever shall be delivered to the City Treasurer not more than 10 days after receipt of the same or at more frequent intervals as may from time to time be directed by the City Manager.
The City Treasurer shall receive all such revenues from the sewerage system and all other funds and moneys incident to the operation of said system as the same may be delivered to him by the Director of Finance as provided by § 37-410 of this article and deposit the same in a separate bank account and accounted for as a separate fund designated as the "Sewerage Fund of the City of Bloomington" and said City Treasurer shall administer such fund in every respect as in manner and form provided by law and shall establish a proper system of accounts separate from all other records and accounts which he may be required to keep as such City Treasurer, and such records and accounts shall show complete and correct entries of all transactions relating to the sewerage system.