[Ord. 182, 8/5/1946; as amended by Ord. 274, 5/15/1961; by Ord. 282, 12/10/1962; by Ord.
390, 11/6/1972; by Ord. 481, 1/21/1980; by Ord. 490, 7/7/1980; by Ord. 595, 8/7/1989; by Ord. 713, 9/8/2003; by Ord. 728, 9/13/2004; by Ord. 743, 12/28/2005; by Ord. 792, 5/2/2011; by Ord. 822, 12/7/2015; by Ord. No. 860, 3/21/2022]
1. The quarterly
charges for sewer service provided directly or indirectly by the sewer
system, whether the premises thereby are within or without the corporate
limits of the Borough, shall be based on the following schedule of
rates, which shall become effective from and after January 1, 2016:
A. The
rates are based on the volume of water used on the premises. The volume
of water to be used for billing sewer rentals or charges to users
of properties connected to the sewer system shall include any and
all water purchased from the Borough or from the Selinsgrove Municipal
Authority and all water obtained from any other source, including
wells, streams and such, as determined: by meters installed and maintained
by the Authority; by meters installed and maintained by the Borough;
by meters installed and maintained by the users of the sewered property,
as approved by the Borough; or from estimates or measurements made
by the Borough.
B. The Borough may require the owner or owners or user of a nonresidential property, or the owner or user of a nonresidential property may elect, to install, pay for and maintain a meter approved by the Borough for measuring quarterly wastewater volumes discharged to the sewer system, in which case sewer rentals shall be based upon the actual volume of water so measured at the rates set forth under Subsection
C below.
C. The
rate schedule is as follows:
Number of Gallons
|
Rate
|
Rate Includes User Charge
|
Rate Includes Other Charges
|
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First 3,000
|
$33.00
|
$8.20
|
$24.80
|
Each 1,000 or part thereof thereafter
|
$11.00
|
$2.90
|
$8.10
|
The term “user charge” is a Pennsylvania
Environmental Protection (“DEP”) term meaning operating
costs of the Selinsgrove Municipal Authority and the Borough. Each
rate category includes not less than the user charges as defined by
the DEP.
The sewer rates set forth in this Subsection
1C shall henceforth be subject from time to time to change by a duly adopted resolution of the Borough Council of Selinsgrove Borough by way of a properly made, seconded, and carried motion of a majority of the Councilpersons present at a duly advertised public or special meeting of said Council, which resolution shall be incorporated herein by this reference and shall have the same authority and effectiveness as if set forth herein at length.
D. Metered
service contemplates the supply of water through an individual service
line and meter to each and every premises supplied. Where the premises
supplied is not adapted for such separate meter installation in the
judgment of the Borough, one common service line will be permitted
and one meter installation will be made accordingly; however, the
charge for service will be made on the same basis as if an individual
meter was installed for each and every premises.
[Ord. 182, 8/5/1946; as amended by Ord. 481, 1/21/1980; by Ord. 489, 6/16/1980; and by Ord.
633, 12/6/1993]
All bills for sewer service are due and payable on the 20th
day of February, May, August and November of each year for service
furnished during the immediately preceding calendar quarter.
[Ord. 182, 8/5/1946; as amended by Ord. 481, 1/21/1980; by Ord. 489, 6/16/1980; by Ord.
490, 7/7/1980; by Ord. 514, 4/5/1982; by Ord. 633, 12/6/1993; and by Ord. 655, 5/20/1996]
1. A sewer
bill that is unpaid after its due date shall be delinquent and shall
be subject to a one-time only penalty of 25% of the amount due. In
order for the customer to cure the delinquency, the customer must
pay the delinquent bill together with the penalty. Water and sewage
services may be terminated from the delinquent premises as provided
by law and shall not be restored until all delinquent bills against
the same and the service termination and restoration fees have been
paid. Failure to pay delinquent bills for two quarters may result
in a lien being imposed against the delinquent premises in the amount
of the delinquent bills and penalties, together with interest, attorneys’
fees and court costs provided for in the Pennsylvania Municipal Claim
Law, 53 P.S. §7101 et seq. With regard to the
imposition of attorney fees, the following schedule of fees is adopted
and shall be imposed upon and paid by the record owner of the delinquent
premises:
Attorney’s Service
|
Fee
|
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Preparation and filing of municipal lien
|
$35
|
Revival of municipal lien
|
$10
|
Preparation and filing writ of scire facias
|
$75
|
Judgment for want of affidavit of defense
|
$25
|
Trial upon affidavit of defense
|
Fee based upon hourly rate of the solicitor for time expended
in preparation for and attendance at trial
|
Collection of municipal claim in assumpsit for time expended
in preparation for and attendance at trial
|
Fee based upon hourly rate of the Solicitor
|
Execution on judgment and sheriffs sale of real property for
time expended in preparation of and filing execution documents and
attendance at sheriff’s sale
|
Fee based upon hourly rate of the Solicitor
|
2. At least
30 days prior to assessing or imposing attorney fees as part of its
municipal lien against the delinquent premises, a written notice shall
be sent, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested,
to the last known post office address of the record owner of the delinquent
premises informing such owner of the Borough’s intention to
impose or assess the attorney fees set forth above and of the manner
in which the imposition or assessment of the attorney fees can be
avoided by payment of the delinquent account. In the event, the notice
sent by certified mail is not delivered or received by the record
owner of the delinquent premises, then at least 10 days prior to the
imposition or assessment of the attorney fees as set forth above,
a written notice shall be sent, postage prepaid by regular mail to
the last known post office address of the record owner of the delinquent
premises informing such owner of the Borough’s intention to
impose or assess the attorney fees set forth above and of the manner
in which the imposition or assessment of the attorney fees can be
avoided by payment of the delinquent account.
[Ord. 182, 8/5/1946; as amended by Ord. 481, 1/21/1980]
The funds received by the Borough or the collection of charges
authorized herein shall be used for the purpose of defraying the expense
of the Borough in the operation, maintenance and repair of the sewer
system, as well as all other payments required to be made by the Borough
to the Selinsgrove Municipal Authority.
[Ord. 182, 8/5/1946]
The annual rental or charge imposed under ordinance shall be
a lien against the property served, and such lien may be filed in
the office of the Prothonotary and collected in the manner provided
for the filing and collection of municipal claims, all as now is or
may in the future be provided by law.