[Amended 8-23-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
A. The sewer rates shall be as established by resolution of the Board
of Trustees following a public hearing upon at least 10 days'
notice.
B. Each premises located within the Village of Alexandria Bay corporate
limits shall be charged the "inside Village" rate for sewer.
C. In the event that the Village is supplying sewer service to premises
located outside the Village corporation limits, such premises shall
be charged the "outside Village" rate for sewer service.
D. Sewer usage shall be billed to the exact number of gallons used during
the billing period based on metered water consumption.
E. Annual charge/total user cost statement of policy. In order to establish
and operate the Sewer Department and the sewage treatment plant of
the Village as a separate utility and to ensure its proper operation,
repair and maintenance, it shall be the policy of the Village to establish
and impose a scale of annual charges for the use of the sewer system
or any parts thereof. The annual charge shall consist of:
(1) A minimum fee called the fixed user cost, which is defined as the
cost of all indebtedness, fixed operational costs and all other costs
deemed fixed by the Village, divided by the total number of users;
and
(2) A fee called the variable user cost, which is defined by the Village
as operating and maintenance costs; and
(3) Equivalent dwelling unit(s). Appendix "A" to this chapter contains
a Table of Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDU) for each category of property
subject to the provisions of this chapter. The Table of Equivalent
Dwelling Units (EDU) may be amended by simple Board resolution following
a public hearing upon at least 10 days' notice.
F. The Village hereby establishes and imposes the following scale of
annual charges for the use of or connection to the Village of Alexandria
Bay sewer system or any part or parts thereof on real property connected
to the Village of Alexandria Bay sewer system.
(1) Annual charge/total user cost.
(a)
The annual charge, hereafter referred to as total user cost,
shall be billed in quarterly installments for residential units and
commercial units. The total user cost is comprised of the following
three parts:
[2]
Variable user cost [UC/V].
[3]
Equivalent dwelling unit [EDU].
(b)
The total user cost [TUC] equals the fixed user cost multiplied
by the EDU number plus the variable user cost. [TUC = (UC/F x EDU)
+ UC/V]
(c)
The fixed user cost is applied to each parcel in the Village
of Alexandria Bay whether improved or capable of improvement, including
vacant parcels deemed able to be developed.
(d)
The variable user cost is assessed to metered users per each
1,000 gallons or part thereof. In the event of nonmetered users, the
Village Board will assess the variable cost each year.
(2) Outside Village users will be billed a total user cost as described in §
118-34F(1) except as follows:
(a)
The fixed user cost shall be at a rate at which a similarly
categorized resident within the Village would pay plus 15%; and
(b)
The variable user cost shall be at a rate that which a similarly
categorized resident within the Village would pay plus 15%.
(3) The Village Board of Trustees has the authority to modify these charges
by simple resolution.
The following service fees shall be charged
by the Village of Alexandria Bay:
A. New sewer hookup: $250 or the cost of labor and materials,
whichever is greater.
B. Sewer hookup modification: $100.
C. Filling residential swimming pools: $50 per pool.
[Added 12-14-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993]
[Added 8-23-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to
any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional,
the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
the remainder of this chapter, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part thereof or
in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation
or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment or order shall be rendered.