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ii ORDINANCE NO. 78-14
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF SECTION 8 OF CHAPTER VIII OF
THE CITY CODE RELATING TO RATES AND CHARGES FOR SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN A� FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8.02 of Chapter VIII of the City Code is amended
to read:
118.02. A charge is hereby imposed upon every person whose premises
are served by the sanitary sewer system of the City of Plymouth,
either directly or indirectly, for the use of the facilities of
said sewer system and for connection therewith, which charge shall
be as hereinafter provided in Section 8.03. All charges for use of
the City's sewer system shall be due on the date specified by the
Finance Department for the respective account and shall be delinquent
thereafter. A penalty of 1% per month shall be added to all
delinquent accounts. It shall be the duty of me Finance Department
to endeavor to promptly collect delinquent accounts. For good cause
shown the Finance Director may, in appropriate circumstances, waive
the penalty imposed on such accounts. Annually all delinquent
accounts shall be certified to the City Manager who shall prepare
an assessment roll providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts
against the respective properties served. This assessment roll shall
be delivered to the City Council for adoption on or before October 1st
of each year. Such action may be optional or subsequent to taking
action to collect delinquent accounts."
Section 2. Section 8.03 of Chapter VIII of the City Code is amended
to read:
"8.03. Charges for sewer service within the City shall be as
follows:
(a) Account Charge. A charge of $1.40 per month shall be
made to every sanitary sewer account to defray administrative
and billing costs of the City.
(b) Metropolitan Debt Service Charge. A charge of $1.15
per month shall be made to every residential dwelling unit provided
sanitary sewer service and to reach non-residential sanitary sewer
account to defray a portion of the City's allocated obligation to
the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for debt service.
(c) Volume__C�harg�e. A charge of $.70 per one thousand gallons
of sewage disc argea Vto the City's sanitary sewer, system shall be
made to each sanitary sewer account. The volume of such sewage dis-
charge shall be based upon the average amount of water consumed by
the account during the months of October through March. In those
instances where there is no metered water service to an account or
the account history is inadequate, the volume of sewer usage shall
be that used -for similar classes of property similarly situated."
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r Section 3. Section 8.04 of Chapter VI'_I of the City Ccde is amended
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to read:
"8.04. It is hereby made the duty of the City Maneger to render
to the owners, lessees or occupants of su^h property on the first
j% �iay of each month bills for the amount of the sewer rental charge
I; jereinabove set forth. The funds received from the collection of
1 the sewer rental charges shall be kept separate from the general
or other revenues of the City and W-ien so collected shall be
placed in the appropriate special funds."
Section 4. Section 8.07 of Chapter VIII of the City Code is amended
to read:
"8.07. Any person violating any of the provisions of thii
section shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of
not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days."
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and
publication.
Adopted by the City Council this 12th day of June, 1978.
Howard L. Hunt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Loretta Garrity, City Clerk
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