1295 Sewer Rates

CITY OF ELGIN, OREGON RESOLUTION 1295 (2014)

A RESOLUTION SETTING USER RATES FOR THE CITY OF ELGIN SEWER SYSTEM

WHEREAS, Ordinance 3 series 1981 and Ordinance 2 series 1992 require sewer rates to be set by resolution, and;

WHEREAS; the adopted budget for fiscal year 2013/2014 requires user fees to meet the required resources:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the sewer user fees, per the requirements of Ordinance 3-1981 and Ordinance 2-1992, beginning on July. 1, 2013 shall be as follows:

BASIC RATE 

• 1 account with 1 unit is $33.75/ month.

• Multiple units shall be charged the basic rate for each unit

SPECIAL RATES:

• The commercial "overage" shall be calculated at $0.0020/ Cu.ft. of water use metered over and above 1,800 Cu.ft./month.

• Firemen, City Councilors, and qualifying senior citizens shall have their basic charge reduced by $3.50, for a rate of $$30.25/ month.

• Accounts which become delinquent (ie. remain unpaid on the first day of the month following the month in which the billing is presented) are to be charged a fee of $2.50. 

• The sewer usage for the schools and Boise Cascade mill shall be calculated based on the number of persons occupying these facilities, as follows:

3.3 Cu. Ft. per person per day for Stella-Mayfield and Elgin High School; each school shall be counted as 2 units.

2.0 Cu. Ft. per person per shift for BCC Stud mill plywood mill complex; the mill is to be counted as 4 units.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the City Council finds these fees to be necessary to pay the costs of supplies, materials and services purchased by the City, the need to maintain a reserve fund adequate to offset system depreciation, and the necessity of maintaining adequate resources to pay debt and debt service fees.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED; that the City Council finds these fees and charges to be those necessary to operate the sewer system and are not “taxes” subject to limitation by the Constitution of the State of Oregon.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of July 2013.