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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE <br />FINANCE COMMITTEE 11/21/11. <br />SECOND READING 12/5/11. <br />ORDINANCE NO. tit-11 BY: Anderson, Juris, Madigan, <br />Nowlin, Powers, Smith. <br />AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of <br />at least five (5) members of Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the <br />earliest period allowed by law, amending Ordinance 102-10, adopted December 20, 2010 to <br />amend section 902.04, Rates and Charges, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood <br />for the purpose of adjusting sewer rates chazged against each lot, parcel of land or premises <br />which may have an active sewer connection with the Municipal wastewater disposal system or <br />which may otherwise discharge wastewater either directly or indirectly into such system or any <br />part thereof. <br />WHEREAS, the current sewer rate is insufficient to allow the Wastewater Treatment <br />Fund and Wastewater Collections System Fund to continue to be self-supporting; and <br />WHEREAS, in order to offset the continuing general increases in capital costs of the <br />wastewater collections and treatment facilities it is necessary for the City to increase the rates <br />chazged to the users of the wastewater disposal system as well as provide for the anticipated <br />annual capital needs for the wastewater collection and treatment system; and <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 902 of the Codified Ordinances authorizes the City to set sewer <br />rates to distribute the costs of operation and maintenance of the wastewater disposal system and <br />the costs to maintain compliance with applicable standards and regulations of the U.S. E.P.A. <br />proportionately upon all users of said system; <br />Now therefore, <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO <br />Section 1. That Section 902.04, Rates and Charges, of the Codified Ordinances of the <br />City of Lakewood currently reads as follows: <br />902.04 RATES AND CHARGES <br />(a) The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to annually establish sewer rates charged <br />by the Division of Utility Billing <br />(1) Such chazges and rates shall be made against each lot, parcel of land or premises <br />which may have an active sewer connection with the Municipal wastewater <br />disposal system or which may otherwise discharge wastewater either directly or <br />indirectly into such system or any part thereof. <br />(2) Such chazges and rates shall be based on all water used during each one month <br />billing period. <br />(3) Such rates shall be charged monthly. <br />a~ <br />