2002-076 Ordinance - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Ordinance No. 2002-76 WHEREAS, the City of Cleveland Water Department, the sewer use billing agent for the City of North Olmsted, is not capable of issuing quarterly sewer charge bills for use of the System if a user consumes less than 1.0 mcf in any quarterly billing period (i.e. quarter); and WHEREAS, however, the City of Cleveland Water Department is capable of recording and generating a report identifying the users of the System who consume less than 1.0 mcf in any quarterly billing period; and WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted can obtain annually a report from the City of Cleveland Department of Water identifying the users of the System who consume less than 1.0 mcf in any of the four preceding quarterly billing periods; and WHEREAS, consistent with the recommendations made, it is the desire of this Council to modify the current sewer rate structure as set forth in Section 915.04 of the Codified Ordinances of the City so as to eliminate the 1.0 mcf per quarter minimum sewer use charge for the OM&R component of the sewer rate for North Olmsted users; and WHEREAS, this rate change will apply only to North Olmsted users, because, first, the City will incur additional administrative expenses in implementing this change which will not be entirely born by the Sewer Fund; secondly, because North Olmsted residents and businesses, through their payments of real property and income taxes to the City, have contributed more substantially to System capital improvements and operations; thirdly, because there are expenditures made from the City's General Fund, particularly expenditures involving maintenance, repair and improvement of storm sewer ditches, which have conferred benefits on the System; and fourthly, the City's obligations to non-residents are established by contract, rather than by law, and are subject to alteration only through the contract process of negotiation and agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OffiO: SECTION 1: That Section 915.04 (User Charges) of Chapter 915 of the Codified Ordinances, which presently reads as follows: "915.04 USER CHARGES. (a) All premises within the corporation limits of the City shatl pay a sewer user charge based upon the quantity of water used on the premises as shown by the records of the Division of Water of the City of Cleveland, unless specified otherwise in this chapter. The user rates shall be broken down as follows: (1) A portion will be established to cover the costs incurred for the operation, maintenance and replacement of the system. (2) A second portion will be established to cover costs of debt reduction and capital improvements. All revenues shall be deposited in the Sewer Revenue Fund.