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ca ' OF NORT11 OLNISTED ORDINANCE NO. 2019 - 75 BY: MAYOR KLNNLDY. CO UNCII_MIIMlit:RS GL.ASSBURN & SCIIUMANN AN ORDINANCE AMENDING; SECTION 915.04 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO (l) EST,4BLLSH REVISED CHARGES FOR THE LSE OF THE 4111,1VIC'IPAL SA,NIT.ARY SEWER SYSTEM, (2) ESTABLISH A H0,41F_STEAD EXEMPTION PROGR.AI I; (3) INCL UDE ,4N ,4 FFORDf1 BII..ITY DISCOUNT; AND (4) ADJUST TOA AIONTHI_Y BILLING PROTOCOL; AND DECLARL''VG AN EMERGENCY. ASAMENDED. IfHEREAS, the City of forth Olmsted owns and operates a sanitary sewer system (the System) providing wastewater collection and treatment services to residential, commercial and industrial users in the City and certain users outside of the Cite: and WHEREAS, this Council is authorized and required to establish and maintain rates and charges for the users of the System in order to f rirly and equitably allocate the costs of. and to provide funds to this City for the purpose of'.. operating. maintaining, repairing and replacing that System.. as well as paying costs of capital improvements (including debt service costs) associated therewith. and may change those rates and charges as it deems advisable. and WHEREAS. at the request of this Council and the City administration, I-lazen and Sawyer Engineering, consulting engineer to the City, has prepared a rate study with respect to the current and anticipated future operating. maintenance, capital and other costs of the System, and WHEREAS, this Council finds and determines that it is appropriate to establish revised rates for the use of the System based on the recommendations set forth in that rate study, which, in its judgment. are reasonable and proper having due regard to all relevant facts and circumstances'. subject, however, to the power of this Council, from time to time, to revise those rates and other applicable charges and surcharges, as may be necessary and appropriate: ,NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED. COUNTY OF CUY,4HOG4, A111D STI TE OF OHIO, THAT. SECTION 1: Section 915.04 of the Codified Ordinances ofthe City, which currently reads as _...._..... .__.._.._e.._.....__ 1,01lows: 1;915.0=4 USER (' JAR(: ES. (a) All premises within the corporation limits of the Cite shall pay a charge for the use aftl5c City's sanitary sewer system. t'hat charge shall be based upon the quantity ofvvatcr used on the premises as shown by the records of'the Division of Nater of the City of Cleveland. unless specified othervvise in this chapter.