Article I. Sewers
Chapter 15.04
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
15.04.030 Sewer superintendent.
15.04.010 Purpose.
To insure the orderly growth of the sanitary sewer system of the city and to provide continuity with respect to new additions and replacements to said system, the city council has deemed it necessary and advisable to adopt a uniform policy to guide the city manager in his administration of the city’s sanitary sewer system. (Ord. 1540 § 1, 1971; Ord. 862 § 1, 1956).
15.04.020 General intent.
It is the express intent of the city council that the sewer utility shall be a self-supporting utility operated without drawing upon the general funds of the city. It is the aim of the council by this article to provide that:
(1) The total annual revenue of the sewer utility shall be such as to provide the necessary funds to insure success of the principle of self-support;
(2) The cost of installation of that portion of the utility which specially benefits the real property in the area served shall be assessed against such property on a proportionate basis;
(3) The cost of installation of that portion of the utility which does not specially benefit the real property in the area served but which benefits the community as a whole shall be borne by the revenues of the utility;
(4) The cost of installation and expansion of the capital improvements of the utility, such as treatment plants, pumping stations on trunks, pressurized trunks, and similar items, other than trunk sewers as hereinafter provided, shall be borne by the revenues of the utility;
(5) The total annual revenues of the utility shall be contributed by users for whose use, need and benefit the facilities of the utility are provided approximately in proportion to the cost of providing the use and benefits of said utility. (Ord. 862 § 2, 1956).
15.04.030 Sewer superintendent.
Upon recommendation of the director of utilities, the city manager shall appoint a sewer superintendent to serve at the pleasure of the city manager. The sewer superintendent shall be responsible to the director of utilities. (Ord. 2245 § 1, 1986; Ord. 1794 § 1, 1976; Ord. 914 § 6, 1957).