Ordinance 3299-12 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 15: The City of Everett will review the sewer system user charges at least annually and revise the rates as necessary to ensure that adequate revenues are generated to pay the costs of operation and maintenance including replacement and that the system continues to provide for proportional distribution of costs of operation and maintenance including replacement among users. Section 16: The City of Everett will notify each user at least annually of the rate being charged for operation and maintenance (including non-capital replacement) of the sewer collection and sewer treatment systems. Section 17: Ordinance No. 3096-08 (EMC 14.14.020) and 3156-09 (EMC 14.16.710, 711, 712 and 713) shall be repealed upon the effective date of this ordinance; provided that findings relating to sewer system costs under Ordinances 1976-93, 237-73, 627-79, 1264-86, 1437-88, 1538-88, 1538-88, 1834-91, 1871-92, 1933-93, 2142-96, 2189-96, 2366-99, 3096-08 and 3156-09 are incorporated herein for background purposes. Section 18: Metering Requirements. Washington State Department of Health Water Efficiency Rules, WAC 246-290-496, require every municipal water system with more than 1,000 connections to meter all services by January 22, 2017. The City of Everett may, at any time after the effective date of this ordinance and prior to January 22, 2017, convert existing flat rate services to metered service accounts. At such time, as a flat rate account is converted to metered, beginning with the next scheduled read date, the meter will be read and that account will be billed based on consumption and current rates for domestic metered accounts no later than the next billing cycle. Section 19: State Utility Tax. The Mayor is authorized to increase or decrease the water charges herein to reflect any change in the State of Washington tax on water system revenues (currently set at 5.029% of system revenues). Section 20: On April 1, 2014, and thereafter on a biannual basis, the Utilities Superintendent shall submit a review and report of the financial condition of the water utility and City Council shall consider adjustment of rates, based on then current costs including but not limited to changes in the AFSCME Labor Relations agreement wage provisions for the position of Utility Laborer. Section 21: Domestic water customers will be defined a follows: "All metered water customers, either single family homes or multi-unit dwellings, of which the primary use is that of a structure to house human residents for an extended period of time shall be considered residential customers for the purpose of water billing". Section 22: Irrigation water customers will be defined as follows: "All metered water services which provide water solely for the purpose of commercial or agricultural irrigation of crops or landscaping shall be considered irrigation accounts for the purpose of water billing". Section 23: Future Rate Increases. Future increases in the water rates charged herein (except the State of Washington tax on system revenues) may be increased by City Council resolution subject to public hearing and notice of publication thereof at least two weeks in advance of approval of said resolution. 2.5