95-01CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 95-1
(TO BE CODIFIED AS 12 -1 -ORDINANCE NO.)
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL UTILITIESa, RULES AND
REGULATIONS REGARDING UTILITIESr RATES AND CHARGES AND COLLECTION
OF UTILITY PAYMENTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO ORDAINS:
section 1.
12-1-1:Purpose and Establishment Of Utilities: There is hereby
established a Utilities Department. The water and sewer systems as
they are now constituted or shall be hereafter enlarged or extended
shall be operated and maintained under the provisions of this
Chapter subject to the authority of the City Council at any time to
amend, alter, change and repeal the same. The City Clerk shall have
charge and management of the water and sewer systems, subject to
the direction of the City Council. The City Clerk may designate
other City employees to carry out duties and responsibilities under
this Chapter.
12-1-2:Definitions: As used in this Chapter, the following words
and terms shall have the meanings stated:
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1. "Utility" means all utility services, whether the same be
public City owned facilities or furnished by public utility
companies.
2. "Municipal Utility" means any City owned utility system,
including, but not by way of limitation, water and sewer service.
3. "Company", "Grantee", and "Franchisee" mean any public
utility system to which a franchise has been granted by the City.
4. "Consumer" and "Customer" mean any user of a utility.
5. "Service" means providing a particular utility to a
customer or consumer.
6. "Hook Up" means the original connection to the utility for
that property.
12-1-3: Mandatory Connection To Public Systems: It shall be unlawful
for any person to install or hook up to a private water system
which is intended to provide water for human consumption or to
install or hook up to a private sewer system in the City, except in
cases where the public water or sewer systems are not accessible to
the premises requesting installation or hookup. The City Clerk
shall refer to the City Engineer all questions of accessibility
which may arise. The City Engineer shall determine if the public
water or sewer systems are accessible to the premises requesting
installation or hookup.
12-1-4: Fining Rates and Charges For Municipal Utilities. All rates
and charges for municipal utilities, including, but not by way of
limitation, rates for service, permit fees, deposit, hook-up, meter
testing fees, disconnection fees, reconnection fees, and penalty
fees for delinquency, shall be fixed, determined and amended by the
Council and adopted by resolution. Such resolution, containing the
effective date thereof, shall be kept on file and open to public
inspection in the office of the City Clerk and shall be uniformly
enforced. For the purpose of fixing such rates and charges, the
Council may categorize and classify under the various types of
service, provided that such categorization and classification shall
be included in the resolution authorized by this Section.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage
and publication according to law.
APPROVED by the Otsego City Council this 9TH day of
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Posted:
Beatty,
City
Clef-
le
Posted: 1/13/95
CIT OF OTSEGO
c..r
N rm F. Freske, Mayor
Published: 1/18/95 Elk River Star News