95-05ORDINANCE NUMBER: 95-5
AMENDMENT TO CITY OF OTSEGO
ORDINANCE 95e"1vESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS RE-
GARDING IITILITIES, RATES AND CHARGES
AND COLLECTION OF UTILITY PAYMENTS
*(ORDINANCE TO BE CODIFIED AS 12-1 ORIGNIAL ORDINANCE)
The City Council of the City of Otsego ordains the following:
SECTION 1. Otsego Ordinance No. 12-1 is amended to read as follows:
Delete existing Section 12-1-1 which reads as follows:
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.
Add new section 12-1-1, as follows:
Section 1.
12-1-1: Purpose and Establishment of Utilities: There is hereby
established a Utilities Department. The water, sanitary sewer, and
storm sewer and drainage 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, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer and
* drainage 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.
Delete section 12-1-2, 2 which reads as follows:
2. "Municipal Utility" means any City owned utility system,
including, but not by _way of limitation, water and sewer service.
Add new section 12-1-2, 2, as follows:
2. "Municipal Utility" means any City owned utility system,
including, but not by way of limitation, water service, sanitary
sewer service, and storm water sewer and/or drainage service.
Delete section 12-1-3 which reads as follows:
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 hook up. 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 hook up.
Add new section 12-1-3 as follows:
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,
install or hook up to a private sanitary sewer system, or to hook
up to private storm water sewer and /or drainage system in the
City, except in cases where the public water, sanitary sewer, or
storm water sewer and/or drainage systems are not accessible to the
premises requesting installation or hook up. 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,
sanitary sewer, or storm water sewer and/or drainage systems are
accessible to the premises requesting installation or hook up.
Delete section 12-1-4 which reads as follows:
12-1-4: Fixing 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.
Add new section 12-1-4 as follows:
12-1-4: Fixing Rates and Charges For Municipal Utilities. All rates
and charges for municipal utilities, including, but not by way of
limitation, rates for service, rates for contribution to the
system, 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 iii the office of the City Clerk and shall be uniformly
enforced. For the purpose of fixing rates and charges, the Council
may categorize and classify under various types of services, or by
contribution to the system, provided that such categorization and
classification is just and equitable and is included in the
resolution authorized by this Section.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance Amendment shall be
effective from and after its passage and publication according to
law.
ADOPTED thisl;2-9 day of March, 1995 by the Otsego City Council.
IN FAVOR: Norman F Freske, Mayor, Larry Fournier, Ron Black, Vern Heidner,
OPPOSED: and Suzanne Ackerman, Council Members
No One was Opposed.
CITY OF OTSEGO
Norman F. Freske, Mayor
Elaine Beatty, Citv Clerk
Posted: 4/4/95 Otsego City Hall Posting
P,pblished: 4/12/95 Elk River Star News
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