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(a) There is levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building or premises situated within the city limits which is connected to the city sanitary sewer system a charge as follows:

(1) All users, except metered irrigation users shall be assessed, monthly, a service charge and a volume charge as follows:

a. The monthly service charge shall be based upon the size of the water meter servicing the user. This charge shall be assessed as follows:

Meter Size (Inches)

Monthly Service Charge Inside City Effective January 1, 2024

⅝ and ¾

$5.01

1 and 1¼

$12.52

$25.03

2

$40.05

3

$87.61

4

$250.33

6 and 8

$500.65

b. The monthly volume charge shall be calculated as follows:

1. The volume charge shall be assessed at the rate of $4.60 effective January 1, 2024, per 1,000 gallons of wastewater discharged into the city sanitary sewer system by the user. This charge shall be based upon the user's average monthly water consumption computed from meter readings taken during the winter period. For purposes of this section, the term "winter period" and the method of computing average monthly water consumption shall be defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the general manager.

(b) Outside city. The council shall have the sole and exclusive authority to contract to furnish sewer service outside the city limits and to determine and classify all uses therefor. Whenever a contract is made to furnish sewer service outside of the city limits, the city council may establish a rate for furnishing sewer service, which rate may be not less than one and one-half times the in-city rate. Factors the city council will consider establishing such rate include, but are not limited to, system collection costs, treatment costs, debt service costs, infrastructure development costs, improvement and maintenance costs, and any potential offsetting benefit to the water utility or the city. In such outside city contracts, the city council may also require payment of a service connection fee not less than one and one-half times the in-city fee for each tap or tap equivalent which is to receive water from the city unless the general manager recommends other consideration. (Code 1979, § 39-116; Ord. No. 2023-55, § 4, 11-27-2023; Ord. No. 2023-44, § 34, 9-11-2023; Ord. No. 2022-62, § 4, 11-14-2022; Ord. No. 2021-57, § 4, 11-8-2021; Ord. No. 2019-83, § 3, 11-4-2019; Ord. No. 2018-57, § 5, 10-29-2018; Ord. No. 2017-51, § 4, 10-30-2017; Ord. No. 2015-51, § 1, 10-26-2015; Ord. No. 2014-36, § 1, 10-27-2014; Ord. No. 2013-35, § 1, 10-28-2013; Ord. No. 2012-43, § 2, 10-29-2012; Ord. No. 2011-36, § 3, 11-14-2011; Ord. No. 2010-38, § 2, 9-8-2010; Ord. No. 2009-48, § 1, 11-16-2009; Ord. No. 2008-61, § 3, 11-24-2008; Ord. No. 2006-65, § 4, 11-13-2006; Ord. No. 2006-16, § 2, 3-20-2006; Ord. No. 2005-74, § 1, 10-10-2005; Ord. No. 2005-10, § 2, 3-21-2005; Ord. No. 2002-69, § 3, 11-18-2002; Ord. No. 2002-13, § 3, 3-18-2002)