Ordinances-1997-217

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 1997-217 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 57 AND NO. 213 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS THERETO AND ENACTING THIS ORDINANCE IN LIEU THEREOF AND REESTABLISHING THE SEWER DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR A USER CHARGE SYSTEM THAT WILL PROVIDE FUNDS NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS. WHEREAS, the City of Tiffin will construct a new wastewater treatment works and must pay for the operation, maintenance, and replacement and all other expenses associated with the construction and operation of the treatment works and charge users of said treatment works accordingly; BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA: Section I. Adoption and Repeal: This is an Ordinance repealing the Tiffin Sewer ordinance No. 57 which became effective in the year 1966 by repealing said Ordinance and all subsequent amendments thereto (including Ordinance Nos. 1981-103, 1985-138, 1994-189, and enacting this Ordinance in lieu thereof to reestablish a sewer district and the regulations thereof for the City of Tiffin, Iowa, and providing for the administrative enforcement, and amendment thereof; and to repeal all Ordinances or resolutions in conflict therewith. Section II. Purpose: It is determined and declared to be necessary and conducive to the protection of the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the City to collect charges from all contributors who contribute wastewater to the City's treatment works now or may in the future. The proceeds of such charges so derived will be used for the purpose of operating, maintaining and retiring the debt for such public wastewater treatment works. Section III. District: The sewer district consists of the entire corporate limits of the Town of Tiffin, Iowa. Section IV. Definitions: Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this ordinance shall be as follows: A. "Operation and Maintenance" shall mean all expenditures during the useful life of the treatment works for materials, labor, utilities, and other items which are necessary for managing and maintaining the treatment works to achieve the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.