13.48.060 Sewer fund created.
A. There is created a fund to be known as the sewer fund, and all of the gross revenues received from the charges, rates and penalties collected for the use of the sewerage system charges collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited with the Finance Department and placed in said fund.
B. Expenditures from the sewer fund may be made only for the purpose of engineering, construction and financing costs of a sanitary sewer system and such storm sewers as may be legally constructed in connection therewith, sanitary disposal plant or plants, the operation and maintenance costs of the aforesaid facilities, the payment of principal and interest on any revenue bonds that may be authorized by ordinance of the city council and such collection costs as the city council may authorize to be paid to the Finance Department for rendering collection services for the sewer department.
Prior to the adoption of 6352 on 02/25/2004, Section 13.48.060 read as follows.
A. A user may appeal the user charge applied pursuant to section 13.48.020 to the premises owned or occupied by the user by making a written application to the director. Upon receipt of a request for appeal, the director shall notify the user of the date, time and location for an informal hearing of the user's appeal before the director. Said written request shall, where necessary, show the actual or estimated average flow in comparison with the values upon which the charge is based, including how the measurements or estimates were made. The director may combine the appeal of a surcharge applied pursuant to section 13.48.020F with a pending appeal of an Order to Correct Violation or Notice of Civil Violation for the same premises commenced by the user under chapter 1.12 AMC.
B. Following the appeal hearing, the director shall determine if the user charge has been correctly applied. The director may continue the hearing for further study of the matter. The decision of the director shall be final.
C. If the director determines that the user charge has been incorrectly applied, the user charges for that user shall be recomputed based on the approved revised flow data and the new charges thus recomputed shall be applicable retroactively up to six (6) months, as applicable. (Prior code § 10.16.028)
Prior to the adoption of 6228 on 09/08/1999, Section 13.48.060 read as follows.
A. Any user who feels his user charge is unjust and inequitable as applied to his premises within the intent of the foregoing sections may make written application to the mayor and city council requesting a review in an informal hearing of his user charge. Said written request shall, where necessary, show the actual or estimated average flow in comparison with the values upon which the charge is based, including how the measurements or estimates were made.
B. Review of the request shall be made by the mayor and the city council and the public works system manager and shall determine if it is substantiated or not, including recommending further study of the matter by the public works system manager or other registered professional engineer.
C. If the request is determined to be substantiated, the user charges for that user shall be recomputed based on the approved revised flow data and the new charges thus recomputed shall be applicable retroactively up to six months, as applicable. (Prior code § 10.16.028)