Chapter 13.24
SEWER FEES AND CHARGES
Sections:
13.24.020 Disposition of fees.
13.24.030 Rental fees—Establishment.
13.24.045 Eastern Municipal Water District additional charge.
13.24.060 Rental fees—Debt to city.
13.24.080 Rental fees—Authority to collect.
13.24.090 Billing and collecting generally.
13.24.100 Effect of nonreceipt of bill.
13.24.110 Nonpayment of bills—Service disconnection.
13.24.120 Nonpayment of bills—Reinstatement charges.
13.24.010 Account keeping.
The superintendent shall keep an accurate account of all fees received under this chapter, giving the names and residences of the persons upon whose accounts the same were paid, and the date and the amount thereof. (Ord. 1069 § 35, 1999: prior code § 13.44.010)
13.24.020 Disposition of fees.
The superintendent of public works shall pay all fees received by him under this chapter into the city treasury the following business day. (Prior code § 13.44.020)
13.24.030 Rental fees—Establishment.
The city council is authorized to establish sewer rental fees to be charged to the owner or person in charge of any premises within the city having available to such premises the sewer system of the city. Such charges may be established by resolution of the city council and may be amended from time to time by resolution of the city council. (Prior code § 13.44.040)
13.24.040 Rental fees—Basis.
The charges provided for in Section 13.24.030 shall be based, within reasonable limitations, upon the amount of use of such sewerage system as the activity conducted on such premises would ordinarily entail. (Prior code § 13.44.050)
13.24.045 Eastern Municipal Water District additional charge.
A. In addition to the city of San Jacinto sewer fee, the following sewer rates for the conveyance, treatment and disposal of sewage shall be charged to all customers in the city of San Jacinto service area, as shown on EMWD Resolution No. 3352.16, attached to the ordinance codified in this section and incorporated hereby by this reference:
$0.584/day/edu ($17.76/mo)
B. The increased fee shall be effective on January 9, 2008, and shall be applied to any billing on or after February 9, 2008. (Ord. 08-05 § 2: Ord. 06-01 § 2: Ord. 04-23 § 2: Ord. 04-03 § 2: Ord. 1095-02-02 § 2)
13.24.050 Deposits.
The city council shall have the right to require any person liable to pay any charge fixed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to make a reasonable deposit with the water department to ensure collection of any charge fixed by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 1069 § 38, 1999: prior code § 13.44.070)
13.24.060 Rental fees—Debt to city.
Any amount due for sewer rental under this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the city, and any person failing, neglecting or refusing to pay such indebtedness shall be liable to an action in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount thereof. (Prior code § 13.44.080)
13.24.070 Sewer rental fund.
All funds received from the collection of sewer rental fees as established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited with the superintendent, who shall establish and maintain a separate fund and account to be known as the “sewer rental fund.” The sums in such fund shall be used only for the acquisition, management, operation, maintenance, construction and reconstruction of sewage facilities pertinent to the sewerage system of the city. (Ord. 1069 § 39, 1999: prior code § 13.44.090)
13.24.080 Rental fees—Authority to collect.
It is the duty of the finance department to collect all charges provided for in this chapter. (Ord. 1069 § 40, 1999: prior code § 13.44.100)
13.24.090 Billing and collecting generally.
The charges fixed in this chapter for any premises shall be billed for and collected with the charges and rates for water and disposal service furnished by the city to such premises and shall be treated as a unit charge, subject to the same due and delinquent dates. (Prior code § 13.44.110)
13.24.100 Effect of nonreceipt of bill.
Failure to receive a bill for the sewer service does not relieve the consumer of liability. (Prior code § 13.44.120)
13.24.110 Nonpayment of bills—Service disconnection.
In the event that any person shall fail to pay any charge provided in this chapter when the same becomes due, the city may, in addition to any other remedies it has, cut off any of the services and facilities referred to in this chapter, including the service of water, and shall not resume the same until all delinquent charges, together with any charges necessitated by resumption of such services and facilities have been fully paid. Such payment schedule shall be as identified in Section 13.08.080, and all charges shall be as established by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 1069 § 41, 1999: prior code § 13.44.130)
13.24.120 Nonpayment of bills—Reinstatement charges.
When sewer service has been disconnected for failure of payment of a sewer rental bill, the consumer shall pay a service charge as set by resolution of the city council and outlined in Section 13.08.080 for the reinstatement of sewer service to him or her; provided, that such charge shall not apply to reinstatement of sewer service where the owner of the property has paid the delinquent charge and a different consumer is occupying the property than the person who permitted the charge to become delinquent. (Ord. 1069 § 42, 1999: prior code § 13.44.140)