Number
001188
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance relating to the Milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district's user charges.
Sections
309-51-2-a-3-a am
309-51-2-c am
309-51-2-d-4 am
309-53-6-a am
309-54-3-e rc
Analysis
This ordinance makes the following changes to the rules governing the
collection of sewer user charges:
1. It ends the practice basing the billing of residential users on winter quarter consumption, basing it instead on a percentage of consumption each billing period.
2. It transfers responsibility for the preparation of combined sewer
and water bills from the department of administration to the water
works.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 309-51-2-a-3-a of the code is amended to read:
309-51. Rules for the Administration of the Metropolitan Sewerage District User Charges.
2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS ADMINISTERING USER CHARGES.
a-3. User Charges. a-3-a. The residential and non-certified commercial user charge shall be based on the volumetric charge, and the connection charge, as billed to the city of Milwaukee by the Milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district, plus the city of Milwaukee administrative charge. [[The base of the volumetric portion of the residential sewer use charge for the entire year shall be water consumption for the winter quarter, which shall mean the quarter ending in February, March, or April.]] >>The basis of the volumetric portion of the residential sewer use charge shall be a percentage of the water consumption each billing period. The charge to non-certified commercial users shall be based on the water consumption each billing period.<< The charge to certified users shall be the amounts as received on individual invoices from the Milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district, plus the city of Milwaukee administrative charge.
Part 2. Section 309-51-2-c of the code is amended to read:
c. [[Department of Administration.]] >>Milwaukee Water Works.<< The [[department of administration]] >>Milwaukee water works<< shall prepare the bills for the combined water-sewer user charge billing and shall prepare and maintain such programs as are required for the computation and proper billing and collections of the sewer user charge to all accounts. Such programs shall provide for billing in accordance with s. 309-53 and these rules. The [[department]] >>water works<< shall maintain records of accounts-receivable and provide all information required [[to the water department and]] >>by<< the city comptroller. It shall also compute the distribution of cash received between water and sewer user charges as required by these rules. [[All changes to water department files that may affect the sewer user charge billing record shall be incorporated into the sewer user record without duplication of data changes.]]
Part 3. Section 309-51-2-d-4 of the code is amended to read:
d. City Comptroller.
d-4. Make payments to the metropolitan sewerage district pursuant to the invoice of sewer user charges [[for only those payments and interest penalties received exclusive of the portion covering administrative charges. Penalties and late charges paid shall be initially remitted to the metropolitan sewerage district in the same ratio as the billing. The metropolitan sewerage district shall make a determination of those penalties received, and settlement shall be made within 60 days]].
Part 4. Section 309-53-6-a of the code is amended to read:
309-53. Metropolitan Sewerage District Use Charges.
6. BILLING. a. User, LCR [[,]] and ICR charges shall be billed [[on a]] quarterly [[basis]] >>or monthly as determined by the water works<<. Payment of such bills shall be made within 20 days after mailing by the municipality. In the event that such bill is not paid when due, a penalty of 3% on outstanding balances will be charged on all past due accounts [[each quarter]] >>billed quarterly, and a penalty of 1% on the outstanding balances will be charged on all past due accounts billed monthly<<. The [[quarterly]] bills for residential users [[for each quarter]] shall be based upon [[the charges which shall be due and payable for the winter quarter. "Winter quarter" shall mean bills which are due on February 20, March 20, and April 20]] >>a percentage of water consumption each billing period<<.
Part 5. Section 309-54-3-e of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
309-54. Local Sewerage Charge.
3. SEWERAGE CHARGE.
e. Residential Users. Water consumption shall be a percentage, as determined by the water works, of water consumption each billing period.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
_________________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ___________________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
_________________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ____________________________
Requestor
Department of Public Works - Water Works
Drafter
00401-1
jro
11/20/00