City of Milwaukee - File #: 970946

• File #: 970946
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/23/1997
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/4/1997
• Effective date: 11/21/1997
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to establishing a local sewerage charge.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CODE OF ORDINANCES, SEWER USER CHARGE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/20/1997	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/13/1997	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/4/1997	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. Pratt moved for separate action. Prevailed. 10 Ayes 6 Noes 1 Excused	Pass	10:6
10/29/1997	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/29/1997	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	4:1
10/27/1997	2	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED	Pass	2:1
10/24/1997	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/26/1997		JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: Ordinance, resolution and fiscal notes.
9/23/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
970946
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 2
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to establishing a local sewerage charge.
SECS:
309-54 cr
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This ordinance creates a local sewerage charge for users who discharge wastewater directly or indirectly into the city sewerage system. The charge is based upon water consumption, adjusted for the volume and character of water returned to the sewer system. The water works is responsible for administration of the local sewerage charge, which shall be collected as part of the water bill.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 309-54 of the code is created to read:

309-54. LOCAL SEWERAGE CHARGE.

1. PURPOSE. The wastewater of the city of Milwaukee is collected and conveyed in a sewerage system owned, operated and maintained by the city. The purpose of this section is to permit the city, as authorized under s. 66.076, Wis. Stats., and s. 12-27 of the city charter, to provide for recovery of "operating costs" (as defined in s. 66.076(4), Wis. Stats.) of the sewerage system and to undertake operation and maintenance of said system out of revenue derived from a local sewerage charge.

2. DEFINITIONS. In this section:

a. "City Sewerage System" means a sewer system owned, operated and maintained by the city of Milwaukee, consisting of sanitary, combined and storm sewers.

b. "Local Sewerage Charge" means the sewerage charge as provided in sub. 3 imposed on each user who discharges waste water, directly or indirectly, into the city sewerage system.

c. "Operating Costs" means all costs of the city sewerage system within the scope of costs described under s. 66.076(4), Wis. Stats.

d. "Sewer Maintenance Fund" means the fund created pursuant to sub. 7.

e. "Water Consumption Data" means data respecting water consumption as collected by the Milwaukee water works.

3. SEWERAGE CHARGE. a. Ther...