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SCANDIA
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: December 17, 2013
To: City Council
From: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
Re: Ordinance No. 148: Amending Uptown Billing to Quarterly
Background:
At their August meeting, the Wastewater Advisory Committee discussed the possibility of moving from
monthly to quarterly billing in an effort to reduce costs, specifically the amount of the treasurer's time
charged to the Uptown(612) account. At their November 20,2013 meeting,the committee reviewed the
proposed Ordinance No. 148 and has recommended approval.
Issue:
Should the ordinance be changed to allow for quarterly billing on the Uptown Wastewater System?
Proposal:
The ordinance proposal included in your packet would allow for quarterly billing of the Uptown
Wastewater System. Bills would be mailed by the fifth day of January, April,July, and October. This
timeframe allows for us to easily account for revenues on an annual basis without adjustments(pro-
rating)needed by the auditor.
Fiscal Impact:
The change would decrease personnel expenses in the Uptown budget by about$325 for 2014.
Options:
l) Approve Ordinance No. 148
2) Amend and then Approve Ordinance No. 148
3) Do not approve Ordinance No. 148. Monthly billing will remain.
Recommendation:
Option 1.
CITY OF SCANDIA
ORDINANCE NO. 148
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO: 134:
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE "UPTOWN"
WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
The City Council of the City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota hereby ordains:
Section l. Amendment. Ordinance No. 134, Section 4, USER CHARGES AND
BILLING. shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4. USER CHARGES AND BILLING.
A. A schedule of User charges and other fees shall be adopted from time to time by
ordinance as allowed by and in accordance with Minnesota Statutes. Such
ordinance shall be kept on file and open to inspection in the office of the City
Clerk and shall be uniformly enforced.
B. . .
€ee�Bills shall be mailed for each account on or before the fifth dav of Januar�-.
April Iuly and October of each vear and specify the char�es in accordance with
the current fee schedule set b�� ordinance of the Citv Council. All eharges shall be
due upon receipt and considered delinquent after the fifth day of the following
month.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption and
publication according to law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Scandia this 17th day of December, 2013.
Randall Simonson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristina Handt, Administrator/Clerk
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