HomeMy WebLinkAbout08120ORDINANCE NO. 8120
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE XVI OF
THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REFUNDS OF
SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION FEE CHARGES AND PLANT
INVESTMENT FEE CHARGES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter being
omitted; underscoring indicates new matter being added)
SECTION 1
Section 16 -11 -5 of Chapter 11 of Title XVI of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 16 -11 -5. Refunds.
(a) Unless specifically authorized by formal action of the City [Council] Manager no refund shall
be authorized or granted for sanitary sewer connection fee charges nor for plant investment fee
charges.
(b) Refund applications will only be considered by the City [Council] Manager with respect to
fees paid for connections which had not been made within a two -year period from the date of
payment of the connection fee and not thereafter. Applications for refund shall be made, in
writing, to the Director of Wastewater, stating the date the sanitary sewer connection fee was
paid, who paid it and the reason for refund request.
(c) If approved by the City [Council] Manager [by duly adopted resolution], refunds will be paid
only to the person who actually paid the sanitary sewer connection fee, upon proof of payment.
(d) No refund shall be made to any customer for a decrease in size of meter or abandonment of
service.
SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: November 23, 2009
BY: Judy Weaver
COUNCIL PERSON
APPR t)' 40 �.
PRESIDENTof City Council
ATTESTEC? BY:
CITY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED: December 28, 2009
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
AGENDA ITEM # R -2
DATE: November 23, 2009
DEPARTMENT: WASTEWATER
Gene Michael
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE XVI OF THE PUEBLO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REFUNDS OF SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION
FEE CHARGES AND PLANT INVESTMENT FEE CHARGES
ISSUE
Should the City Council approve an ordinance amending Chapters 7 and 9 of Title XVI
of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to the City of Pueblo Pretreatment Program
requirements for Industrial users and providing penalties for the violation thereof ?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of Ordinance
BACKGROUND
The Pueblo Municipal Code presently provides at Section 16 -11 -5 that refunds of
sanitary sewer connection fees and plant investment fees can only be authorized by the
City Council via a resolution. Customers sometimes pay these fees for connection to
Pueblo's sanitary sewer system, then discover that they are unable to complete their
project and request a refund of sewer fees. Because these requests involve minor
administrative action usually involving relatively low dollar values (less than $2,000),
and because they are well supported by documentation, granting the authority to
approve these refunds to the City Manager appears to provide several advantages. It
would provide greater efficiency by limiting staff time to prepare resolutions and Council
time to act on them, improved customer service by expediting refunds; and continues to
protect against misappropriation of funds by requiring the same level of documentation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None