RESOLUTION 1065-99

A RESOLUTION SETTING USER RATES FOR THE CITY OF ELGIN SEWER SYSTEM



WHEREAS, Ordinance 3 series 1981 and Ordinance 2 series 1992 require sewer
rates to be set by resolution, and;

WHEREAS, The rates must be set each year;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the sewer user rates, per the
requirements of Ordinance 3-1981 and Ordinance 2-1992, for the year 1999/2000
(beginning on Aug. 1,1999) shall be determined as follows.

  The budgeted requirements of the Sewer Fund are as listed in Table I. 
The total amount required for the year is $143,780.  The amount of resources
available to the Sewer Fund, except user fees, is $19,000.  The necessary user
fees are $124,780.  The system has 680 active accounts, with 775 units.



                 TABLE I - RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
 EXPENDITURE ITEMS - 

   
   1) ADMINISTRATION & BILLINGTotal Required


16,140%


11.23Amnt
from user
fees

14,013   2) FACILITY INSURANCE 3,600 2.50 3,120   3) REPLACEMENT RESERVE10,2857.158,922   4) OPER, MATRL & LABOR 74,85552.0664,960   5) CAPTL IMPRV4,9003.414,255   6) DEBT SERVICE34,00023.6529,510               TOTALS ---143,780100.00124,780 RESOURCES  OTHER THAN USER
FEES19,000                               USER
FEES REQUIRED124,780TABLE II - CHARGESCATEGORYMNTHLY RQMNT# OF UNITSMONTHLY RATE  PER ACCOUNT1,428680 ACCOUNTS2.10  PER UNIT8,971770 ADJ UNITS 11.65
The user rates are calculated as follows:
    Per Account;   Administration, billing and insurance, [Items 1 & 2
from Table I].
    Per Unit; Operating, capital and debt expenses, [Items 3, 4, 5 & 6
of Table I].

    * The commercial "overage" shall be calculated at $.75/500 Cuft for
water use over 2,000 
    Cuft/month.
    * Firemen, City Councilors, and qualifying senior citizens shall have
    their basic charge reduced by ($34,000/ 12mo/ 680 accounts) $4.17/mo,
    ie. the proportionate cost of the Debt Service for one unit.
      * Accounts which become delinquent are to be charged a re-billing fee
      of $2.00 in addition to interest at a rate of 1.5% per month on the
      delinquent amount.

      The sewer usage of the schools and Boise Cascade Complex shall be
      calculated based on the number of persons occupying these facilities,
      ie:
            * 3.3 CuFt per person per day for Stella-Mayfield and Elgin
            High School; each school shall be counted as 2 units.
            * 2.0 CuFt per person per shift for BCC Stud mill plywood mill
            complex; the mill is to be counted as 4 units.


PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of July 1999  

Signed;                                             Attest;
                                                                        
                    
Berta Churchill, Mayor                              Joe Garlitz,
                                                    Recorder