RESOLUTION 1024-96

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 1997 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 $134,800.  The amount of resources
available to the Sewer Fund, except user fees, is $24,700.  The necessary user
fees are $110,100.  The system has 690 accounts, 806 units (adjusted to 760
units).  The base sewer use is 1,140,000 Cuft/Mo.




              TABLE I - RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS

 EXPENDITURE ITEMS -          TOTAL RQRMNT      %     USER FEES 
1) ADMINISTRATION & BILLING        $5,360    11.39       12,540   
2) FACILITY INSURANCE               2,900     2.15        2,367   
3) REPLACEMENT RESERVE             15,945    11.83       13,025
4) OPER, MATRL & LABOR             64,095    47.55       52,353
5) CAPTL IMPRV                      6,000     4.45        4,899
6) DEBT SERVICE                    30,500    22.63       24,916
               TOTALS ---         134,800   100.00      110,100

 RESOURCES  - 
     OTHER THAN USER FEES          24,700
     USER FEES REQUIRED           110,100

TABLE II - 

CHARGES CATEGORY    MNTHLY RQMNT     # OF UNITS         MONTHLY RATE
   PER ACCOUNT       1,045          690 ACCOUNTS       $ 1.52/ACCOUNT
   PER UNIT          2,682         760 ADJ UNITS       $ 3.53 /UNIT
   PER VOLUME        5,448        1500 CuFt/unit
                                  (11,400 CCuFt/Mo)    $ 0.48 /CCuFt

The user rates are calculated as follows:
    Per Account;   Administration and Billing, [Item 1 from Table I].
    Per Unit; Capital expenses, including property insurance, [Items 2,
5 & 6 of Table I].
    Per volume;    Operating costs, [Items 3 & 4 of Table I].

    > The residential charge shall be calculated for a base usage of 1500
Cuft per month.
    > 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 ($30,500 / 12mo / 690 accounts)
    $3.68/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 10th day of December 1996;  With Councilors
voting as follows:
    Ayes,      Nays,      Abstentions,      Absent.


Signed;                                           Attest;
                                                                      
        
Randy McKone, Mayor                          Joe Garlitz, Recorder