RESOLUTION 1049-98

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 1998/99
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 $143,800.  The amount of resources
available to the Sewer Fund, except user fees, is $32,800.  The necessary user
fees are $111,000.  The system has 620 active accounts, with 781 units.



              TABLE I - RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
 EXPENDITURE ITEMS - 
   

   1) ADMINISTRATION & BILLING    TOTAL            RQRMNT       USER FEES
                                   16,140          11.22            12,454
2) FACILITY INSURANCE              3,100            2.16             2,398   
3) REPLACEMENT RESERVE            16,255           11.30            12,543   
4) OPER, MATRL & LABOR            74,105           51.53            57,198
5) CAPTL IMPRV                     4,000            2.78             3,086
6) DEBT SERVICE                   30,200            1.00            23,310
                    TOTALS ---   143,800           99.99           110,989

RESOURCES OTHER THAN USER FEES  32,800    
          USER FEES REQUIRED    111,000

      CHARGES by CATEGORY     MNTHLY RQMNT  # OF UNITS       MONTHLY RATE
                PER ACCOUNT      1,238       620 ACCOUNTS    $ 2.00/ACCOUNT
                PER UNIT         8,011     781.5 ADJ UNITS   $10.25 /UNIT

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 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 ($30,200/ 12mo/ 620 accounts) $4.06/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 14th day of July 1998;  With Councilors voting
as follows:
    Ayes,      Nays,      Abstentions,      Absent.


Signed;                                           Attest;
                                                                      
        
Rick Smith, Mayor                            Joe Garlitz, Recorder