§ 98-57. Connection and service line inspection fees.

(a)

Connection and service line inspection fees shall be as established by a resolution adopted by the city council. The connection fee shall reimburse the system for the costs of labor and material costs for tapping the main, installing the service pipe from the main to the service cock, purchasing a meter and stop box, completing all necessary restoration activities, inspecting the service line and recovering a portion of the capital costs of the system, previously paid by the city or the system reasonably attributable to each new customer. The connection fee shall be determined and paid according to a schedule of fees established by the city manager and approved by the city council by resolution. The fee will be determined by calculating the average cost for materials, labor, equipment, administration, restoration, plus a reasonable apportionment of the city's and the system's investment in system attributable to each new customer. The average connection expense for various sized service pipes will be reviewed annually and adjusted as needed to ensure recovery of actual installation and inspection costs.

(b)

The city council may, in its discretion, waive up to 50 percent of the then established connection fee as it relates to any city owned property leased to any third party entity, whether public or private, and/or for-profit or non-profit provided, however, that the 50 percent reduction in the fee is equal to or less than any permanent improvements made to the city property leased to the third party entity.

(c)

Connection fees shall include the costs for the meter, corporation cock, copper tubing, service box and labor or installation of the service pipe and a service line inspection.

(d)

No charges shall be made for the repair or replacement of meters due to ordinary wear and tear.

(e)

A service line inspection fee is established to recover the labor, materials, equipment and administrative costs necessary for conducting the inspection and shall be determined by the city manager and effective upon approval by resolution of the city council. The service line inspection fee shall be paid prior to the replacement of any water service line.

(Ord. No. 01-307, § 1, 4-2-2001; Ord. No. 11-403, 3-7-11)