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3.11.14 BILLING REVIEW COMMITTEE - The Billing Review Committee shall
consist of the Sanitary Engineer, Administrator, and the Billing Specialist.
The Billing Review Committee shall review, discuss, and determine the
appropriateness of each sewer billing deviation requested. A memo to the
file, prepared by the Billing Specialist, must document the decision of the
review committee. Each Billing Review Committee member must initial the
memo before it is filed. After a decision has been reached, the Billing
Specialist shall prepare the approval or denial letter for the Office
Administrator's signature. The purpose of this committee is to provide a fair
and indiscriminately means of reviewing contested bills. However, it should
be noted that very few penalty policy deviation requests, if any, shall ever be
approved.
3.11.15 MARINA BILLING ADJUSTMENT POLICY - Marina owners are offered the
opportunity, once per year, to adjust their dock and rack count based upon
anticipated summer seasonal use. The revision is applicable for an entire
year and cannot be reduced again throughout the year. If, upon inspection
by the Sanitary Engineering Department, the County determines that more
docks and/or racks are being used than are being billed for, the County will
increase the EDU count based upon the actual inspection. Once again, the
revision will be applicable for a period of one (1) year from the adjustment
date. Any adjustment requested by a marina owner must be consistent with
the Ottawa County Health Department's Dock/Rack License count. Marina
EDU adjustment requests must be received, in writing, between March 1
and May 1 of each year.
3.12.0 REVISIONS OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
Periodically, the Sanitary Engineer shall review the Rules and Regulations,
proposed budget, customer data, fees and charges pertinent to the sanitary
sewer funds. If changes, revisions, or modifications are necessary in order
to insure that each user charge is proportional to the cost of providing that
user with wastewater treatment services, the Sanitary Engineer shall submit
the proposed revisions to the County Commissioners for ratification. The
charge system contained in
Section 3.11.0 shall be in accordance with the regulations of E.P.A.,
which currently requires:
a. The user charges shall result in the distribution of operation,
maintenance, and replacement costs of the treatment works within the
jurisdiction of the County to each user class in proportion to such user's
contribution of the total wastewater loading of the treatment works.
Factors such as strength, volume, and delivery flow rate characteristics
shall be included to insure a proportional distribution of the costs.
b. The charges shall be reviewed at least annually and revised periodically
as required.
c. The user charges shall derive revenue sufficient to meet all costs of
operation, maintenance, and replacement of the system.