24.04.250 Fees for permits/approvals/specific services.
A. General.
1. The applicable city director shall develop for city council review and adoption a schedule of fees and charges for all permits and other specific services provided by the utility, including:
a. Utility developer extension agreements;
b. Disconnection charge for unauthorized connections;
c. Side sewer permits;
d. Hole-cuts; and
e. Miscellaneous maps, plans, drawings, copies and documents provided by the utility.
2. The fees referenced in this section are in addition to applicable rates for sewer service and connection charges.
B. Fee Amount. The fee amount for each permit, approval or specific service shall cover the actual utility costs associated with that permit, approval or service, including all of the following that apply:
1. Labor, including any and all time spent on engineering, plan review, installation, properly abandoning any existing facilities, site restoration, inspection, testing, certification, creating an as-built of the project and legal review. Inspections and other work requested beyond normal working hours are charged based on the utility’s overtime pay practices.
2. Expenses including, but not limited to, supplies (not including office supplies), materials, equipment and tool rental, applicable state and federal taxes and any fees for permits the utility must obtain.
3. Overhead, at a rate to be established by the utility pursuant to written procedures.
C. Fee Schedule. The applicable city director may adjust the schedule of fees and charges without further city council action to the extent necessary to reflect actual changes in the utility’s cost of providing the service. (Ord. 5964 § 1, 2010.)