Amending Chapter 17 Sewers and Water

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ORDINANCE NO.�, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17, SEWERS AND WATER, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, BY THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 7, SEWER SERVICE FUND AND CHARGES. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council of the City of South Bend recognizes the importance of the health and safety of its citizens resulting from an efficient and well operating sewer system. The Council further recognizes that the funds presently available for the repair of private sewer connections in order to eliminate the leakage of effluent, infiltration of ground water, and other failures of sewer connections, is insufficient to meet the needs of such needed repairs. The Council passed on July 28, 1980, an amendment to Chapter 17, Sewers and Water, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, which was the addition of a new Article 7 entitled Sewer Service Fund and Charges, and that ordinance was signed by the Mayor on August 6, 1980. The Council declares that there is a need to clarify portions of that ordinance in order better to meet the need to operate a Sewer Service Fund in the City of South Bend, while maintaining the obligations of maintenance, reaming, and cleaning of such lines with the individual property owner. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I: Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended by additions and deletions in Article 7 entitled Sewer Service Fund and Charges, and shall read in its entirety as follows: Article 7. Sewer Service Fund and Charges. SECTION 17 -56 Purpose, Assessment of Charges; Deposit in Separate Fund. { a)-- Th. e- purpese- ef- tke- Sewe -r- Serviee- Fund- is -fer- the- exelusive use- ef- repairixg -a- private - sewer- ee- aneetiex -ia- a -Ede3F-te- eliminate -the leakage- ef- effltiext ;- ixfiltratieR- ef- g -Fetixd- water?- a- .d- etke -E- failx -res ef- a- sewer- eeR-aeetien -and- the- h. i-EiRg- ef- ene- {13- pe -rsen- te- }xspeet and- eversee -sueh- repairs . (a) The sum of Seventy -five Cents (750) per month shall be added to sewer service charges for all sewer users which are not industrial or bulk water customers. All of said sums of money so collected shall be deposited in a separate fund of the Bureau of Sewers.