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are as follows: <br />1. Explore ways to reduce expenditures. <br />a. Increase our efforts to reduce the amount of Infiltration <br />and Inflow into the system, which is clearly the cause of the <br />major increase in MWCC charges in wet periods. <br />1. ) Increase efforts at sealing manholes and televising <br />sewer lines to find and repair leaks. <br />2. ) Adopt a sump pump inspection ordinance to eliminate <br />the sump pump connections to the sewer system. <br />b. Explore ways to reduce the cost of the sewer maintenance <br />operation. This will'be difficult because the amount of sewer <br />lines and lift stations continues to increase, which increases <br />the work load of the maintenance staff and other expenses <br />related to maintaining the system. <br />c. A significant non-operating expense is interest expense on <br />the 1989 revenue bonds. This expense will continue until the <br />year 2002 when these are retired. <br />2. Increase revenue. <br />a. Increase sewer rates. The sewer rates have not been <br />increased since 1906. The Council needs to look closely at <br />beginning a program of increasing sewer rates each year so <br />that we do not fall behind the level of expenditures and so <br />that large fee increases ax'e not needed in any one year. <br />b. Promote quality development on the north side of Highway 12 <br />to generate connection fee revenue to fund the sewer project <br />debt service, and sewer fee revenue to fund the sewer <br />operations. <br />Water <br />The water operating revenue generally matchf.s the actual operating <br />expenses less depreciation. The depreciation amount has increased <br />as the ca v has added the water facilities north of Highway 12 <br />including tne water main, the well, the pumping station and the <br />water tower. These new facilities have not been accompanied by a <br />significant increase in water users. It will be difficult to fund <br />depreciation un'-.il significant development occurs north of Highway <br />12. The other significant expense is a non-operating expense. <br />This is interest expense on the 1989 revenue bonds. This expense <br />will continue until these bonds are retired. In the interim, <br />operating expenses need to be closely managed, and the Council <br />needs to look closely at beginning a regular program of annual <br />water rate increases. <br />Staff has begun the process of reviewing sewer and water rates, and <br />will provide additional information at upcoming Council meetings.