2000-0304
INTRODUCED BY: ALBERT LAQUE, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF WATERWORKS)
ORDINANCE NO.___________
Title
An ordinance to amend Chapter 23 Article I Section 23-2, III (Water Service Charges) of the Code to add No. 3 Safe Drinking Water Program management fee for the sum of $3.20 annually.
Body
WHEREAS, by Act 125 of the First Extraordinary Session of the 2000 Louisiana Legislature, the Department of Health and Hospitals - Office of Public Health was authorized to assess Safe Drinking Water Program management fees; and,
WHEREAS, these fees will be invoiced July 1, beginning this year; and,
WHEREAS, fees not paid by September 1, will become delinquent and the Public Water Supply will be subject to further action; and,
WHEREAS, the fee for Community Water Systems (CWS) is based on the number of service connections; and,
WHEREAS, each CWS is required to collect the annual $3.20 per connection fee from each customer.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code, Chapter 23, Article I, Section 23-2, III Charges is hereby amended by adding the following: (3) Safe Drinking Water Program Fee per service connection (Annual) $3.20.
The herein levied fee is in accordance with L.R.S. 40:31:33 A. requiring that the fee be collected from each consumer by the community system provider and remitted to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this____ day of ______, 2000, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
Connection Fee of $3.20.doc
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