MEASURE NO. 24-06CITY OF TURNERBallot Title:Submitted to the Voters by the City Council Referendum on an Ordinance Passed by the Turner City Council. QUESTION: Should Ordinance 98-102, which established Policy, Procedures, Rules and Regulations for Operation of the Municipal Sewer System, be adopted? SUMMARY: The Voters and the Turner City Council have previously approved a City owned Municipal Sewer Collection System, to be operated by the City of Salem. The City Council has signed contracts and arranged financing for design and construction of the Sewer System. Engineering and survey work for the Sewer System has started. Construction of the first phase of the project is complete. Ordinance 98-102 is an administrative ordinance to establish Policies, Procedures, Rules and Regulations for the operation of the Sewer System. In addition, it meets the requirements of the intergovernmental agreement between Turner and Salem which has already been signed and the conditions for receiving a loan and grant from USDA Rural Development. The ordinance sets rules for connection to the sewer system, requires permits, provides for inspection, regulates discharges into the sewer and sets other rules and policies for the operation of the system. Ordinance 98-102 also establishes a sewer rate structure, but does not set rates. Actual rates will be set annually by Resolution of the City Council.
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