§ 18-104. Stormwater utility fee established; quarterly billing; deposit to special revenue account.

(a)

Pursuant to M.G.L.A. c. 83, § 16, the city hereby establishes a charge for the use of the stormwater management services of the city to be known as the stormwater utility fee.

(b)

The stormwater utility fee is imposed on each parcel of residential property and each parcel of nonresidential property, whether occupied or not. The fee shall be billed in advance on a quarterly basis to the record title owner of the property. The quarterly billing shall be consolidated in the same bill as is sent to the said property owner for other services provided by the city supported by fees, including water service, solid waste management and sanitary sewer use.

(c)

Receipts generated from the stormwater utility fee shall be deposited to a special revenue account to be known as the stormwater management account set up in accordance with the authority granted by M.G.L.A. c. 44, § 53E. The funds deposited to this account shall be used to fund the stormwater management program of the city.

(d)

The deputy superintendent of public works, under the general supervision of the superintendent of public works, shall, within 45 days after the close of each fiscal year, prepare an annual report of the change in cash balances which shall detail the cash receipts and disbursements for the year and which shall be submitted to the mayor, city council and city auditor.

(Ord. No. 1623, 4-2-15)