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First reading held for Ordinance 16-14 to align sewer-billing language; moved to second reading
Summary
Council held a first reading of Ordinance 16-14 to amend South Bend Municipal Code section 13.10 (sewer billing language) to match billing practice and auditors' requirements; staff said rates are not changing and the ordinance was moved to second reading.
The council held a first reading of Ordinance 16‑14, which amends municipal code language in section 13.10 relating to sewer billing and the way certain permit holders are billed. Staff emphasized the change is primarily language to align the code with existing billing practice and auditors' requests, not a rate increase.
The ordinance references current permit holders (listed in the discussion as Pacific Seafoods, Bennixons Landing and SoftBank Products) and clarifies a previously fractional expression into a percent as auditors requested. Council moved the ordinance to a second reading at the next council meeting for further action; no final adoption occurred at this meeting.
Council staff also noted that the city’s sliding scale for discounted single‑family households (5% to 40% depending on eligibility) is defined more clearly in the draft ordinance at the request of auditors.
