Sample Municipal Ordinances

Sample Municipal Ordinances

Sample municipal ordinances and agreements provided as downloadable copies of water and wastewater related ordinances. Ordinances listed are samples of actual ordinances and all names & places have been removed.

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Adjustments to Utility Bills Sample

• Sample Adjustments to Utility Bills Policy

Adjustment to Rates: Duties of Those Who Make Rate Adjustments

• Duties of Those Who Execute Rate Adjustments

Antenna on Water Tower Lease Agreement

• Model Site Lease Agreement for Personal Communications Systems, Cellular or Page Antennas Locations
• Site Lease Agreement for Antenna on Water Tower
• Water Tower / Land Lease Agreement

Assessment

• Sample Assessment Policy
• Special Assessment Policy
• Resolution to Establish an Assessment Policy

Availability Charges for Water & Sewer

• Sample Sewer Availability Charge (SAC)
• Availability Charges–Basic Information
• Sample Water Utility Availability Charges Ordinance
• Sample Ordinance Establishing a Water Availability Charge
• Sample Ordinance Establishing Rates and Regulations for Water Services
• Sample Utility Availability and Connection Charges Ordinance
• Sample Charges for Water and/or Sewer Consumed Ordinance
• Application for Water/Sewer Services

Background Check / Hiring Policies

• Sample Background Check Ordinance
• Sample Background Form
• Sample Background Check Policy Language
• Conducting Criminal Background Checks
• LMC Link: Hiring Reference Manual

Conservation Water & Sewer Rates:

• Conservation rate as required by Minn. Stat. § 103G.291, subd. 4. “…a public water supplier serving more than 1,000 people in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, shall use a conservation rate structure by January 1, 2010. All remaining public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people shall use a conservation rate structure by January 1, 2013.” https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=103G.291
• Good information from DNR. See: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/appropriations/eandc_plan.html 

Consolidation of Rates

• Sample Consolidation of All Rates Charged for Utilities–including, water, sewer, and storm water

Critical Water Deficiency Ordinance

• League of Minnesota Cities Model Ordinance for Critical Water Deficiency Declaration (Word Document) choose save as option to save ordinance
  ***NOTE: that this model ordinance should also be reviewed by the city attorney.

Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention

• Link: EPA Cross Connection Control Online Manual

Disconnect and Reconnect Utility Charges

• Sample Disconnect and Reconnect of Utility Charges Ordinance

Engineering Selection Process

• Engineering Selection Process / Evaluation of Proposals
• RFQ Process
• RFQ Guide

Engineering and Inspection Services for Water Tower Construction Plans, Specs, and Inspection – RFP

• RFP:  Engineering and Inspection Services for Water Tower Construction Plans, Specs, and Inspection

Fluoridation of Municipal Water Systems

• Link: Minnesota State Statute on Fluoridation of Municipal Water Systems
• Link: Minnesota State Rule on Fluoridation

Frozen Water Service Lines Prevention Public Notice

          Prevention of Frozen Water Service Lines –  Sample Public Notice
                MRWA’s Frozen Service Line Resources Page – sample notices, policies, and procedures

Golf Carts on Roadways

• Sample Golf Cart on Roadway Ordinance

LMC Inflow & Infiltration Policy – sample

• LMC I/I Ordinance

Limited English Proficiency Plan

• Sample Limited English Proficiency Plan – Word doc format – right click on link and choose ‘save as’ to save to your computer.

Memorandum of Understanding Between Entities for Services Provided

• Sample Memorandum of Understanding

Mutual Aid Agreement

• Sample Mutual Aid Agreement

Pothole Repair Policy

• Courtesy of LMC: Model Pothole Repair Policy

Private Wells in City Limits – Mandatory Connection to City Water Supply

• 3 Samples – Mandatory Connection to City Water Supply System
• Sample ordinance regulating the establishment of Private Wells in City
• SAMPLE:  Prohibiting irrigation connections to the city water system in some situations. They are to use stormwater ponds instead, with supplemental private wells as a backup supply, with city permission.

Private Sewer Line in City – Package Ordinance and Notifications

• Private sewer line in city package ordinance sample

Public Works – Water & Sewer

• Water & Sewer Public Works Sample

Rain Sensor Policy on Landscape Irrigation Systems

• Rain Sensor Policy on Landscape Irrigation Systems

Request for Proposals

• Sample RFP for Wellhead Protection Activities

RFP for Water Tank Inspection & Services

• Sample RFP for Engineering Water Tank Inspection & Services
• Sample RFP for Water Tank Inspection & Services

Right of Way Issues

• Courtesy of LMC: Model Right of Way Ordinance

Second Water Meter

• Dual Water Meter Ordinance

Sewer Ordinances

• Sanitary Sewer System Assessment – courtesy of LMC
• Significant Industrial Wastewater Discharge Application Permit Form
• Sewer Use Agreement
• Use of Public Sewers
• An Ordinance Establishing Sewer Use Regulations
• Ordinance For Discharge of Storm Water, Ground Water and Surface Water Into Sanitary Sewer System
• An Ordinance Prohibiting Discharges Into the Sanitary Sewer System, and Providing Penalties For the Violations Thereof
• Ordinance Prescribing Charges for the Connection and Use of the Municipal Sewer System
• An Amendment to the Ordinance to Provide for Financing the Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of a Sewage Disposal System and the Facilities Connected Therewith and Determining the Basis Therefore in the Manner of Collecting the Same and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof
• Ordinance Regulating the Use of Sump Pumps and Discharge of Storm Water, Groundwater, and Surface Water into the Sanitary Sewer System
• Sanitary Sewer Ordinance Amendment
• An Ordinance Amending Establishing Controls On the Use of Public Sewers, Industrial Pretreatment, & the Determination and Levying of User Charges for Such Use

Sidewalk Inspection Policy

• Courtesy of LMC: Model Sidewalk Inspection Policy

Significant User Agreement – Wastewater

• Significant User Agreement Wastewater sample

Snow Plow Ordinance

• Snow Plow Ordinance
• Courtesy of LMC: Model Snowplowing Policy

Source Water Protection / Administrative Permits Ordinance

• Source Water Protection/Administrative Permit sample ordinance

Storm Water/Sewer Ordinances

• Link: Minnesota Statute 444.075:  Waterworks systems; storm, sanitary sewer systems
• An Ordinance Establishing a Storm Drainage Utility and Authorizing Storm Drainage Charges
• An Ordinance Establishing a Storm Sewer Utility

Street Policies/Ordinances

• Courtesy of LMC: Model Street Sweeping Policy

Sump Pump

• Sample Sump Pump ordinance
• The Difference Between Stormwater and Sanitary Sewers & Where Your Sump Pump Water Should Go

Trace Wire Ordinance / Guide

• Tracer Wire Ordinance
• Trace Wire Specification Guide & Details

Tree Ordinance

• Tree Trimming/Maintenance Policy

Water Emergency Cooperative Agreement

• Sample Emergency Water Cooperative Agreement

Water Ordinances

• Policy on Laying Water Main
• Policy on Tapping of Water Mains
• Link:  Cold Weather Rule
• Seeking Payment for Delinquent Water Bills – article
• Link: Securing Payments of Utility Charges
• Ordinance Regulating Water System
• Water Pipes and Equipment–Responsibility
• Water Meter Policy
• Waterworks Ordinance
• Water Meter Installation
• Policy on Checking Water Meters
• Ordinance for the Administration, Operation & Protection of the Water Works
• Ordinance Adopting a Schedule of Fees and Charges for Various Services
• Dual Water Meter Policy
• Lawn Watering Restrictions

Water Purchase Agreement

• Water Purchase Agreement
• Water Users Agreement
• Crafting Inter-Local Water Purchase Agreements