A. In order to determine whether the city shall fund in whole or part extension of the city wastewater system the city engineer shall determine whether the extension should be a conventional gravity sewer or an alternative conveyance system, such as a small diameter gravity system or a septic tank effluent pumping (STEP) system. Thereafter, the city engineer shall prepare an economic analysis of the costs of extension of the city wastewater system according to the various engineering alternatives. The analysis shall include the anticipated revenues from user service charges, capacity charges, development impact fees and other sources of revenue. The director shall review the city engineer’s determination regarding the extension and provide comments regarding them.

B. The city engineer shall present the analysis along with his conclusions as to whether it is economically feasible to extend city wastewater service to an area to the city manager. The city manager shall review such analysis, along with the director’s comments, and may return it to the city engineer with specific comments or recommendations requesting further study or modifications or may forward it to the council as presented by the city engineer or modified as deemed necessary.

C. The council shall accept or reject the analysis and recommendation or modify the recommendation as deemed necessary or refer the analysis and recommendation back to the city manager for further study with instructions indicating areas of concern or deficiency. [Code 2006 § 13-4-3. Ord. 2014-06 § 1, 5-27-2014; Res. 2014-10 Exh. A, 5-27-2014].