There is hereby created a department for the operation of the water and sewage system b be known as the Water and Sewage Department which department shall be directly responsible to the governing body and which department shall have no less than one nor more than five employees, the exact number to be changed from time to time, by action of the governing body, as may, from lime to lime, be necessary for the proper operation of the water and sewage system.
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There shall be a superintendent who shall be known as the water and sewage superintendent who shall be considered as an officer of the city, and who shall be appointed at the same time and in the same manner as other appointive officers, and who shall serve for the same period of time and who may be removed in the same manner as is provided by the statute for other appointive officers. The superintendent shall have charge of the maintenance and operation of the pumping equipment, distribution system, hydrants, meters and all other appurtenances of the water and sewage system. He or she shall supervise all extensions and alterations of the water and sewage system as the governing body may direct. He or she shall be responsible for the reading of the meters. He or she shall report monthly to the governing body upon all matters concerning the water and sewage system over which the superintendent has charge and in such detail as the governing body may from time to lime direct. The superintendent shall keep up-to-date maps of the water and sewage system, showing the exact location of all water mains, hydrants, service connections and other physical equipment of the system. He or she shall perform such other and further duties as the governing body may direct.
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The city clerk shall make out all water and sewage bills and keep a proper record of each customer’s account, including water and sewage charges, Kansas Retailer’s Sales Tax, connection charges, penalties, rebates and all other financial transactions with each customer. The city clerk shall be responsible for the collection of water and sewage bills, Kansas retailers’ sales tax and other debts owing to the water and sewage department. The city clerk shall deposit water revenues in the city depository not less than twice weekly and shall keep account of the water and sewage fund. The city clerk shall upon request present to the governing body a financial statement of the receipt and expenditures of the water and sewage department.
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All amounts billed and collected for the monthly service charges provided in articles 2 and 3 of this chapter shall be placed in a separate account designated as the water and sewage fund. The fund shall be used only for the purposes of paying the costs of the operation, repairs, and maintenance of the water and sanitary sewer system of the city, for providing an adequate depreciation fund, and for paying the principal and interest of the revenue bonds issued and principal and interest of general obligation bonds now outstanding which have heretofore been issued against the water and sanitary sewer systems as and when said principal and interest becomes due and payable according to the terms and conditions of said outstanding bond, provided, that when any surplus of the water and sewage fund is not needed for any of the above stated purposes, said surpluses may be transferred and merged into the city general revenue fund, general operating fund, or any other fund or funds of the city.
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The employment of regular or temporary employees shall be by the governing body. The governing body may authorize the water and sewage superintendent to employ needed help temporarily. The wage shall be fixed by resolution of the governing body, and if none is fixed as to temporary employments, it shall be such wage as shall have been agreed upon by the employee and the water and sewage superintendent with the approval of the governing body. All employees shall be under the immediate control and management of the water and sewage superintendent.
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