a.The City Council may establish a Storm Water Management Utility fee to be imposed upon users of the storm water drainage system, with the basis and amount of the fee to be established by Resolution. The purpose of the fee is to provide for the costs and expense of improving the water quality of storm and surface water runoff, maintaining and operating storm and surface water control facilities, the costs of planning, permitting, designing, establishing, acquiring, developing, constructing, or improving storm and surface water management facilities or improvements, or to pay or secure the payment of any indebtedness incurred for such purpose.

b. Collection.Any fee imposed pursuant to this Chapter shall be collected by the Finance Director in accordance with provisions set forth in the Resolution establishing the basis and amount of the fee. The fees may be collected directly from users, or the collection may be contracted to other public or private utilities for collection in conjunction with their utility bills.