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ADAMS: I don't think you're the right person to ask this, but I want to figure out how to get it on <br />the record anyway. There have been repeated citations of Section 21-31, the definition of <br />residential customers, which include, and then there's a list. It doesn't say only includes. It <br />doesn't say also, for example, including, it's somewhat ambiguous. The way I read the sentence, <br />it would say here's an example or list of things that would be included in service to residential <br />customers. Would you interpret that language the same way? <br /> <br />BAUMAN: Yes, I would. <br /> <br />ADAMS: Thank you. Any other questions? <br /> <br />KEKAI: If I may just ask one more question, Ms. Bauman, our sewer fees to pay for our <br />wastewater system comes from two different things. Correct? Two different pots, I mean, of <br />money, basically. <br /> <br />BAUMAN: I'm sorry. Could you repeat that question? <br /> <br />KEKAI: The money that we use at the Department of Environmental Management for <br />Wastewater Division. It comes from two different accounts, correct? <br /> <br />BAUMAN: What do you mean by two different accounts? <br /> <br />KEKAI: Okay, so we have the General Fund, right. Which receives property taxes and then the <br />fees that we collect through user fee charges. <br /> <br />BAUMAN: Correct. <br /> <br />KEKAI: Okay. So basically, every homeowner not only pays for the ones that are connected, pay <br />through fees, but also the property taxes covers a portion of what pays for the Wastewater <br />Division to pay for the cost – <br /> <br />BAUMAN: Yes. The wastewater currently receives some General Fund subsidy. <br /> <br />KEKAI: Okay. Thank you. So everything is not based on fees, and therefore, if this property is <br />only paying $200 worth of property taxes, then technically it's not paying its fair share of <br />wastewater operation and maintenance costs. <br /> <br />BAUMAN: Yeah. I mean, we're trying to get the fund to be self-sufficient. <br />KEKAI: Okay. No further questions. <br />ADAMS: In ten minutes, now, nine minutes, we will be taking a recess. I'm trying to figure out if <br />we're at a point of a natural break coming up or if we can proceed to additional things. <br />29 <br /> <br /> <br />