250.233. Any city, town or village operating a sewerage system or waterworks may establish, make and collect charges for sewerage services, including tap-on fees. The charges may be set as a flat fee or based upon the amount of water supplied to the premises and shall be in addition to those charges which may be levied and collected for maintenance, repair and administration, including debt service expenses. Any private water company or public water supply district supplying water to the premises located within said city, town or village shall, at reasonable charge upon reasonable request, make available to such city, town or village its records and books so that such city, town or village may obtain therefrom such data as may be necessary to calculate the charges for sewer service. Prior to establishing any such sewer charges, public hearings shall be held thereon and at least thirty days' notice shall be given thereof.
(L. 1983 H.B. 371)(1991) Duty to provide at least thirty days' notice of public hearings to establish sewer charges requires city to use traditionally accepted procedures of publishing legal notices in newspaper of general circulation. The attention of the local media does not substitute for the notice required by this section. City of Lexington v. Seaton, 819 S.W.2d 753 (Mo. App.).
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