[CC 1979 §68.010; Ord. No. 231 §1, 12-13-1999; Ord. No. 251 §1, 3-10-2003; Ord.
No. 264 §1, 3-14-2005; Ord. No. 326 §1, 1-11-2010; Ord.
No. 342, 8-13-2012; Ord. No. 365 §1, 8-13-2012; Ord.
No. 372 §1, 10-8-2012; Ord. No. 373 §1, 11-12-2012; Ord. No. 379 §1, 3-18-2013; Ord. No. 411, 8-11-2014; Ord. No. 430, 1-9-2017; Ord. No. 438, 8-17-2017; Ord. No. 446, 7-9-2018; Ord. No. 459, 8-12-2019; Ord.
No. 465, 2-10-2020; Ord. No. 471, 6-29-2020; Ord. No. 480, 6-29-2021; Ord.
No. 487, 6-27-2022; Ord. No. 498, 6-26-2023]
A. The
monthly rates required and which shall be charged and collected by
the City of Diamond shall be as follows:
1. Users living within the corporate limits of the City of Diamond shall pay a base user charge rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for operation and maintenance, replacement and debt retirement and four dollars and eighty cents ($4.80) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used, as determined in Section
700.050 of this Article.
2. Users living outside the corporate limits of the City of Diamond shall pay a base user charge rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for operation, maintenance, replacement and debt retirement and four dollars and eighty cents ($4.80) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used, as determined in Section
700.050.
3. Users purchasing water in bulk from the City of Diamond shall pay
five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) per one thousand (1,000) gallons
and a service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) per purchase.
4. Users of commercial water shall pay a base rate of thirty dollars
($30.00).
[CC 1979 §68.020; Ord. No. 241 §1, 8-16-2001; Ord. No. 380, 3-18-2013; Ord. No. 405, 6-30-2014; Ord. No. 430, 1-9-2017; Ord. No. 438, 8-17-2017; Ord. No. 446, 7-9-2018; Ord. No. 459, 8-12-2019; Ord.
No. 465, 2-10-2020; Ord. No. 471, 6-29-2020; Ord. No. 480, 6-29-2021; Ord.
No. 487, 6-27-2022; Ord. No. 498, 6-26-2023]
A. Residential
sewer users shall be charged the following monthly rates:
1. The base rate for sewer service shall be twenty-three dollars ($23.00)
per month.
2. In addition to the base monthly rate, users shall be charged five
dollars and ninety cents ($5.90) per each one thousand (1,000) gallons
or fraction thereof based on billable water use.
B. All
water users using more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons of water
per monthly billing will be considered as commercial sewer users.
The base rate for commercial sewer service shall be thirty dollars
($30.00) per month.
[CC 1979 §68.025; Ord. No. 168 §1, 4-11-1988; Ord. No. 249 §1, 10-14-2002; Ord. No. 283 §1, 11-13-2006; Ord. No. 300, 4-14-2008; Ord.
No. 304, 9-8-2008; Ord. No. 318, 9-14-2009; Ord. No. 419, 10-19-2015; Ord. No. 441, 9-11-2017; Ord. No. 449, 10-8-2018; Ord. No. 461, 9-9-2019; Ord.
No. 482, 10-11-2021; Ord. No. 492, 12-12-2022]
A. It
is mandatory that all water and sewer users pay for trash collection
if used or not. The rate is set in order to reflect the costs of operating
the trash collection system. Any surplus revenue will be made available
for general operating revenue of the City of Diamond.
1. Trash collection services shall be sixteen dollars ($16.00) per dwelling
unit per month. Additional trash receptacles will be six dollars ($6.00)
per month.
2. For senior citizens over the age of sixty-two (62) years, the rate
shall be eleven dollars and forty cents ($11.40) per month. Additional
trash receptacles will be six dollars ($6.00) per month.
3. Commercial trash rates will be twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per month.
[CC 1979 §68.030]
The Governing Body of the City of Diamond hereby finds and determines
that the rates, fees and charges for the use and services of the combined
waterworks and sewerage system of the City necessary and adequate
at this time to meet the requirements of Sections 250.010 to 250.250,
inclusive, RSMo.
[CC 1979 §68.040]
All water meters shall be read and bills for water and sewerage
services shall be rendered monthly as such services accrue. The City
Clerk, or other officer or representative of the City designated to
prepare and render bills for water and sewerage services, shall calculate
monthly the amount of each bill for water service, and shall add thereto
the amount of such customer's bill for sewerage service, and shall
render monthly to each customer a combined bill for such water and
sewerage services. All such bills shall be due and payable at the
office of the City Collector during the regular hours of business
from and after the date of the rendition thereof.
[CC 1979 §68.050; Ord. No. 189 §1, 12-9-1991]
If any bill for water and sewerage services, or for either water
service or sewerage service (if any customer shall receive one (1)
of such services but not both), shall remain due and unpaid after
fifteen (15) days from the date of the rendition thereof, an additional
charge of ten percent (10%) on the balance due shall be added thereto.
[CC 1979 §68.060; Ord. No. 159 §2, 5-12-1986; Ord. No. 292, 8-13-2007; Ord.
No. 319, 9-14-2009; Ord. No. 430, 1-9-2017; Ord. No. 438, 8-17-2017; Ord. No. 446, 7-9-2018; Ord. No. 459, 8-12-2019; Ord.
No. 465, 2-10-2020; Ord. No. 471, 6-29-2020; Ord. No. 480, 6-29-2021; Ord.
No. 487, 6-27-2022; Ord. No. 498, 6-26-2023]
If any bill for water and sewage services or for either water
service or sewerage service [if any customer shall receive one (1)
of such services but not both] shall be and remain past due and unpaid
through the 20th day of the month, the City may disconnect the customer's
water and/or sewage services on the 21st day of the month. No disconnects
will be done on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, nor on a holiday. For
the first and second occurrence said services will not be reconnected
until all past due bills are paid in full, together with a reconnection
charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). On the third occurrence, the
past due bill, current bill and the reconnection charge of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) will need to be paid before service can be reinstated.
This process will be for a year period (January through December)
and then will start over the following January.
[CC 1979 §68.070; Ord. No. 223 §1, 4-12-1998; Ord. No. 282 §1, 11-13-2006; Ord. No. 294, 10-8-2007; Ord. No. 321, 9-14-2009]
A. Application
for water and sewerage services shall, be made to the City Clerk,
or other person designated by the Board of Aldermen, by the owner
or occupant of the property to be served, and upon approval of such
application, such applicant shall have the right to connect with the
City's combined waterworks and sewerage system.
1.
Cost for new water service hookups shall be a minimum of seven
hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) price to be based on the City's cost
to install meter, which costs shall include the following:
[Ord. No. 384, 3-18-2013; Ord. No. 438, 8-17-2017; Ord. No.
446, 7-9-2018; Ord. No. 459, 8-12-2019; Ord. No. 465, 2-10-2020; Ord.
No. 471, 6-29-2020; Ord. No. 474, 6-29-2020]
a.
Digging from main to meter.
b.
All materials from main to and including meter, meter tile cover
and inspection.
c.
Exception: where line crosses a City street or State or Federal
highway, then cost of complete job shall be subject to bid.
d.
The Board of Aldermen shall have the right to prescribe additional
charges for these costs upon application of the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 480, 6-29-2021; Ord.
No. 487, 6-27-2022; Ord. No. 498, 6-26-2023]
e. The customer will pay a down payment of five hundred dollars and
no cents ($500.00) before any work will begin on installation of service.
2.
Water meter will be set on a location of the property to be
served at the closest point of the property line and main.
[Ord. No. 438, 8-17-2017; Ord. No. 446, 7-9-2018; Ord. No. 459, 8-12-2019; Ord.
No. 465, 2-10-2020; Ord. No. 471, 6-29-2020; Ord. No. 480, 6-29-2021; Ord.
No. 487, 6-27-2022; Ord. No. 498, 6-26-2023]
3.
Deposit for water:
[Ord. No. 438, 8-17-2017; Ord. No. 446, 7-9-2018; Ord. No. 459, 8-12-2019; Ord.
No. 465, 2-10-2020; Ord. No. 471, 6-29-2020; Ord. No. 480, 6-29-2021; Ord.
No. 487, 6-27-2022; Ord. No. 498, 6-26-2023]
a.
One hundred dollars ($100.00) for homeowners; and
b.
One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for renters.
4. Cost of sewer hookup shall be a minimum of one hundred dollars ($100.00),
which cost shall include:
a. Installation of saddle and inspection.
b. Tapping must be done by qualified plumber, contractor or Sewer Superintendent.
c. Cost of digging borne by applicant or contractor.
d. Board of Aldermen reserves the right to increase the cost upon application
of the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 414, 11-10-2014]
A. When a business begins new construction, the Water Superintendent
shall offer to install the water meter for the new construction upon
the following terms:
1.
The business pays one-half (1/2) the cost of setting the new
water meter;
2.
If the business is in good standing with the City, said cost
shall be refunded at the end of two, (2), years;
3.
The business must have been in continuous operation for the
two (2) year period, regardless of ownership;
4.
Should the business fail to meet the terms of Subsections
(A)(1) —
(A)(3), the business is not entitled to any refund of the new meter install;
5.
The City shall maintain an account in the City Service Fund
for monies paid under this Section until such time as a refund is
available;
6.
The City shall pay any other costs associated with the new meter
install.
[CC 1979 §68.080; Ord. No. 293, 8-13-2007; Ord. No. 320, 9-14-2009; Ord. No. 444, 3-19-2018]
A. Landlords Responsible for Utility Bills. Every property owner shall
be responsible for any utility charges or fees left unpaid by any
tenant of the premises served by the water or sewer utility, and where
the landlord or property owner fails to pay the utility charges a
lien will be attached to said property.
B. Delinquent Accounts. When a tenant is delinquent in payment for thirty
(30) days, the City shall make a good faith effort to notify the owner
of the premises receiving such service of the delinquency and the
amount thereof Any notice of termination of service shall be sent
to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service.
When an occupant is delinquent more than ninety (90) days, the owner
shall not be liable for sums due for more than ninety (90) days of
service.
C. Landlord Options.
1.
Duplicate Billing. Normal City practice is to only bill the
tenant for the utility service provided. Upon written request. the
City will send a duplicate bill each month to the landlord, so the
landlord can determine to his satisfaction that the bill is paid.
It is the responsibility of the landlord to notify the City if this
direction is not being followed. In absence of a prior complaint of
no duplicate billing. the landlord shall not be excused from liability
if the tenant fails to pay.
2.
Written Introduction of Tenants. The City normally accepts a
completed water meter deposit application from a tenant directing
that utility service be turned on at a landlord's property. Any landlord
may instruct that no utility service will be provided unless the landlord
sends with the tenant a written introduction and instruction to turn
on the utility service.
D. Penalty. Severability: Effective Date. This Section shall be in full
force and effective upon its passage and approval, except that landlords
will not be liable for unpaid delinquent utility bills incurred before
the effective date of this Section, unless the utility customer remains
a tenant of the landlord for ninety (90) days past the effective date
of this Section. The provisions or this Section are severable. as
provided in Section 1.140, RSMo.
[CC 1979 §68.090]
Water service shall be supplied only through water meters installed
and meeting the City's specifications, and only one (1) connection
shall be permitted to each water meter. No free water service or sewerage
service shall be furnished to any premises, or the owner or occupant
thereof, except to the City itself, and in the event that the revenues
derived by the City from its combined waterworks and sewerage system
shall at any time prove insufficient to pay the interest on and principal
of the combined waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds of the
City issued to construct, extend or improve such system or any part
thereof, and to establish and maintain reasonable reserves as provided
in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds, then the
City will thereafter pay a fair and reasonable charge for all water
and sewerage services, or water service, or sewerage service, furnished
the City or any of its departments by the combined waterworks and
sewerage system revenue bonds of the City or while any such default
shall exist.
[CC 1979 §68.110]
Any dwelling or manufactured home on the same property as a
homeowner or property owner must have separate sewer and water hookup
and will be billed separately.