[Ord. No. 184 §§1 — 3, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 210 §1, 6-9-1997; Ord. No. 225 §1, 10-23-2000; Ord. No. 243 §1, 3-10-2003; Ord. No. 281 §1, 3-12-2008; Ord. No. 288 §1, 9-14-2009; Ord. No. 343, 11-26-2019]
A. 
The rates for water service to residential customers of the waterworks system of the City of Dearborn, Missouri, shall be as follows:
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
First
1,000 gallons
$40.00 minimum
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
All over 50,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
B. 
The rate for water service to commercial customers of the waterworks system of the City of Dearborn, Missouri, shall be as follows:
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
First
1,000 gallons
$40.00 minimum
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
All over 50,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
C. 
The rate for water services to rural customers of the waterworks system of the City of Dearborn, Missouri, shall be as follows:
RURAL CUSTOMERS
First
1,000 gallons
$46.77 minimum
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
Next
1,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
All over 50,000 gallons
$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
D. 
Tank Sales. Water may be sold in bulk at the rate of 150% of the current rate paid by the City.
[Ord. No. 184 §4, 6-8-1992]
The Governing Body of the City hereby binds and determines that the adjusted fees and charges for the use and services of the water system of the City, necessary and adequate at this time to meet the requirements of Section 67.042 and Sections 250.010 — 250.250 inclusive, RSMo., as amended, are as hereinbefore specified.
[Ord. No. 184 §5, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 253 §1, 3-8-2004]
All water and meter readings shall be obtained from the Water Superintendent and bills for water services shall be rendered monthly as such services accrue. The Clerk, or other officer or representative of the City designated to prepare and render bills for water services, shall calculate monthly the amount of each bill and shall render monthly to each customer a bill for such water services. All such bills shall be due by the tenth (10th) day of the month after issuance of said bill and payable at the office of the City Hall during regular hours of business.
[Ord. No. 184 §6, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 253 §1, 3-8-2004]
If any bill for water services shall remain due and unpaid after the tenth (10th) day of the month following issuance of said bill, an additional charge of ten percent (10%) shall be added thereto.
[Ord. No. 184 §7, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 203 §1, 7-8-1996; Ord. No. 244 §1, 4-14-2003; Ord. No. 253 §1, 3-8-2004]
If any bill for water service shall remain due and unpaid by the twentieth (20th) day of the month after issuance, service to such customer shall be discontinued without additional notice to said customer and shall not be reconnected until all past due sums are paid in full, together with a reconnecting charge of fifty dollars ($50.00). It shall be the duty of the Clerk to proceed immediately to cause water service to such customer to be discontinued. If any customer's check is returned to the City unpaid for any reason, then the City will no longer accept personal checks from said customer and payment must be made in the form of cash, cashier's check or money order. Anyone receiving payment on behalf of the City in the form of cash may refuse payment made in the form of an excessive amount of coins.
[Ord. No. 184 §8, 6-8-1992]
Application for water services shall be made to the Clerk, or other person designated by the City, by the owner or occupant of the property to be served and upon the approval of such application, such applicant shall have the right to connect with the City water system, all costs of such connection to be borne by such applicant. The Board of Aldermen may hereafter prescribe a connection charge to be paid by any such applicant at the time of his/her application.
[Ord. No. 184 §9, 6-8-1992]
The occupant and user of the premises receiving water service and owner of said premises shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for such services rendered on said premises. The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to sue the occupant or the owner, or both, of such real estate in a civil action to receive any sums due for such services plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
[Ord. No. 184 §10, 6-8-1992]
No free water 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 the water system shall at any time prove insufficient to pay the interest on the principal of the water system revenue bond of the City issued to construct, extend or improve such system or any parts thereof and to establish and maintain reasonable reserves as provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds, then the City will hereafter pay a fair and reasonable charge for all water service furnished the City or any of its departments and such payment will continue so long as the same may be necessary in order to prevent any default in the payment of the interest or principal of the water system revenue bonds of the City or while any such default may exist.
[Ord. No. 184 §11, 6-8-1992]
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to tamper with any water line or make any connection to the water system for the City without permission from the Water Superintendent or to reconnect service when service has been discontinued for non-payment of a bill for service until such bill, including the reconnection charge, has been paid in full. Upon conviction, there shall be imposed a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[Ord. No. 184 §12, 6-8-1992]
The user of such premise receiving water service from the system shall be held responsible for the proper use thereof. Plumbing facilities that are to be connected to the system shall be installed in accordance with the National Plumbing Code and shall be inspected in compliance with said code by a designated representative of the City before such connection is made.
[Ord. No. 184 §13, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 239 §1, 6-10-2002; Ord. No. 285 §1, 3-9-2009; Ord. No. 341, 10-14-2019]
A water service connection fee shall be charged for each water service connection made to the City of Dearborn's water system. The fee for connection shall be three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00). The City of Dearborn may provide water to users outside the City limits of the City of Dearborn but shall not be obligated to provide service connections at the above referred to rates.
[Ord. No. 184 §14, 6-8-1992]
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to tamper with any water line or make any connection to the water system for the City without written permission from the City or to reconnect service when service has been discontinued for non-payment of a bill for service until such bill, including the reconnection charge, has been paid in full. Upon conviction, there shall be imposed a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[Ord. No. 184 §15, 6-8-1992; Ord. No. 227 §1, 10-23-2000]
There shall be a deposit of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per meter for the time of connection to be paid to the City Clerk. Money will be kept on deposit at the Platte County Bank of Dearborn and will be returned to the customer after water is shut off at customer's request and all bills are paid.