[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
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First
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1,000 gallons
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$40.00 minimum
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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All over 50,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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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
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First
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1,000 gallons
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$40.00 minimum
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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All over 50,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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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
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First
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1,000 gallons
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$46.77 minimum
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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Next
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1,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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All over 50,000 gallons
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$8.00 per 1,000 gallons or $0.80 per 100 gallons
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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.