Editor's Note: Current fee schedules as passed by the St. James
Municipal Utilities Board are held on file in the City offices.
[CC 1985 § 24-146; Ord. No. 938 § 1, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 1039, 3-4-2013; § 1, Ord. No. 1057 § 1, 6-9-2014; Ord. No. 1064 § 1, 2-9-2015; Ord. No. 1075 § 1, 1-11-2016; Ord. No. 21-1195, 4-19-2021]
A. Monthly Rates. St. James Municipal Utilities
Board shall establish rates for utility services and after approval
by the City Council, said rates shall be enacted by ordinance of the
City Council.
[Ord. No. 23-1253, 11-13-2023]
B. Payment. Utility bills paid by cash, money
order, sufficient funds check, ACH or debit/credit on or before the
15th of each month are ten percent (10%) less than those paid after
the 15th of the month.
1. Bills unpaid after the 15th of the month will be scheduled for disconnection
of services.
2. Disconnect notices will be mailed to each delinquent customer announcing
the date their services will be disconnected.
3. On disconnect day, customers will pay, in cash or debit/credit, the
amount of the utility bill in full, a ten percent (10%) penalty, and
a service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00). Customers that have been
disconnected for non-payment may pay the required fees and be reconnected
during normal business hours only.
C. Condition Of Service.
1.
Voltage, phase and frequency of energy
supplied under this schedule shall be as specified by the City.
2.
Service under this schedule shall
be furnished for the sole use of the customer and shall not be resold
or submetered.
3.
Service shall be supplied through
a single meter unless authorized by the City. At the request of the
customer, separate meters may be retained, in which case each meter
shall be billed as a separate customer.
4.
Welding, X-ray, or other equipment
characterized by severe or fluctuating demands, shall not be served
under this schedule.
5.
All electric motor-driven devices
of one and one-half (1 1/2) horsepower capacity or larger must
be operated on a nominal voltage of two hundred eight (208) volts
or higher.
6.
Rate subject to power cost adjustment.
[CC 1985 § 24-147; Ord. No. 938 § 2, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 1039 § 2, 3-4-2013; Ord. No. 1057 § 2, 6-9-2014; Ord. No. 1064 § 2, 2-9-2015; Ord. No. 1075 § 2, 1-11-2016; Ord.
No. 21-1195, 4-19-2021
A. Monthly Rates. St. James Municipal Utilities
Board shall establish rates for utility services and after approval
by the City Council, said rates shall be enacted by ordinance of the
City Council.
[Ord. No. 23-1253, 11-13-2023]
B. Payment. Utility bills paid by cash, money
order, sufficient funds check, ACH or debit/credit on or before the
15th of each month are ten percent (10%) less than those paid after
the 15th of the month.
1. Bills unpaid after the 15th of the month will be scheduled for disconnection
of services.
2. Disconnect notices will be mailed to each delinquent customer announcing
the date their services will be disconnected.
3. On disconnect day, customers will pay, in cash or debit/credit, the
amount of the utility bill in full, a ten percent (10%) penalty, and
a service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00). Customers that have been
disconnected for non-payment may pay the required fees and be reconnected
during normal business hours only.
C. Condition Of Service.
1.
Voltage, phase and frequency of energy
supplied under this schedule shall be as specified by the City.
2.
Service under this schedule is furnished
for the sole use of the customer and there shall be no submetering
or resale of service, unless otherwise authorized by the City.
3.
Service shall be supplied through
a single meter unless authorized by the City. At the request of the
customer, separate meters may be retained, in which case each meter
shall be considered a separate customer. Polyphase service, metered
separately, shall be considered a separate customer.
4.
Where the customer's use of welding
or other equipment characterized by fluctuating or severe demands
necessitates the installation of additional or increased facilities
(including distribution transformers, service conductors or secondaries)
solely to serve such customer, the monthly demand charge shall be
one dollar ($1.00) per kva of transformer capacity required to serve
such load.
5.
All electric motor driven devices
of one and one-half (1 1/2) horsepower capacity or larger must
be operated on a nominal voltage of two hundred eight (208) volts
or higher.
6.
The maximum size of any single phase
electric motor shall be five (5) horsepower.
7.
All polyphase motors of twenty-five
(25) horsepower and larger shall be controlled by reduced voltage
starters. Reduced voltage starters shall be of the auto transformer,
resistor or part winding type.
8.
Service shall be rendered under this
schedule up to a usage of ten thousand (10,000) kwh/month. When a
customer's usage reaches ten thousand (10,000) kwh for any three (3)
months, or the measured demand is over twenty-five (25) kw, the City
shall have the right to install a demand meter and/or place the customer
on the large commercial rate for a period of twelve (12) successive
months.
9.
Rate subject to power cost adjustment.
[CC 1985 § 24-148; Ord. No. 938 § 3, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 1039 § 3, 3-4-2013; Ord. No. 1057 § 3, 6-9-2014; Ord. No. 1064 § 3, 2-9-2015; Ord. No. 1075 § 3, 1-11-2016; Ord.
No. 21-1195, 4-19-2021]
A. Monthly Rates. St. James Municipal Utilities
Board shall establish rates for utility services and after approval
by the City Council, said rates shall be enacted by ordinance of the
City Council.
[Ord. No. 23-1253, 11-13-2023]
B. Payment. Utility bills paid by cash, money
order, sufficient funds check, ACH or debit/credit on or before the
15th of each month are ten percent (10%) less than those paid after
the 15th of the month.
1. Bills unpaid after the 15th of the month will be scheduled for disconnection
of services.
2. Disconnect notices will be mailed to each delinquent customer announcing
the date their services will be disconnected.
3. On disconnect day, customers will pay, in cash or debit/credit, the
amount of the utility bill in full, a ten percent (10%) penalty, and
a service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00). Customers that have been
disconnected for non-payment may pay the required fees and be reconnected
during normal business hours only.
C. Condition Of Service.
1.
The voltage, phase and frequency
of service hereunder shall be as approved by the City.
2.
More than one (1) character of service,
as to voltage, phase and frequency of delivery, shall not be combined
for billing hereunder.
3.
Service to each separate location
or point of delivery hereunder shall be billed separately.
4.
Service under this schedule is for
the sole use of the customer, and shall not be resold or submetered.
5.
Lighting will be served hereunder.
Lighting service incidental to power may be rendered hereunder if
such combined lighting and power is served through one (1) point of
delivery and the customer furnishes all additional equipment necessary
for further transformation or regulation of energy for lighting service.
Should such service to incidental single-phase load result in phase
unbalance, whereby the average of the separate loads on the three
(3) phases is less than eighty percent (80%) of the load of maximum
phase, the customer shall correct such phase unbalance to meet the
above limitation. Should the customer fail to correct such phase unbalance,
the demand, as determined, shall be increased in due proportion to
such phase unbalance, or such single-phase service shall be rendered
separately and billed under the appropriate rate covering such service.
6.
All polyphase motors of twenty-five
(25) horsepower and larger shall be controlled by reduced voltage
starters unless system design criteria will permit use of motors with
across-the-line starters. Requests for exceptions to this requirement
must be submitted in writing to the Utility Manager. Exceptions granted
by the City Council will be granted in writing.
7.
The maximum size of any single-phase
motor shall be five (5) horsepower.
8.
The customer shall maintain a power
factor of not less than ninety percent (90%) lagging. The average
power factor during the month used for billing purposes shall be obtained
from the measured kilowatt hours and the measured reactive kilovolt-ampere
hours taken during the month. The meter for measurement of reactive
kilovolt-ampere hours will be ratcheted to prevent reverse registration.
If the average power factor during the month is less than ninety percent
(90%) lagging, the total bill for the month shall be increased one
percent (1%) for each one percent (1%) or major fraction thereof by
which the average power factor during the month is less than ninety
percent (90%) lagging.
9.
The City shall have the right to
install a demand meter.
10.
Rate subject to power cost adjustment.
[CC 1985 § 24-149; Ord. No. 938 § 4, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 1039 § 4, 3-4-2013; Ord. No. 1057 § 4, 6-9-2014; Ord. No. 1064 § 4, 2-9-2015; Ord. No. 1075 § 4, 1-11-2016; Ord.
No. 21-1195, 4-19-2021]
A. Fees. This rate is applicable to general
power users for power purposes when the customer has a measured demand
of five hundred (500) kilowatts or more during any month in a year.
1.
Monthly Rates. St. James Municipal
Utilities Board shall establish rates for utility services and after
approval by the City Council, said rates shall be enacted by ordinance
of the City Council.
[Ord. No. 23-1253, 11-13-2023]
2.
Minimum Monthly Bill. The minimum
monthly bill hereunder shall be sixty percent (60%) of the maximum
demand charge for the preceding twelve (12) months or one dollar ($1.00)
per kva of installed transformer
capacity, whichever is the larger amount.
B. Determination Of Billing Demand. The billing
demand hereunder shall be the highest fifteen-minute measured kilowatt
demand registered during the month by a suitable demand meter.
C. Transformer Ownership. All industrial service
customers will own their own transformers.
D. Power Factor. The customer shall maintain
a power factor of not less than ninety percent (90%) lagging. The
average power factor during the month used for billing purposes shall
be obtained from the measured kilowatt hours and the measured reactive
kilovolt-ampere hours taken during the month. The meter for measurement
of reactive kilovolt-ampere hours will be ratcheted to prevent reverse
registration. If the average power factor during the month is less
than ninety percent (90%) lagging, the total bill for the month shall
be increased one percent (1%) for each one percent (1%), or major
fraction thereof, by which the average power factor during the month
is less than ninety percent (90%) lagging.
E. Payment. Utility bills paid by cash, money
order, sufficient funds check, ACH or debit/credit on or before the
15th of each month are ten percent (10%) less than those paid after
the 15th of the month.
1. Bills unpaid after the 15th of the month will be scheduled for disconnection
of services.
2. Disconnect notices will be mailed to each delinquent customer announcing
the date their services will be disconnected.
3. On disconnect day, customers will pay, in cash or debit/credit, the
amount of the utility bill in full, a ten percent (10%) penalty, and
a service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00). Customers that have been
disconnected for non-payment may pay the required fees and be reconnected
during normal business hours only.
F. Conditions Of Service.
1.
The voltage, phase and frequency
of service hereunder shall be as approved by the City.
2.
More than one (1) character of service,
as to voltage, phase and frequency of delivery, shall not be combined
for billing hereunder.
3.
Service to each separate location
or point of delivery hereunder shall be billed separately.
4.
Service under this schedule is for
the sole use of the customer, and shall not be resold or submetered.
5.
Lighting will be served hereunder,
subject to the provisions of determination of demand. Lighting service
incidental to power may be rendered hereunder if such combined lighting
and power is served through one (1) point of delivery and the customer
furnishes all additional equipment necessary for further transformation
or regulation of energy for lighting service. Should such service
to incidental single-phase load result in phase unbalance, whereby
the average of the separate loads on the three (3) phases is less
than eighty percent (80%) of the load of maximum phase, the customer
shall correct such phase unbalance to meet the above limitation. Should
the customer fail to correct such phase unbalance, the demand, as
determined, shall be increased in due proportion to such phase unbalance,
or such single-phase service shall be rendered separately and billed
under the appropriate rate covering such service.
6.
All polyphase motors of twenty-five
(25) horsepower and larger shall be controlled by reduced voltage
starters unless system design criteria will permit use of motors with
across-the-line starters. Requests for exceptions to this requirement
must be submitted in writing to the Utility Manager. Exceptions granted
by the City Council will be granted in writing.
7.
The maximum size of any single-phase
motor shall be five (5) horsepower.
8.
The customer shall maintain a power
factor of not less than ninety percent (90%) lagging. The average
power factor during the month used for billing purposes shall be obtained
from the measured kilowatt hours and the measured reactive kilovolt-ampere
hours taken during the month. The meter for measurement of reactive
kilovolt-ampere hours will be ratcheted to prevent reverse registration.
If the average power factor during the month is less than ninety percent
(90%) lagging, the total bill for the month shall be increased one
percent (1%) for each one percent (1%) or major fraction thereof by
which the average power factor during the month is less than ninety
percent (90%) lagging.
9.
Rate subject to power cost adjustment.
[CC 1985 § 24-150; Ord. No. 938 § 5, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 1039 § 5, 3-4-2013; Ord. No. 1057 § 5, 6-9-2014; Ord. No. 1064 § 5, 2-9-2015; Ord. No. 1075 § 5, 1-11-2016]
A. The following monthly rates, to be effective
with the April 1, 2016, billing cycle, shall be charged for electrical
energy furnished by the City:
B. This service is for unmetered security
lights in operation from dusk to dawn, with a total wattage of two
hundred (200) or less.
1.
Lighting Rate (PF-2015) — Net
Monthly Rate: $10.22 for each security light.
C. Additional charge for installation requiring
additions to, or rearrangement of, existing facilities shall be actual
cost. This cost to be paid prior to commencement of service.
[CC 1985 § 24-151; Ord. No. 938 § 6, 12-8-2008]
A. The following monthly rates, to be effective
with the January 1, 2009, due March 10, 2009, billing cycle, shall
be charged for electrical energy furnished by the City:
1.
A surcharge will be applied to recover
additional purchased energy charges. The rates are based on an average
purchased power base rate of $0.0714 per kwh as of January 2009.
PCA = (B/A - $0.0714) x $1.10/kwh
for B/A > $0.0714/kwh
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PCA = Zero for B/A < = $0.0714/kwh
|
Where:
|
|
A
|
=
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kilowatt hours purchased for month
|
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B
|
=
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monthly purchased power cost, including
transmission costs
|
[CC 1985 § 24-74; Ord. No. 60 §§ 1, 8, 11-17-1937]
A. On and after the passage and approval of
this Article by the City Council and Mayor of the City of St. James,
all water sold or furnished by said City shall be paid for at the
meter rate hereinafter fixed.
B. On and after the passage and approval of
this Article, the water rates or water taxes shall be collected monthly
and shall fall due on the first day of each month.
[CC 1985 § 24-152; Ord. No. 938 § 7, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 991, 10-4-2010; Ord. No. 1076, 1-11-2016; Ord. No. 21-1195, 4-19-2021; Ord. No. 23-1253, 11-13-2023]
Monthly Rates. St. James Municipal Utilities Board shall establish
rates for utility services and after approval by the City Council,
said rates shall be enacted by ordinance of the City Council.
[CC 1985 § 24-76; Ord. No. 60 § 9, 11-17-1937]
In case the water meter fails to
register from any cause, the amount charged for water during such
period shall be estimated by the Public Works Director, such estimates
to be based on the average amount registered during a like period,
and in case the estimate of the Public Works Director is unsatisfactory
to the consumer, he/she may appeal to the City Council.
[Ord. No. 1097, 7-10-2017]
A customer may request their water
meter to be tested at no charge one (1) time in a twelve-month period.
Further testing will require a meter testing fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) to be paid in advance. In the case of a meter being tested
and the fault lies with the utilities, the fee will be credited to
the customer's account.
[CC 1985 §§ 24-77, 24-152.1; Ord. No. 982 § 1, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 21-1195, 4-19-2021]
Any person authorized to purchase
water from the City directly through fire hydrants for special situations
shall pay a refundable deposit of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
for each water meter, a non-refundable water deposit of one hundred
dollars ($100.00), a fifty dollar ($50.00) installation fee and fifty
cents ($0.50) per one hundred (100) gallons.
[CC 1985 § 24-153; Ord. No. 938 § 8, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 991, 10-4-2010; Ord. No. 1042, 7-1-2013; Ord. No. 21-1197, 4-19-2021]
A. Monthly
Rates. St. James Municipal Utilities Board shall establish rates for
utility services and after approval by the City Council, said rates
shall be enacted by ordinance of the City Council.
[Ord. No. 23-1253, 11-13-2023]
B. A service
availability fee was passed for Natural Gas and Sewer by motion and
vote at the August 10, 2020, Utility Board meeting and took effect
on the September 2020 billing.
[CC 1985 § 24-154; Ord. No. 938 § 9, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 956, 7-6-2009; Ord. No. 980, 3-15-2010; Ord. No. 997, 11-1-2010; Ord. No. 21-1197, 4-19-2021]
A. Monthly
Rates. St. James Municipal Utilities Board shall establish rates for
utility services and after approval by the City Council, said rates
shall be enacted by ordinance of the City Council.
[Ord. No. 23-1253, 11-13-2023]
1. A service availability fee was passed for Natural Gas and Sewer by
motion and vote at the August 10, 2020, Utility Board meeting and
took effect on the September 2020 billing; and
2. A sewer rate increase along with a plan for a one (1) time per year
increase for the next ten (10) years was passed at the August 10,
2020, Utility Board meeting by a motion and vote, and took effect
on October 11, 2020.
[CC 1985 § 24-155; Ord. No. 938 § 10, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 1075 § 6, 1-11-2016]
Except to the extent amended by this Chapter, the provisions of Chapters
700 through
725 of the Municipal Code of the City shall remain in full force and effect and the definitions and other provisions contained in those Chapters shall be applicable to this Chapter.
[CC 1985 § 24-157; Ord. No. 1035 §§ 1 — 6, 12-03-2012]
A. Applicable Service Territory. Net metering
and electrical system interconnection is available on a first-come,
first-served basis in the distribution service territory of St. James
Municipal Utilities at any point on the Utility's existing facilities
that has adequate capacity and suitable voltage for delivery of service
until:
1.
The total rated generating capacity
of all net metering systems on the Utility equals five percent (5%)
of the Utility's single-hour peak load during the previous year; or
2.
The total rated generating capacity
of approved new interconnection agreements during the current calendar
year equals or exceeds one percent (1%) of the Utility's single-hour
peak load for the previous calendar year.
B. Availability Of Service.
1.
Net metering service is available
to any existing customer who is in good standing under the City's
electric service schedules, that owns and operates a renewable energy
electric generator powered by solar, hydro, or wind or fuel cells
using hydrogen produced by solar, hydro or wind with a capacity of
not more than one hundred (100) kilowatts that is located on the customer's
premises, is interconnected and operates in parallel phase and synchronization
with the Utility's existing transmission and distribution facilities,
and is intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer's
own electrical power requirements. This rider is offered in compliance
with the "Net Metering and Easy Connection Act" (Section 386.890,
RSMo.) and appropriate Missouri Public Service Commission Rules.
2.
Additional sources of renewable energy
may be certified by the Department of Natural Resources and they will
be accepted by the City.
3.
All agreements hereunder are between
the customer-generator and the City and shall not include a third
party.
C. Definitions.
1.
As used in this Section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
NET METERING
Measuring the difference between the electricity supplied
by the Utility and the electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator
and fed back to the electric grid over the applicable billing period.
2.
All other definitions shall be those
contained in the Missouri "Net Metering and Easy Connection Act" (Section
386.890, RSMo.), except where noted in this Section.
D. Monthly Billing.
1.
The electric service charge shall
be computed in accordance with the monthly billing the under the customer's
effective standard rate schedule. Under this Section, only the kilowatt
hour (kwh) units of a customer-generator's bill are affected.
2.
If the electricity supplied by the
Utility exceeds the electricity generated by the customer-generator
during the applicable billing period, the customer-generator shall
be billed for the net billable kilowatt hours supplied by the Utility
in accordance with the rates and charges under the Utility's standard
rate schedule applicable to the customer.
3.
If the electricity generated by the
customer-generator exceeds the electricity supplied by the Utility,
the customer-generator shall be credited for the net value of the
electric energy delivered to the Utility during the applicable billing
period at the Utility's "avoided fuel cost," with this credit appearing
on the customer-generator's bill no later than the following billing
period.
4.
The "avoided fuel cost" is that amount
determined by the City's governing board with responsibility for setting
rates, as outlined in Section 386.890.2(1), RSMo.
E. Transfer Of Ownership. Upon change in ownership
of the qualified unit, or of the premises on which the unit is located,
the new customer-generator shall file a new application with the City
for net metering.
F. Special Conditions.
1.
The customer-generator must have:
a.
An approved application for net metering.
b.
A signed standard interconnection
application/agreement with the Utility.
2.
The customer-generator is responsible
for all costs associated with its generating facility and is also
responsible for all costs related to any modifications to the facility
that may be required by the Utility for purposes of safety and reliability.
3.
A net metering facility shall meet
all applicable safety and performance standards established by the
National Electric Safety Code, the National Electric Code, the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, and Underwriters Laboratory. In addition it shall:
a.
Be equipped at the customer-generator's
expense with a meter or meters approved by the Utility and capable
of measuring the net amount of electrical energy produced or consumed
by the customer-generator. Any additional costs necessary for the
Utility to permit the meters or generator to be integrated into the
Utility distribution system shall be borne by the customer-generator.
At the request of the customer-generator, those costs can be initially
paid by the Utility, which may bill the customer-generator the costs
over a twelve-billing-cycle period along with a reasonable rate of
interest.
b.
Have a mechanism that automatically
disables and disconnects the unit from the supplier's electrical lines
in the event that service to the customer-generator is interrupted.
c.
Have an easily accessible device
or feature in immediate proximity to the metering equipment to allow
a Utility worker to manually and instantly disconnect the unit from
the Utility's distribution system.
4.
For systems of one hundred (100)
kilowatts or less, a customer-generator shall not be required to purchase
any liability insurance. Insurance for systems above one hundred (100)
kilowatts shall be negotiated as part of the interconnection agreement.