[Ord. No. 879-01 Art. I, 10-15-2001]
It is determined and declared to be necessary and conducive
to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience
of the City to collect charges from all users who use the City's water
system. The proceeds of such charges so derived will be used for the
purpose of operating, maintaining and retiring the debt for such public
water system.
[Ord. No. 879-01 Art. II §§1
— 9, 10-15-2001]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
All expenditures during the useful life of the system for
materials, labor, utilities and other items which are necessary for
managing and maintaining the system to achieve the capacity and performance
for which the system was designed and constructed.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
system to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works
were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance" includes replacement.
Any user of the City's water system whose lot, parcel of
real estate or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes only.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
The estimated period during which the treatment works will
be operated.
That portion of the total water service charge which is levied
in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation, maintenance
and replacement of the water system.
A water volume measuring and recording device furnished and/or
installed by the City of Kearney or furnished and/or installed by
a user and approved by the City of Kearney.
Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling,
transmission and distribution of water. These include transmission
and distribution lines, individual systems, pumping, power and other
equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling,
additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a
reliable water supply such as standby treatment units and any works,
including site acquisition of land that will be part of the treatment
process.
Average of winter quarter (December, January, February).
[Ord. No. 879-01 Art. III §§1
— 3, 10-15-2001]
A.
The
user charge system shall generate adequate annual revenues to pay
the costs of annual operation and maintenance including replacement
and cost associated with debt retirement of bonded capital associated
with financing the water system which the City may by ordinance designate
to be paid by the user charge system. That portion of the total user
charge which is designated for operation and maintenance, including
replacement of the water system, shall be established by this Chapter.
B.
That portion of the total user charge collected which is designated for the operation and maintenance, including replacement purposes as established in Section 720.040, shall be deposited in a separate non-lapsing fund known as the Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Fund and will be kept in two (2) primary accounts as follows:
1.
The Operation and Maintenance Account shall be an account designated
for the specific purpose of defraying operation and maintenance costs
(excluding replacement) of the water system. Deposits in the Operation
and Maintenance Account shall be made annually (at least annually)
from the operation and maintenance revenue in the amount of four hundred
forty-two thousand forty-one dollars ($442,041.00) annually.
2.
The Replacement Account shall be an account designated for the purpose
of ensuring replacement needs over the useful life of the water system.
Deposits in the Replacement Account shall be made annually (at least
annually) from the replacement revenue in the amount of twelve thousand
seven hundred twenty dollars ($12,720.00) annually. (See Appendix
B on file in the City offices for calculations.)
C.
Fiscal
year-end balances in the Operation and Maintenance Account and the
Replacement Account shall be carried over to the same accounts in
each subsequent fiscal year and shall be used for no other purposes
than those designated for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred
from other sources to meet temporary shortages in the Operation, Maintenance
and Replacement Fund shall be returned to their respective accounts
upon appropriate adjustment of the user charge rates for operation,
maintenance and replacement. The user charge rate(s) shall be adjusted
such that the transferred monies will be returned to their respective
accounts within the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which
the monies were borrowed.
[Ord. No. 879-01 Art. IV §§1
— 5, 10-15-2001; Ord. No. 1038-2006 §5, 3-20-2006; Ord. No. 1071-2007 §4, 4-16-2007; Ord. No. 1091-2008 §4, 4-21-2008; Ord. No. 1134-2010 §4, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 1163-2011 §4, 4-18-2011; Ord. No. 1195-2012 §4, 5-21-2012]
A.
Each
user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on their
use of the water system as determined by water meter(s) acceptable
to the City.
B.
All
monthly user charges will be based on monthly water usage.
C.
(Reference
is made to Appendix A of this Chapter on file in the City offices.)
The minimum charge per month shall be five dollars ($5.00) for the
first one thousand (1,000) gallons. In addition, each user shall pay
a user unit charge for operation and maintenance, including replacement,
of three dollars ($3.00) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water
as determined in Appendix A to this Chapter on file in the City offices.
A charge for bond retirement for the second one thousand (1,000) gallons
shall be one dollar forty cents ($1.40). A charge for bond retirement
for all usage over two thousand (2,000) gallons of ninety cents ($.90)
per one thousand (1,000) shall be applied.
D.
The
user charge rates established in this Section apply to all users of
the City's system regardless of the user's location.
E.
The rate schedule with operation, maintenance and replacement plus
bond cost shall be as follows:
[Ord. No. 2328-2013 § 4, 5-20-2013; Ord. No. 1282-2015 § 4, 4-20-2015; Ord. No. 1304-2016 § 4, 5-2-2016; Ord. No. 1344-2017, 8-7-2017; Ord. No. 1395-2019, 5-6-2019; Ord. No. 1434-2020, 9-8-2020; Ord. No. 1481-2022, 1-18-2022; Ord.
No. 1515-2023, 2-21-2023]
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Meter Size
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Monthly Sewer Service Charge
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5/8" X 3/4"
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$5.00
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1"
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$9.00
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2"
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$17.50
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4"
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$60.00
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$11.27 — 1,000 gallons minimum, plus above respective
service charge
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$0.982 per 100 gallons (1,000 gallons to 2,000 gallons)
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$0.750 per 100 gallons — all over 2,000 gallons
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The aforesaid amounts to be charged for water and water service
and sewerage service do not include the Missouri State Sales Tax,
and such tax shall be computed and added thereto.
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[Ord. No. 879-01 Art. V §§1
— 2, 10-15-2001]
A.
All
users shall be billed monthly. Billings for each month shall be made
within thirty (30) days after the end of that month. Payments are
due when billings are made. Any payment not received within thirty
(30) days after the billing is made shall be delinquent.
B.
A late
payment penalty of ten percent (10%) of the user charge bill will
be added to each delinquent bill for each thirty (30) days of delinquency.
When any bill is thirty (30) days in default, water service to such
premises shall be discontinued until such bill is paid following due
notice and opportunity for hearing. Reconnection fees shall be paid
by the customer.
[Ord. No. 879-01 Art. VI §§1
— 2, 10-15-2001]
A.
The
City shall review that user charge system annually and revise user
charge rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates adequate
revenues to pay the costs of operation and maintenance, including
replacement, and that the system continues to provide for the proportional
distribution of operation and maintenance including replacement costs
among users and user classes.
B.
The
City will notify each user at least annually, in conjunction with
a regular bill, of the rate being charged for operation and maintenance
including replacement of the treatment works.
