[Ord. No. 3056, 5-18-2020]
It is hereby 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 and to establish a user charge system as set forth herein.
The proceeds of such charges so derived will be used for the purpose
of operating, maintaining, and retiring the debt for such Water System.
[Ord. No. 3056, 5-18-2020]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
All expenditures during the useful life of the Water System
for materials, labor, utilities, and other items which are necessary
for managing and maintaining the Water System to achieve the capacity
and performance for which said Water System was designed and constructed.
The term “Operation and Maintenance” includes Replacement.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
Water System to maintain the capacity and performance for which such
works were designed and constructed.
Any user of the City’s Water System whose lot, parcel
of real estate, or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes
only.
“Shall” 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 or furnished and/or installed by a user
and approved by the City.
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 use of the Winter quarter (Dec., Jan., Feb.).
[Ord. No. 3056, 5-18-2020]
A.
The user
charge system established by this Article shall generate adequate
annual revenues to pay the costs of annual Operation and Maintenance
including Replacement and cost associated with the City’s revenue
bonds issued to finance or refinance improvements to the Water System
(including, but not limited to, the payment of principal, interest
and redemption premium, if any, on said bonds) which the City may
by Ordinance designate to be paid by the user charge system. To the
extent any term or provision set forth in the Ordinance pursuant to
which the City’s revenue bonds have been issued conflicts with
this Article, the Ordinance pursuant to which the City’s revenue
bonds have been issued shall control.
B.
There
are hereby created or ratified and ordered to be established and maintained
in the treasury of the City the following separate funds and accounts
to be known respectively as the:
C.
All of
the total user charge imposed and collected pursuant to this Article
shall as and when received be paid and deposited into the Revenue
Fund unless otherwise specifically provided in this Article and/or
any Ordinance pursuant to which the City’s revenue bonds have
been issued. Said revenues shall be segregated and kept separate and
apart from all other moneys, revenues, funds and accounts of the City
and shall not be commingled with any other moneys, revenues, funds
and accounts of the City. The Revenue Fund shall be administered and
applied solely for the purposes and in the manner provided in this
Article and any Ordinance pursuant to which the City’s revenue
bonds have been issued.
D.
On the
first day of each month, beginning in the month following the month
in which this Article goes into effect, administer and allocate the
moneys then held in the Revenue Fund as follows:
1.
Operation
And Maintenance Account. There shall first be paid and credited to
the Operation and Maintenance Account an amount sufficient to pay
the estimated cost of Operation and Maintenance during the ensuing
month; provided, however, that deposits into the Operation and Maintenance
Account shall equal at least five hundred twenty-three thousand three
hundred sixty-six dollars ($523,366.00) annually. (This amount shall
equal Total Annual Expense, less Debt Service, Less Replacement Costs
set forth in Appendix A, held on file in the City offices). All amounts
paid and credited to the Operation and Maintenance Account shall be
expended and used by the City solely for the purpose of paying the
Operation and Maintenance expenses of the Water System.
2.
Replacement
Account. After all payments and credits required at the time to be
made under Subsection (D)(1) of this Section and subject to the provisions
of any Ordinance pursuant to which the City’s revenue bonds
have been issued relating to payments required to be made to debt
service accounts, debt service reserve accounts or administrative
fees for said bonds have been made, there shall next be paid and credited
to the Replacement Account, the amount of seven thousand one hundred
sixty-three dollars seventeen cents ($7,163.17) each month ($85,958
annually). (This amount shall equal Replacement Costs set forth in
Appendix A, held on file in the City offices). Moneys in the Replacement
Account shall be expended and used by the City, if no other funds
are available therefor, solely for the purpose of ensuring Replacement
needs over the useful life of the Water System as may be necessary
to keep the Water System in good repair and working order and to assure
the continued effective and efficient operation thereof.
3.
All remaining
funds on deposit in the Revenue Fund shall be administered and applied
pursuant to the provisions of the Ordinance under which the City’s
revenue bonds have been issued.
E.
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 and
Maintenance Account and the Replacement Account shall be returned
to their respective accounts upon appropriate adjustment of the user
charge rates for Operation and 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. 3056, 5-18-2020]
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.
The City
hereby imposes the following charges for services:
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The user charge rates set forth below.
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First 2,000 gallons — $4.88
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Next 10,000 gallons — $4.49
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Everything greater than — $4.27
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5/8" - 3/4" meter
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$4.88
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1" meter
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$9.42
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1 1/2" meter
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$13.66
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2" meter
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$22.66
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3" meter
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$67.21
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4" meter
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$112.50
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D.
The user
charge rates established in this Section apply to all users of the
City’s Water System, regardless of the user’s location.
[Ord. No. 3056, 5-18-2020]
A.
All users shall be billed monthly. Billings for each month shall be made on or near the first business day of the succeeding month. Except for a customer of the electric, water or sewer service who authorizes automatic payment withdrawals from the customer’s bank account to pay for utility service as provided in Section 26-111.1, each customer is hereby required to deliver by mail, electronic payment or in person payment in full by the fifteenth (15th) day of the month the statement is delivered. Any payment not received on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month is considered delinquent.
B.
A late
payment penalty of five percent (5%) of the user charge bill will
be added to each delinquent bill. When any bill is not paid by the
twenty-fifth (25th) day of the month, 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. 3056, 5-18-2020]
A.
The City
shall review the user charge system annually and revise user charge
rates as necessary to ensure that the Water System generates adequate
revenues to pay the costs of annual Operation and Maintenance including
Replacement and cost associated with the City’s revenue bonds
issued to finance or refinance improvements to the Water System (including,
but not limited to, the payment of principal, interest and redemption
premium, if any, on said bonds) and that the Water System continues
to provide for the proportional distribution of said 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 pursuant to the user charge system.
