At the time of disconnection, a $50.00 (fifty dollars) disconnect fee will be applied to the customer’s account balance.
(Ordinance 2010-03, sec. X, adopted 5/4/2010; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)
A reconnect fee of $75.00 (seventy-five dollars) during normal business hours or $100.00 (one hundred dollars) after normal business hours will be applied to the customer’s account for reconnection.
(Ordinance 2010-03, sec. XI, adopted 5/4/2010; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)
Along with the application for water service the applicant shall pay to the city a $200.00 residential or $250.00 commercial deposit on such property.
(Ordinance 2019-09-19-2A, sec. 2, adopted 9/-/2019; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person other than those authorized by the city to connect, disconnect, move, or tamper with any meter, or to turn on or off the water at the curb cock, valve, or meter; or to open or tamper with any meter box. A tampering fee of $150.00 plus a $30.00 connect fee will be charged by the city.
(Ordinance 2019-09-19-2A, sec. 4, adopted 9/-/2019; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)
(a) 
Tap charges.
(1) 
Tap charges inside city limits.
A charge shall be made by the city for each water tap and sewer tap made to the city’s water and sewer system as follows:
(A) 
Water tap:
(i) 
5/8" or 3/4": $2000.00.
(ii) 
1": $2250.00 plus extra costs for pipe or copper tubing.
(iii) 
2": $2500.00 plus extra costs for pipe or copper tubing.
(B) 
Sewer tap: $2000.00.
(2) 
Tap charges outside city limits.
Two (2) times inside city limit rates plus any additional expenses.
(b) 
Garbage collection and disposal charges.
(1) 
Garbage collection and disposal charges inside city limits.
The following monthly charges shall be made for the collection and disposal of garbage or trash by the city:
(A) 
Residential and commercial containers and dumpsters.
From the contracted solid waste company as amended annually. Having a flat surcharge on the solid waste contract creates built-in flexibility to this section. The utility ordinance will not have to be amended each time a new solid waste contract is negotiated and approved. Solid waste charges in the utility billing department will take place each time the solid waste contract is amended.
(B) 
Garbage collection days; rates.
(i) 
Garbage collections will be made on Mondays for residential, commercial container and commercial dumpster pickup.
$25.00/1 can; $20.00 each additional
(ii) 
Garbage collections will be made on Thursdays for commercial dumpster twice-a-week pickup.
(2) 
Garbage collection and disposal charges outside city limits.
Two (2) times inside city limits rate.
(c) 
Sewer rates.
Creation of rate based fees for commercial and institutional customers:
(1) 
Sewer rates inside city limits.
(A) 
Residential Customers.
The current base fee for residential customers is $35.00.
(B) 
Commercial Customers.
The current base fee for commercial customers is $42.50 for the first 10,000 gallons and 6.125 per 1,000 gallons for all additional usage.
Commercial Customer
Use
Rate
Fix Rate
First 10,000 gal.
$42.50
Usage Rate
Per 1,000 gal. past 10,000 gal.
$6.125
(C) 
Institutional Customers.
The current base fee for commercial customers is $42.50 for the lst 2,000 gallons, then 6.125 per 1,000 gallons for all additional usage.
Commercial Customer
Use
Rate
Fix Rate
First 10,000 gal.
$42.50
Usage Rate
Per 1,000 gal. past 10,000 gal.
$6.125
(2) 
Sewer rates outside city limits.
All sewer rates shall be two (2) times inside city limit rates.
(d) 
Water rates.
(1) 
Water rates inside city limits.
The schedule of monthly rates or charges for water service furnished by the city is as follows:
Residential
First 2,000 gallons (minimum)
$32.50 base + $0.006125/gal per month
From 2,000 gallons
$6.545 per 1,000 gallons
Commercial
First 2,000 gallons (minimum)
$32.50 base + $0.006125/gal per month
From 2,000 gallons
$6.7550 per 1,000 gallons
(2) 
Water rates outside city limits.
The base charge shall be one and one-half times the inside city limit rate. Per gallon charges will be the same as inside city limit rates. Therefore, outside the city limit water rates shall be as follows:
Residential
First 2,000 gallons (minimum)
$47.50 base per month + $6.125 per 1,000 gallons
From 2,000 gallons
$6.545 per 1,000 gallons - same as inside rate
Commercial
First 2,000 gallons (minimum)
$47.50 per month + $6.125 per 1,000 gallons
From 2,000 gallons
$6.7550 per 1,000 gallons - same as inside rate
(Ordinance 2019-09-19-2A, sec. 5, adopted 9/-/2019; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code; Ordinance 2024-09-23-04 adopted 9/23/2024; Ordinance 2025-02-23-04 adopted 2/24/2025)
Any consumer of utility services furnished by the city whose service charges are unpaid by the service suspension date shall be assessed a suspension fee of $125.00.
(Ordinance 2019-09-19-2A, sec. 7, adopted 9/-/2019; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)
(a) 
Availability.
This schedule is available throughout the electric service territory served by the city, subject to the rules, regulations, policies and rates established by the city.
(b) 
Applicability.
This rate is applicable for electric service used for residential purposes including, but not limited to, single-family and multi-family dwellings where each unit is individually metered for electricity and is applicable for service to a residence also used for any nonresidential or commercial purpose, or any other nonresidential activity.
(c) 
Monthly rates.
The monthly rate shall be the sum of the monthly customer charge plus the monthly energy charge.
(1) 
Customer charge: $32.50.
(2) 
Energy charge: $0.1356 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
(d) 
Minimum monthly charge.
The minimum monthly charge shall be the customer charge.
(Ordinance 2014-04, sec. 4, adopted 5/12/2014; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code; Ordinance 2024-09-23-03 adopted 9/23/2024)
(a) 
Availability.
This schedule is available throughout the electric service territory served by the city subject to the rules, regulations, policies and rates established by the city.
(b) 
Applicability.
This rate is applicable for electric service to nonresidential customers.
(c) 
Monthly rates.
The monthly rate shall be the sum of the monthly customer charge plus the monthly energy charge.
(1) 
Customer charge: $32.50.
(2) 
Energy charge: $$0.1175 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
(3) 
The demand charges shall be deleted and will no longer be charged.
(d) 
Minimum monthly charge.
The minimum monthly charge shall be the customer charge.
(Ordinance 2014-04, sec. 5, adopted 5/12/2014; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code; Ordinance 2024-09-23-03 adopted 9/23/2024)