HomeMy Public PortalAbout046-2004 - Amending Ordianance 93-1995ORDINANCE NO. 46-2004
AN AMENDED ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 93-1995
WHEREAS, the Sanitary District Board ('Board") of the Richmond Sanitary District
('District") established fees for the treatment and disposal of sewage and other waste discharged
into the sewerage system pursuant to IC 36-9-25-11 ("Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution No. 19-1994, as amended on November 14,
1995, setting forth sewer utility rates;
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Richmond ("City") adopted Ordinance
No. 8-1989 on June 24, 1989 approving sewer utility rates for the users in the District and
adopted Ordinance No. 93-1995 approving an amendment to the sewer utility rates (collectively,
"Rate Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, the Act authorizes the Board to increase the sewer utility rates, but requires
the approval of the sewer utility rates by ordinance of the Common Council of the City; and
WHEREAS the Board, at its regular meeting on June 8, 2004, adopted a resolution to
increase the sewer utility rates in three phases with phase I to take effect on the first billing cycle
following approval of the rates by the Common Council, phase II on January 1, 2005 and phase
III on January 1, 2006; and
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, THAT:
Section 1. The Common Council now approves the amendments proposed by the
Board only as to Phase I and Phase II and amends its Rate Ordinance to read as follows:
EFFECTIVE DATE: The first billing cycle January 1, 2005
following approval of rates
by ordinance of Common
Council
1. TREATMENT RATE
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS PER
MONTH
Residential $1.73 $2.02
Commercial 1.54 1.80
2. MONTHLY BASE RATE (ALL CLASSES)
WATER METER SIZE:
5/8 or 3/4 inch 6.11 7.15
1 inch 18.86 22.07
1 '/z inch 41.88 49.00
2 inch 71.19 83.29
3 inch 161.87 189.39
4 inch 280.46 328.14
UNMETERED CUSTOMERS
CHARGE PER MONTH 14.72 17.22
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGES
BOD (PER POUND) 0.38 0.44
SUSPENDED SOLIDS (PER POUND) 0.38 0.44
Section 2. All other provisions of and all other rates and charges established by
Ordinance No. 8-1989, as amended by Ordinance No. 93-1995, shall remain in full force and
effect.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval by the Mayor.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _6th day of _July_, 2004.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RICHMOND, INDIANA
S/S Larry Parker President
(Larry Parker)
ATTEST:
S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, on the 7th day of
_July_, 2004 at _9_:_0_ 0_m.
S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
Presented to and approved by me, the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this
7th day of _July_, 2004 at 9_:_0_ _5.m.
S/S Sarah L. Hutton Mayor
(Sarah L. Hutton)
ATTEST: S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)