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PRESENTED April 27, 1993
ORDINANCE NO. 93-0-14 ADOPTED April 27, 1993
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE III AND CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE
III OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING UTILITY FEES
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 92-0-17, adopted June 23, 1992, included annual rate, increases for
water and sewer user fees to fund the town's utility system and meet the costs of its operal~ing expenses,
debt serwices and capital projects through fiscal year 1996; and
WHEREAS, availability fee revenues received during fiscal year 1993 have exceeded budget
estimates; and
WHEREAS, bids received on the Water Pollution Control Facility Expansion and 'Upgrade were
approximately $4.0 million less than programmed costs for the project; and
WHEREAS, a financial forecast model, reflecting the increased revenue and project savings,
indicates a sufficient utility fund balance and revenue coverage ratio without increasing water and sewer
user fees throughout fiscal year 1994;
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia ets follows:
Chapter 15, Al%icle III and Chapter 19, Article III of the Town Code, are hereby
SECTION I.
amended as follows:
Sec. 15.57.
Charge where connection made to both water and sewer system.
Where connection has been made to both the town water and sewer syste:m, the charge
for use of the sewer system shall be based on time and quarterly water meter readings taken to the
nearest 1,000 gallons as follows: for premises inside the town, the rate beginning July 1, 1992, shall be
$2.25 per quarter plus $3.21 per 1,000 gallons, beginning July 1, 1994, $3.88 $3.53 per 1,00.0 gallons, and
beginning July 1, 1995, $4=57 $3.88 per 1,000 gallons.
Sec. 15.58. Charge where connection made to sewer system only--genen~lly.
Where connection has been made to the town sewer system only, the charge for use of
the sewer system shall be as follows: for premises inside the town, the charge shall be $59.00 per quarter
beginning July 1, 1992,~e".. ~.vv=~ $65.00, beginning July 1, 1994, and~e'". o.~v~^ $71.50 beginning' July 1, 1995.
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AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE III AND CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE
III OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING UTILITY FEES
Sec. 19-45. Rates established.
The charge for use of water from the town water system shall be based on quarterly meter readings
taken to the nearest 1,000 gallons at the following rates: for premises inside the town, the rate beginning
July 1, 1992, shall be $2.25 per quarter, plus $2.67 per 1,000 gallons, beginning July 1, 199.4, $3.2~ $2.93
per 1,000 gallons and beginning July 1, 1995, $3.55 $3.23 per 1,000 gallons.
Sec. 19-47. Rate for water drawn at public meter.
The charge for each purchase of water drawn at the public meter at the water treatment plant shall
be $3.00 plus $3.75 per 1,000 gallons of all water drawn beginning July 1, 1992, $4~0 ~.15 per 1,000
gallons, beginning July 1, 1994, and $5.99 $4.60 per 1,000 gallons beginning July 1, 1995..
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective July 1, 1993.
PASSED this 27th day of April , 1993.
games E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council