HomeMy Public PortalAbout1990-04ORDINANCE, NO. 1990 -4
S AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A NEW SCHEDULE OF
WATER RATES AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City of Greencastle owns and operates a
municipal water system and collects rates and charges for the
use of and the services rendered by said water system pursuant
to I.C. 8- 1.5 -3 -8.
WHEREAS, the existing rates and charges do not produce
sufficient revenue to pay all the legal and other necessary
expenses incident to the operation of such water system,
including maintenance costs, operating charges, upkeep,
repairs, depreciation, taxes and payments in lieu of taxes,
interest charges on bonds and other obligations, to provide a
sinking fund for the liquidation of bonds and other evidences
of indebtedness, to provide adequate funds to be used as
working capital, adequate funds for making improvements, and a
reasonable return on the utility plant, and therefore do not
O produce revenues sufficient to maintain such water system
property in a sound physical and financial condition to render
adequate and efficient service. Accordingly, said existing
rates and charges ire not reasonable and just charges for
services within the meaning and provisions of I.C.
WHEREAS, it will be necessary to increase the existing
rates and charges, subject to the final approval of the
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, in order to provide
sufficient funds to meet the financial requirements of said
municipal water system, including payment in lieu of taxes,
and an ordinance establishing a new schedule of rates and
charges should be adopted by the common Council.
WHEREAS, said new rates and charges will provide
sufficient revenues to meet the financial requirements of the
City's Municipal Water System including payments in lieu of
taxes as set forth in I.C. 8- 1.5 -3 -8. Therefore,
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B E I T O R D A I N E D A N D A D O P T E D B Y T H E C O M M O N C O U N C I L O F T H E
C I T Y O F G R E E N C A S T L E , I N D I A N A :
S E C T I O N I .
T h a t C h a p t e r 7 1 5 o f t h e G r e e n c a s t l e C i t y C o d e i s a m e n d e d
t o r e a d a s f o l l o w s :
C H A P T E R 7 1 5
W A T E R W O R K S R A T E S A N D C H A R G E S
7 1 5 - 5 . A p p l i c a t i o n o f C h a p t e r
F o r t h e u s e a n d s e r v i c e r e n d e r e d b y t h e w a t e r w o r k s s y s t e m
o f t h e C i t y o f G r e e n c a s t l e , t h e r a t e s a n d c h a r g e s s p e c i f i e d i n
t h i s c h a p t e r w i l l b e a p p l i c a b l e .
7 1 5 - 1 0 . M o n t h l y M e t e r e d R a t e S c h e d u l e
M E T E R E D M O N T H L Y R A T E
M o n t h l y C o n s u m p t i o n
R a t e P e r 1 0 0 C u b i c F e e t
F i r s t 2 , 0 0 0 c u b i . c f e e t
$ 1 . 2 6
N e x t 6 , 0 0 0 c u b i c f e e t
. 8 0
A l l o v e r 1 . 0 , 0 0 0 c u b i c f e e t
. 6 4
7 1 5 - 1 5 . M i n i m u m M o n t h l y M e t e r e d S e r v i c e C h a r g e S c h e d u l e
M I N I M U M M O N T H L Y M E T E R E D S E R V I C E C H A R G E
M e t e r S i z e
C h a r g e P e r M o n t h
5 / 8 - i n c h a n d 3 / 4 - i n c h m e t e r
$ 2 . 8 2
1 - i n c h m e t e r
7 . 5 2
1 - 1 / 2 - . i n c h m e t e r
1 6 . 0 7
2 - i n c h m e t e r
2 6 . 7 9
3 - i n c h m e t e r
5 3 . 9 8
4 - i n c h m e t e r
9 5 . 0 4
6 - i n c h m e t e r
2 1 . 3 . 7 9
7 1 5 - 2 0 . F i r e P r o t e c t i o n C h a r g e S c h e d u l e
2 .
H Y D R A N T R E N T A L
H y d r a n t
r e n t a l
- m u n i c i p a l
$ 1 7 9 . 9 3 p e r a n n u m
2 .
PRIVATE FIRE CONNECTIONS
Size of Connection
Charge Per Annum
4 -inch
$ 88.43
6 -inch
194.55
8 -inch
347.83
10 -inch
548.28
12 -inch
795.89
715 -25. Contract Users Rate Schedule
CONTRACT USERS RATE
Metered Consumption
Rate Per 100 Cubic Feet
Not exceeding the monthly
contract maximum
$ .59
In excess of monthly contract
maximum
.98
715 -30. Collection Charge for Delinquent Payment
All bills for water services not paid within fifteen (15)
days shall be subject to a collection or deferred payment
• charge of ten percent (10 %) of the first three dollars ($3)
and three percent (3 %) of the excess over three dollars ($3).
715 -35. Tap -In Charges
(a) The following fees shall be paid to the Department
of Waterworks to cover the cost of installing new services:
TAP -IN CHARGES
Size
Short Service
Long Service
3/4 -inch
$ 520.00
$ 735.00
1 -inch
565.00
790.00
1 -1/2 -inch
1,195.00
1,555.00
2 -inch
1,535.00
2,075.00
(b) If the water main from which a service is being made
is located in the street pavement, additional charges for
special backfill and pavement repair shall be made. If the
main being tapped is located in a state highway, additional
charges shall be made to cover state highway cut permit fees,
which are estimated to be forty dollars ($40).
(c) For larger or special services, individual
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quotations will be given by the Department of Waterworks.
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II. EFFECTIVE DINE
This ordinance shall be effective for all water service
tendered after the date of approval of these rates and charges
by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
THIS ORDINANCE was passed and adopted this �jday of
��c.�'1tU.Qhti 1990.
Michael M. Ha mless,
Presiding Officer
EST; _
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u ith Be rr
Cl.rk- Treasurer
Presented by m to the Mayor of Greencastle, Indiana,
this f� of ' 1990, at ' clock,
M.
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Approved and signed by me
at 0'.50 o'clock, M.
ATTEST:
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,Ad i.th Berr ,
Clue rk- Treasurer
Jyd'th Berry
Cite k Treasurer
this I 3 j I i day of I-`c .L(�I 1990,
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Michael
M.
Harmless
Mayor
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