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AGENDA BILL
Number
Meeting Date
AB 10-40
February 11, 2010
216 East Park Street
McCall, Idaho 83638
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Continuous Utility Billing
Ordinance Adoption establishing continuous utility billing
Resolution Adoption setting turn-on/turn-off fees
A PUBLIC HEARING
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police department
Public Works
TS
Originator
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE: Water/Sewer Department
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
Information Systems
Grant Coordinator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Council has discussed changes to the City's utility billing practices, including the concept of
continuous billing, several times in the past few months.
The proposed ordinance will require that all customers pay the water and sewer base rate if services are
available to them. The customer may choose to have their water turned off and there will be no reduction in
the rate. This practice is common in municipalities throughout the country. It spreads the burden of the DEQ
mandates and total system debt to all customers. If approved, this change will be phased in over the next
cycle of on/off for the user. Staff will notify all customers that when the water is turned on/off again, the
base rate will continue to be charged. This would allow customers to plan for the continuous billing.
The proposed Resolution simplifies the turn-on/turn-off fees. Currently, the fee to turn -on service is $30 and
the fee to turn-off service is $100. The new fees will be $65 to turn -on and $65 to turn-off. Additionally, the
proposed Resolution allows the City to charge additional fees for service outside normal business hours or
in cases where added costs are incurred by the City due to snow or debris blocking the water meter.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Conduct the Public Hearing.
2. Suspend the rules and
3. Adopt Ordinance No.
documents.
4. Adopt Resolution No.
documents.
read Ordinance No. _ by title only one time
establishing continuous utility billing,
only.
and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary
the Mayor to sign all necessary
_,
10-9, setting turn-on/turn-off fees, and authorize
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE
ACTION
April 24, 2008
City Council adopted Ordinance 855 Authorizing the issuance of sewer revenue bonds
April 24, 2008
City Council adopted Resolution 08-10, setting the sewer base rate
November 19, 2009
Council directed staff to look at the sewer rate model and pursue a code change
December 17, 2009
After a brief 30 minute work session, Council decided that a special work session would
be scheduled to work with the rate model
January 21, 2010
Water/Sewer Rate Model Work Session
2/11/2010
Council tabled action on the ordinance and resolution until March 25, 2010