HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 10-087 Utility Continuous BillingMcCALL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
Number
Meeting Date
AB 10-87
March 25, 2010
216 East Park Street
McCall, Idaho 83638
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Continuous Utility Billing:
Adopt Ordinance ,
establishing continuous utility
turn-on/turn-off fees
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
Or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
billing
&
Adopt Resolution 10-9 setting
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police department
Public Works
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
Information Systems
Grant Coordinator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Council has discussed
continuous billing, several
receive comments regarding
changes to the City's utility billing practices, including the concept of
times in the past few months. On February 11 a public hearing was conducted to
changes to the turn-on/turn-off fees and continuous billing for utility services.
two written comments have been received and are attached.
will require that all customers pay the water and sewer base rate. The customer
water turned off and there will be no reduction in the rate. This practice is
throughout the country. It spreads the burden of regulatory mandates, total
costs to all customers. This change will be phased in over the next cycle of
those accounts currently turned -off, continuous billing will begin when service is
allow customers to plan for the continuous billing.
the turn-on/turn-off fees. Currently, the fee to turn -on service is $30 and the fee
The new fees will be $65 to turn -on and $65 to turn-off. Additionally, the
the City to charge additional fees for service outside normal business hours or
are incurred by the City due to snow or debris blocking the water meter.
Since that public hearing,
The proposed ordinance
may choose to have their
common in municipalities
system debt, and infrastructure
on/off for the user. For
next turned -on. This will
Resolution 10-9 simplifies
to turn-off service is $100.
proposed Resolution allows
in cases where added costs
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Suspend the rules and
2. Adopt Ordinance No.
documents.
3. 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
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
February 11, 2010
AB10-40: conducted public hearing, tabled the Ordinance & Resolution until March 25