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AGENDA BILL
Number
Meeting Date
AB 10-107
April 22, 2010
216 East Park Street
McCall, Idaho 83638
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Continuous Utility Billing:
Adopt Ordinance ,
establishing continuous utility
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
originator
billing
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
times in the past few months. On February
changes to the turn-on/turn-off fees
will require that all customers pay
may choose to have their water turned
in municipalities throughout the
practices, including the concept of
11 a public hearing was conducted to
and continuous billing for utility services.
the water and sewer base rate, with some
off and there will be no reduction in the
country. It spreads the burden of regulatory
This change will be phased in over the
-off, continuous billing will begin when
the continuous billing.
request of Council during the March 25
accounts owned by public, governmental
The exemption must be requested each
exemption will expire on July 1, 2013.
The proposed ordinance
exceptions. The customer
rate. This practice is common
mandates, total system debt,
next cycle of on/off for
service is next turned -on.
A new Section 2 has been
meeting. The new section
agencies to request an exemption
time that the water service
and infrastructure costs to all customers.
the user. For those accounts currently turned
This will allow customers to plan for
added to the draft ordinance, at the
allows irrigation -only accounts and
from the continuous billing policy.
is turned -off. The ability to request an
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Suspend the rules and
2. Adopt Ordinance No.
necessary documents.
read Ordinance No. _ by title only
establishing continuous utility
one time only.
billing, and authorize the Mayor to sign all
_,
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
March 25, 2010
AB10-87: adopted Resolution 10-9, tabled the draft Ordinance until April 22