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HomeMy Public PortalAbout140_032_Water and Sewer Billing Ordinance Sections Sec. 70-106. - Water and sewerage charges;irrigation systems. (a) From and after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived there shall be established a water-sewer service charge for each connection to the water-sewerage system of the city both inside and outside the city limits, and each water-sewer service customer shall pay the appropriate water-sewer charge established by the city council and on file with the city clerk. (b) The rates for all water-sewer service customers shall have a minimum base charge and said minimum base charge shall be considered a set standard or readiness to serve charge and will be charged whether the premises are occupied or not. In cases of abandoned or unoccupied houses, the readiness to serve charge will continue until the meter is removed by the city, at which time the charge will be discontinued. (c) (c)The rate charges for water-sewer service shall be determined by the amount of water used and these charges shall be on file with the city clerk. (d) The standby minimum base charge and the usage rate charges shall be increased annually commencing with calendar year 2005 in accordance with any increase of the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor from the base year of 2004 to the then current year. (e) Irrigation systems water rates on irrigation meters (those not connected to the city wastewater treatment plant system) shall be on file with the city clerk. (f)This section has application to water used by irrigation systems which are on an independent meter not connected to water entering the city's wastewater treatment plant system. (g) In the event the owner or occupier of a property establishes that the property is not suitable for a shallow well,the city will repurchase any previously installed irrigation meter. (h)All irrigation systems shall be equipped with rain sensors. (Code 1983, § 6-3-1) Sec. 70-38. -Billing;delinquency;fees;etc (d)Tiered rate structure.The city is authorized to impose a tiered rate structure based on usage. A specific tiered structure shall be approved by the mayor and council by resolution and a copy of such resolution shall be maintained on file in the office of the clerk and in the office of the finance officer of the city.