(A) There shall be and there is hereby established a minimum charge and a basic user charge for the use of and for service supplied by the wastewater facilities. A minimum charge per month for commercial customers in the city limits and a minimum charge per month for commercial customers out of the city limits shall be applied to all users whose water consumption does not exceed 5,000 gallons per month.
(B) A basic user charge per 1,000 gallons shall be applied to all users for water consumption in excess of 5,000 gallons per month.
(C) A minimum charge per month for residential customers in the city limits and a minimum charge per month for residential customers out of the city limits shall be applied to users whose volume is estimated at not exceeding 7,000 gallons per month.
(D) The basic user charge and the minimum user charge for all commercial, residential and out of city limits customers shall be determined and amended by the Council and adopted by resolution. This resolution, containing the effective date thereof, shall be kept on file and open to inspection in the office of the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer and shall be uniformly enforced. For the purpose of fixing the rates and charges, the Council may categorize and classify under the various types of service, provided that the categorization and classification shall be included in the resolution authorized by this section.
(E) This section shall be in full force and effective from and after its passage and approval and publication as provided by law.
(1989 Code, § 3.40, Subd. 7D) (Ord. 33, 2nd Ser., eff. 5-21-1999; Ord. 39, 2nd Ser., passed 11-7-2001; Ord. 58, 2nd Ser., passed 2-1-2011)