(A) There shall be and are hereby established for the use of the service rendered by the municipal sewage works of the city, the following rates and charges. The effective date for each set of rates and charges shall be effective , 2022 and shall remain in effect thereafter until further action of the City Common Council.
(1) The following base rate charges are tied to the diameter of the meter servicing the property and shall be paid monthly by users regardless of actual usage.
Residential/Commercial Meter Size | Inside City Limits Residential/Commercial Base Rate Regardless of Usage | Outside City Limits Residential/Commercial Base Rate Regardless of Usage |
Residential/Commercial Meter Size | Inside City Limits Residential/Commercial Base Rate Regardless of Usage | Outside City Limits Residential/Commercial Base Rate Regardless of Usage |
5/8 inch meter | $4.20 | $4.83 |
1 inch meter | $10.50 | $12.08 |
1 and 1/2 inch meter | $24.36 | $28.01 |
2 inch meter | $42.00 | $48.30 |
3 inch meter | $94.50 | $108.68 |
4 inch meter | $168.00 | $193.20 |
6 inch meter | $382.20 | $439.53 |
(2) A minimum monthly charge shall be incurred, pursuant to the diameter of the water meter, which shall include the base rate as set forth in division (A)(1) herein, and shall be charged regardless of actual usage.
Residential/Commercial Meter Size | Inside City Limits Residential/Commercial Minimum Charge Regardless of Usage | Outside City Limits Residential/Commercial Minimum Charge Regardless of Usage |
Residential/Commercial Meter Size | Inside City Limits Residential/Commercial Minimum Charge Regardless of Usage | Outside City Limits Residential/Commercial Minimum Charge Regardless of Usage |
5/8 inch meter | $30.19 | $34.72 |
1 inch meter | $75.48 | $86.80 |
1 and 1/2 inch meter | $175.10 | $201.37 |
2 inch meter | $301.90 | $347.19 |
3 inch meter | $679.28 | $781.17 |
4 inch meter | $1,207.60 | $1,388.74 |
6 inch meter | $2,747.29 | $3,159.38 |
(3) The users shall be billed the following rate per 1,000 gallons of usage over and above the calculated minimum charge, which includes the base rate and the gallon usage as set forth herein and in division (C)(2).
Inside City Limits Residential/Commercial Rate Per 1,000 Gallons of Water Usage | Outside City Limits Residential/Commercial Rate Per 1,000 Gallons of Water Usage |
$11.30 | $13.00 |
(B) These rates and charges shall be collected from and paid by the owner of every lot, parcel of real estate or building, pursuant to the number of meters servicing the user, that is connected to or is served by the municipal sewage system.
(C) Measurement of gallonage of sewage shall be based upon a figure from municipal water meter readings of each municipal water customer. The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of the water used on , in or about the property or premises subject to such rates and charges.
('74 Code, § 12-7) (Ord. 72-1, passed - -72; Am. Ord. 1980-4, passed 5-5-80; Am. Ord. 89-11, passed 12-11-89; Am. Ord. 1995-4, passed 5-9- 95; Am. Ord. 2006-12, passed 5-31-06; Am. Ord. 2006-18, passed 11-20-06; Am. Ord. 2018-009, passed 7-9-18; Am. Ord. 2021-001, passed 4-13-21; Am. Ord. 2022-011, passed 12-19-22)