(A) Properties being served by the city water system shall be subject to the following fees. The amount of each fee shall be determined by ordinance of the City Council and shall be adjusted from time to time to meet maintenance, operating and capital improvement expenses. All adjustment in fees will require capital improvement planning, rate studies based upon operations, expenditures and capital improvement plans.
(B) Fees will be derived by engineering methodology to recover cost of operations, cost of capital improvements and cost of debt service. These fees will be adopted by resolution from time to time. All reasonable methods will be made to inform the customer of any changes in rates or fees.
(C) The following fees will be addressed in the resolution and made a part of this chapter by reference:
(1) Meter fee. There will be a one time fee allowing new connection to the water system for the purpose of providing capacity, pressure, flows, including water rights to serve the customer.
(2) Connection fee. The cost involved with the disconnect, reconnect, meter reading and billing when turning on the water meter
(3) Service deposit fee. Joint water and sewer customers will be required to pay only one deposit for services. This deposit will be the highest of the two required deposits.
(4) Residential monthly service charge.
(5) Commercial and multi-unit monthly service charge.
(6) Administrative set-up fee. A one-time charge for setting up the customer account for all new accounts not on record with the city.
(7) Stand-by fee. All vacant lots with water system accessible will be charged a yearly stand-by fee. (See NMSA § 3-18-25.B). All developed lots who have their own well and are not connected to the water system will be assessed a stand-by fee. All owner initiated disconnection from the water service will pay a stand by fee prorated for the months disconnected at time of reconnect.
(8) A usage charge will be charged to all customers.
(9) Red tag fee.
(10) Late fee.
(Ord. 127, passed 6-23-2011)