A. Established: The rates, penalty fee for delinquency in payment, connection fee, inspection fee, reconnection fees, and other charges incidental to the connection and services from the Town's culinary water system, shall be fixed from time to time by the Town Council. The Town Council may, from time to time, promulgate rules for levying, billing, guaranteeing and collecting charges for culinary water services and all other rules necessary for the management and control of the system. Rates for services furnished shall be uniform with respect to each class or classes of service established or that may hereafter be established. Rates may be established at different levels for premises outside the corporate boundaries of the Town.
B. Schedule: Until further resolution or order or by any enacted legislation as provided in subsection A of this section, the schedule of connection and user fees shall be as follows: (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
1. Connection Fees:
a. Connection Fees Inside Town Limits:
(1) For three-fourths inch (3/4") service (residential), one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,500.00).
(2) For one inch (1") service, two thousand dollars ($1,800.00).
(3) For two inch (2") service, five thousand one hundred dollars ($2,200.00).
b. Connection Fees Outside Town Limits: All dimensions, sizes and capacities; to be fixed when and if application therefor is approved by the Town Council. (Res. 2012-03, 6-11-2012; amd. Res. 2022-10, 9-21-2022)
2. User Fees:
a. Residential User Fees Inside Town Limits:
(1) Minimum monthly fee per month for active as well as inactive connections shall be an amount as set by town council.
The minimum monthly charge shall entitle the user to an amount of culinary water per month as set by town council. The minimum charge shall be applicable to seasonal, temporary, inactive, as well as active connections to the system for both residential and commercial and may be regarded as a "demand" charge based upon capital investment to make service available at each point of connection and therefor peremptorily assessed although no water may be utilized at the premises in any given month.
(2) Charges for uses exceeding the amount of culinary water per month as set by town council shall be an amount as set by town council.
b. Other Than Residential User Fees Inside Town:
(1) Minimum monthly fee per month for active as well as inactive connections shall be an amount as set by town council.
The minimum monthly charge shall entitle the user to an amount of culinary water per month as set by town council. The minimum charge shall be applicable to seasonal, temporary, inactive, as well as active, connections to the system for both residential and commercial and may be regarded as a "demand" charge based upon capital investment to make service available at each point of connection and therefor peremptorily assessed although no water may be utilized at the premises in any given month.
(2) Charges for uses exceeding the amount of culinary water per month as set by town council shall be an amount as set by town council. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992; amd. Res. 2004-01, 9-8-2004)
c. Usage Fees Outside Town Limits: Charges for usage outside the corporate limits of the town not only as to the minimum, but also as to all overages, shall be fixed from time to time by resolution or agreement as deemed proper under the circumstances. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
d. Deposits: A deposit will be collected by the town at the time that property changes ownership. At the time of termination of ownership of a property that a deposit has been made on, the deposit will be reimbursed as long as there is no balance due amount. Otherwise, the balance due amount will be deduced from the deposit amount.
(1) Deposits on residential properties, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00);
(2) Deposits on business properties, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). (Res. 2/97, 2-8-1997, eff. 3-1-1997)
(3) The town will accept a credit letter in lieu of a deposit for businesses and/or residents. This will be on a case by case basis which must be approved by the town council. (Res. 5/98, 7-9-1998, eff. 7-9-1998)
C. Special Rates: The town council may, from time to time, fix by agreement or resolution special rates and conditions for users using exceptionally large amounts of water service or making use of the system under exceptional circumstances, upon such terms and conditions as they may deem proper.
D. Disposition Of Funds: All connection fees and monthly user charges collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the town's water system fund and used to meet the operation and maintenance cost of the system; debt service on obligations appertaining to the construction associated with the completion of the system; and such other allocations as town council may by resolution provide. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)