(A) The water rates to be charged for water from the municipal water system shall be prescribed by motion or resolution adopted by the City Council and the Public Works Authority. The rates may be classified by whether the water is used by residential customers or commercial customers, by customers within or without the city and/or by other reasonable classifications.
(B) In addition to the rates charged under division (A) above, and any other fees as may be assessed under this chapter, there is hereby established a "water meter fee" to be assessed on all monthly water utility account billing statements in the amounts as follows, corresponding to the size of water meter used or required on each account, for the maintenance or replacement of water meters on all residential, commercial, or industrial accounts charged:
Meter Size | Rate Per Month |
Meter Size | Rate Per Month |
5/8 in. meter | $6.00 |
1-in. meter | $6.00 |
2-in. meter | $9.00 |
3-in. meter | $13.00 |
4-in. meter | $17.00 |
6-in. meter | $25.00 |
8-in. meter | $34.00 |
(C) Water meter fees, at the rates shown in division (B), shall be assessed in addition to charges prescribed in any water resale agreements between the Newcastle Public Works Authority and/or the City of Newcastle with any other entity or municipality where the meter used is the property of the Newcastle Public Works Authority or the City of Newcastle.
(D) In the event of use of a meter size not shown in the table in division (B) above, or in the table as amended, the monthly water meter fee charged shall be that for the meter size shown in the table that most closely corresponds to the actual meter size used.
(E) The water meter fees established herein shall not be prorated and may be adjusted by the Newcastle City Council by ordinance, or by motion or joint resolution adopted by the Newcastle Public Works Authority and the Newcastle City Council.
(2002 Code, § 52.09) (Ord. 943, passed 5-8-2023)