The following shall constitute the basic monthly water rates for the water supplied by the waterworks system of the city.
(A) Minimum charge. The minimum bill shall be $18 per month for customers inside the city limits and $30 per month for customers outside the city limits. In addition, a maintenance fee of $3 per monthly bill for customers inside the city limits and $5 per monthly bill for customers outside the city limits shall be charged and placed in a separate cash account for upgrading and maintaining the water system.
(B) Meter rates for water usage in addition to the monthly minimum water rates specified above. The following metered charges shall be made for each 1,000 gallons or less of water consumption per month to customers of all size water connections.
Number of Gallons of Water Per Month | Water Charge Per 1,000 Gallons Per Month |
First 2,000 or less | $18 (minimum monthly charge inside city limits) |
$30 (minimum monthly charge outside city limits) | |
All usage above 2,000 gallons | $5.40 per 1,000 gallons |
(C) Meter rates for commercial water usage in addition to the monthly minimum water rates specified above. The following metered charges shall be made for each 1,000 gallons or less of water consumption per month to customers of all size water connections.
Number of Gallons of Water Per Month | Water Charge Per 1,000 Gallons Per Month |
First 3,000 or less | $25.27 (minimum monthly charge inside city limits) |
$35.58 (minimum monthly charge outside city limits) | |
Next 9,000 | $4.64 |
Next 10,000 | $4.13 |
Next 30,000 | $3.81 |
All over 51,000 | $3.10 |
(Prior Code, § 51.56) (Ord. passed 9-2-1986; Ord. passed 2-8-1989; Ord. 95-2, passed 5-1-1995; Ord. 2006-05, passed 9-27-2006; Ord. 2009-03, passed 10-19-2009; Ord. 2011-03, passed 8-8-2011; Ord. 2016-04, passed 7-5-2016; Ord. 2020-07, passed 9-23-2020)