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(A) The base monthly rate for natural gas service inside corporate limits of the village based on furnishing 1,000 BTU per cubic foot natural gas at 60°F are as follows.
For general and space heating use (Rates effective 1-1-24) | |
First 1,000 cubic feet | $16 |
Every 1,000 cubic feet thereafter | Based on gas purchase price, plus distribution/ overhead cost: $0.45738 |
(B) The base monthly rate for natural gas service outside corporate limits of the village based on furnishing 1,000 BTU per cubic foot natural gas at 60°F are as follows.
For general and space heating use (Rates effective 1-1-24) | |
First 1,000 cubic feet | $17.60 |
Every 1,000 cubic feet thereafter | Based on gas purchase price, plus distribution/ overhead cost: $0.50358 |
(C) There is hereby established a purchased gas adjustment charge, which will be automatically added to or subtracted from the rates set forth in division (A) above. The purchased gas adjustment charge shall be calculated monthly on the tenth day of each month, and shall be the difference in cost per 1,000 cubic feet delivered to the village delivery station as of 11-1-2007, and the cost as of the tenth day of the month in which the calculation is made. The purchased gas adjustment charge shall be applied to all gas metered between the day on which it is calculated and the tenth day of the succeeding month.
(D) Beginning in November 2008, and every November thereafter, the Utilities Committee of the Village Board shall determine, based on the most recent audit, any percentage increase or decrease in overhead expense for the Gas Department in the previous year. At a regular or special Board meeting in December 2008, and every December thereafter, the Utilities Committee shall report any such percentage increase or decrease in the overhead expenses of the Gas Department to the Village Board, which report shall be placed in the minutes of the meeting. Effective 1-1-2009, and January 1 of every year thereafter, the base gas rates established in division (A) above will be increased or decreased by the percentage increase reported by the Utilities Committee, unless the Village Board by resolution determines otherwise. Should the Utilities Committee fail to report the percentage increase or decrease to the Village Board, then the foregoing base gas rates will be increased or decreased by the rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the previous calendar year, without further amendment of this chapter, unless the Village Board by resolution determines otherwise. The new rates shall be published on the village website.
(E) (1) For a period not to exceed 36 months following the effective date of this amendment, all natural gas customers of the Village of Riverton will pay a monthly surcharge as follows: residential gas customers (both within and outside the corporate limits) will pay a $12 monthly surcharge to be added to their monthly billing statements.
(2) Small commercial/industrial users (based on their February 2021 consumption) will be charged a $40 monthly surcharge to be added to their monthly billing statements.
(3) Large commercial/industrial users (based on their February 2021 consumption) will be charged a $100 monthly surcharge to be added to their monthly bills.
(4) The lists of small and large commercial/industrial users is available for inspection in the village office.
(5) Over this 36 month period, new residential customers will be charged the $12 monthly surcharge, and all new commercial/industrial customers will be charged the $40 monthly surcharge.
(6) These monthly surcharges will be in place for a period not to exceed 36 months or when the village is able to pay off the Illinois finance loan (either by forgiveness by the state of Illinois, with federal assistance or otherwise), whichever comes first.
(Prior Code, § 50G.007) (Ord. 2002-06, passed - -; Ord. 2003-003, passed - -; Ord. 2003-032, passed - -; Ord. 2004-021, passed - -; Ord. 2005-005, passed - -; Ord. 2005-010, passed - -; Ord. 2006-001, passed - -; Ord. 2008-001, passed 1-21-2008; Ord. 18-020, passed 11-19-2018; Ord. 19-037, passed 11-18-2019; Ord. 20-020, passed 11-16-2020; Ord. 21-007, passed 3-15-2021; Ord. 21-020, passed 12-6-2021; Ord. 22-023, passed 11-21-2022; Ord. 23-018, passed 12-4-2023)
Editor’s note:
Utility rate analysis and changes became effective 1-1-2012.
(A) For all regular one-half inch taps and service connections, the village will furnish and install a valve service tee, service pipe, connection, fittings, regulator, meter and necessary stopcocks for the sum of $450 for all complete connections made within the village limits. The maximum length of service line to be installed at this cost shall be 75 feet from the property line and such additional lengths as are required shall be paid for by the customer at the costs actually incurred by the village for materials and labor of the additional installation. In addition, whenever a tap-on requires the crossing of a village street or a highway, there shall be a surcharge for the actual cost to the village of boring or excavating the street or highway, as the case may be.
(B) For business or industrial purposes or for special space heating requirements, requiring larger than one-half inch service pipe with incidental larger fittings, stopcocks, regulators and meters, these service connections shall be made in a like manner and the entire service line from the property line shall be paid for at actual cost to the village; provided that, upon application therefor, special permission may be granted by the President and Village Board authorizing the applicant to make such service connections at his, her or their own expense under the supervision of and subject to such reasonable conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by such permit. None of these conditions are to be inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 50G.008) (Ord. 2002-06, passed - -; Ord. 2003-003, passed - -; Ord. 2003-032, passed - -; Ord. 2004-021, passed - -; Ord. 2005-005, passed - -; Ord. 2005-010, passed - -; Ord. 2006-001, passed - -; Ord. 2008-001, passed 1-21-2008)
The corporate authorities of the village may contract with users for special rates where, in the judgement of the corporate authorities, a user is in a special category and application of the rate to that user would not unlawfully discriminate against other users.
(Prior Code, § 50G.009) (Ord. 2002-06, passed - -; Ord. 2003-003, passed - -; Ord. 2003-032, passed - -; Ord. 2004-021, passed - -; Ord. 2005-005, passed - -; Ord. 2005-010, passed - -; Ord. 2006-001, passed - -; Ord. 2008-001, passed 1-21-2008)
The rates for temporary electric services in connection with construction activities are as follows:
Rate | The residential customer rate shall apply |
Tap fee | $25 |
(Prior Code, § 50G.010) (Ord. 2002-06, passed - -; Ord. 2003-003, passed - -; Ord. 2003-032, passed - -; Ord. 2004-021, passed - -; Ord. 2005-005, passed - -; Ord. 2005-010, passed - -; Ord. 2006-001, passed - -; Ord. 2008-001, passed 1-21-2008)
(A) All taps to any village utility system and updates of any service shall be made by village personnel, or by other competent personnel as approved by the Superintendent of Public Works, in his or her sole discretion.
(B) The Superintendent of Public Works shall provide application forms for taps, and service updates, and no application shall be approved until the tap fee or update deposit is paid, together with any deposit required by § 50.069 of this chapter.
(C) All tap and service update applications shall be signed by an owner of record of the premises to be served.
(D) Tap fees are required for all utility installations unless the property served has an existing service that may be used without modification.
(E) The fee for an update of an existing utility service is the actual cost thereof. However, the Superintendent of Public Works will estimate the actual cost of the village’s labor, material and overhead for the update, and before the village updates the service, the customer shall pay a deposit equal to 110% of such estimate. If the actual cost incurred by the village is more than the estimate, then the customer shall pay the difference; if the actual cost is less than the deposit, the customer will be refunded the difference.
(F) The village will install utility services up to and including the meter. The village will not install or be responsible for installations past the meter. The customer will install the electric meter base supplied by the village on the building at the desired location, and the village will wire to it. The village will make the final connection at the electric meter on the customer’s side. The village may in its sole discretion make the final connection on the customer’s side for water and gas meters.
(G) A village lineperson will be present at all times during any service work past the meter requiring access to the meter. If such work is performed after normal business hours of the Electric Department, the customer will be responsible for the extra cost to the village thereof, including, but not limited to, any overtime pay and benefits for the lineperson.
(Prior Code, § 50G.011) (Ord. 2002-06, passed - -; Ord. 2003-003, passed - -; Ord. 2003-032, passed - -; Ord. 2004-021, passed - -; Ord. 2005-005, passed - -; Ord. 2005-010, passed - -; Ord. 2006-001, passed - -; Ord. 2008-001, passed 1-21-2008)
(A) If a customer requests a disconnection in order to perform maintenance on the customer side of the meter, the village will perform the disconnection and subsequent reconnection free of charge during normal working hours upon reasonable notice. Disconnections and reconnections requested for any time after normal working hours of the relevant Village Utility Department will be performed at the sole discretion of the Superintendent of Public Works. The customer will be responsible for payment of the actual cost to the village, including overtime pay and benefits, of any village employee who performs disconnection or reconnection work after the normal working hours of the Village Utility Department involved.
(B) The village recognizes the right of the village’s area fire protection district to perform emergency shutoffs of electric and gas services. However, the village disclaims all responsibility for property damage or personal injury caused in whole or in part by such an emergency shutoff. The fire protection district shall immediately report any such shutoff to the Superintendent of Public Works or, in his or her absence, to the Chief of Police.
(Prior Code, § 50G.012) (Ord. 2002-06, passed - -; Ord. 2003-003, passed - -; Ord. 2003-032, passed - -; Ord. 2004-021, passed - -; Ord. 2005-005, passed - -; Ord. 2005-010, passed - -; Ord. 2006-001, passed - -; Ord. 2008-001, passed 1-21-2008)
The burden is on the applicant for service to prove to the satisfaction of the Office Manager, in the Office Manager’s sole discretion, that the applicant is entitled to any rate classification other than residential. The Office Manager’s determination is subject only to review by the corporate authorities of the village upon request of the applicant within 30 days of such determination.
(Prior Code, § 50G.013) (Ord. 2002-06, passed - -; Ord. 2003-003, passed - -; Ord. 2003-032, passed - -; Ord. 2004-021, passed - -; Ord. 2005-005, passed - -; Ord. 2005-010, passed - -; Ord. 2006-001, passed - -; Ord. 2008-001, passed 1-21-2008)
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