(A) The emergency service fees for each utility customer of each developed property shall be based on the Residential Meter Equivalent (RME) methodology adopted by the American Water Works Association, most recent edition of its model and as amended, reflecting differences in demand for water service based on the size of the meter.
(B) For example, most single-family residential units have or ¾ inch meters. As a result, the RME treats this size of meter as a single RME (a.k.a RME = 1). The higher the RME, the corresponding and proportionately higher the demand for supplemental and additional fire services generated by the development served by the utility account. Multi-unit properties currently serviced by a single or ¾ meter will be billed at an RME equal to the dwelling unit value designated by the Tillamook County Assessor's Office.
(C) Specific RME calculations are as expressed in the table in this section.
Size of Meter | RME |
Size of Meter | RME |
No meter | 1 |
inch to ¾ inch | 1 |
1 inch | 2 |
1.5 inch | 4 |
2 inch | 7 |
3 inch | 16 |
4 inch | 28 |
6 inch | 64 |
10 inch | 178 |
(D) Each property's monthly fee total shall be the product of that property's RME calculated value multiplied by the sum of the service fees. Fee amounts to be subsequently set or updated by City Council resolution at the Council's discretion. The initial monthly fee amounts are as follows:
Fire Service Fee (FSF) $5.00
Police Service Fee (PSF) $0.00
Emergency Preparedness Service Fee (ESF) $0.00
Emergency Services Fees Total = (FSF + PSF + EPSF) x Utility Customer RME value.
(Ord. 19-438, passed 12-11-2019)