ORDINANCE NO. 1261
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS
1. Title 8, Chapter 1, Section 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-1-5: RATES: The sewer rates established in this section shall apply to all users of the City of Scott City’s sewer system billed to customers after March 1, 2024.
A. Definitions
1. Residential property shall include all forms of residences, apartment buildings, mobile homes and residential property units divided into apartment dwellings.
2. Business 1 shall include all motels/hotels, schools, fast food restaurants, restaurants, service stations, automotive repair, laundromats, grocery stores, butchers, hospitals, rest homes, food production or processing facilities.
3. Business 2 shall include all car washes.
4. Business 3 shall include all businesses not specified in the definition of Business 1 or Business 2.
B. The monthly sewerage rates to be charged and collected for the use of the services rendered by the sanitary sewer system of the City, and to all customers or users of said sewerage system whose premises are connected or may be hereafter connected directly or indirectly to the City’s sanitary sewerage system, shall be as follows:
1. Residential property Units. For each residence, home, mobile home, apartment, or other residential dwelling unit, sewer charges shall be $12.50 per month and $1.00 per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water per month. The City shall use the average water usage for the months of December, January and February, this average will be reassessed annually.
2. Business 1. The sewer rate for businesses defined as Business 1 shall be $25.50 per month and $1.00 per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water per month. The City shall use the average water usage for the months of December, January and February, this average will be reassessed annually.
3. Business 2. The sewer rate for businesses defined as Business 2 shall be $25.50 per month and $1.00 per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water per month. The City shall use the average water usage for the months of July, August and September, this average will be reassessed annually.
4. Business 3. The sewer rate for businesses defined as Business 3 shall be $12.50 per month and $1.00 per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water per month for the metered use. The City shall use the average water usage for the months of December, January and February, this average will be reassessed annually.
2. The total amount charged for sewer connections that are outside the corporate city limits shall be two (2) times the rates inside the corporate city limits.
3. The existing Title 8, Chapter 1, Section 5 of the Codification of Ordinances of Scott City, Kansas is repealed.
4. This ordinance shall take effect and be of force from and after its passage and publication in the official city paper.
Adopted this 20th day of February 2024, by the City Council of the City of Scott City, Scott County, Kansas.
Everett M. Green
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ruth Becker
City Clerk