(a) The following water rates shall be charged to each water consumer in the Municipality.
(1) A monthly base rate currently of six dollars ($6.00) shall be charged to each water consumer each month which shall include the first ninety-nine cubic feet of water consumed in that month and which shall be increased as follows:
January 1, 2020 | .25 |
January 1, 2021 | .25 |
January 1, 2022 | .25 |
January 1, 2023 | .25 |
(2) For each 100 cubic feet of water consumed or any fraction thereof in excess of ninety-nine cubic feet of water consumed for a month, an additional water rate shall be established and recalculated annually for each year subsequent to 2007. In recalculating the monthly additional water rate per one hundred cubic feet of water consumed or fraction thereof in excess of ninety-nine cubic feet of water, the Director of Public Service is hereby authorized to apply a percentage increase equal to the annual percentage increase charged to the City of Sheffield Lake by the facility servicing water to the City.
(3) In addition to any annual increase pursuant to section 935.15(a)(2) of the Code, the water rate charged by the City of Sheffield Lake to each water consumer in the municipality for each 100 cubic feet of water in excess of the first ninety-nine cubic feet, presently $2.30/unit, shall be increased as follows:
January 1, 2020 | 4% |
January 1, 2021 | 4% |
January 1, 2022 | 4% |
January 1, 2023 | 4% |
(b) Senior citizens and residents who are totally disabled should consult the Clerk of the Utilities Department as to any credits allowed them.
(c) In addition to all other water charges in the City, the City shall charge a monthly water connection charge in an amount established by the E.P.A. for such water connections.
(d) In addition to all other costs and charges to be paid by water customers within the City, the following charges shall also be charged to and payable by water customers:
(1) A charge of one dollar ($1.00) shall be charged to any water customer to whom the City sends a disconnect notice.
(2) A charge of two dollars ($2.00) shall be charged to each water customer on whose dwelling or other premises or building the City places a red tag notice which notice is placed on said building or premises on the day before water service disconnection will occur.
(e) In addition to all other charges to be paid by water customers within the City, there shall be charged an additional two dollars ($2.00) to be designated exclusively for water capital improvements related to fire hydrants and water lines within the municipality.
(f) The Water Department is hereby authorized to establish a line item on each water billing account in the City for Water Meter Replacement in an amount not to exceed two dollars and ninety-eight cents ($2.98) per account per month for a period not to exceed fifteen years.
(Ord. 61-19. Passed 11-12-19.)