(A) (1) Commencing June 15, 2021, rates for water shall be as follows:
For the first 2,000 gallons of water used or fraction thereof | $20.50 |
For each subsequent 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof | $6.64 |
(2) Provided, however, that the following minimum charges shall apply for each apartment, flat, place of business, or family unit served by or through each sewer connection for each one-month period or fraction thereof:
For one-inch and below service connection | $13.64 |
For one and one-half-inch service connection | $18.98 |
For two-inch service connection | $24.34 |
For three-inch service connection | $35.05 |
For four-inch service connection | $45.75 |
All flat rates include 2,000 gallons of usage. Any usage above 2,000 gallons is billed at $6.64 per 1,000 gallons. | |
(3) Commencing May 1, 2022, and on each one-year anniversary thereafter, all foregoing rates shall be adjusted to increase over the then existing rates. Increase amounts will be as follows: 28.6% in 2022 for the first 2,000 gallons and each subsequent 1,000 gallons, 17.8% in 2023 for the first 2,000 gallons and each subsequent 1,000 gallons, and 13.7% in 2024 for the first 2,000 gallons and 26.5% for each subsequent 1,000 gallons.
(4) And provided, further, that a separate minimum charge shall be made for each apartment, flat, place of business, or family unit in all buildings containing two or more apartments, flats, places of business, or family units, but provided, further, no minimum charge shall be made for any vacant apartment, flat, or place of business in any such building where such apartment, flat, or place of business is vacant during an entire one-month period.
(B) The minimum monthly bill will be payable irrespective of use of the premises.
(Ord. 19-O-7, passed 5-7-2019; Ord. 2020-O-11, passed 5-5-2020; Ord. 2021-O-6, passed 5-4-2021)