(A) Inside city. There shall be charged to and collected from all parties making use of the sewage facilities of the combined and consolidated water and sewer system of the city, within the city limits, a monthly sewer service rate as follows:
(1) Effective with the meter reading for the month of February, 2018 the sewer rates charged for the sewer service provided to users within the city limits as set forth below:
Gallons of water used per month Monthly charge per 1,000 gallons
Minimum monthly charge $13.23
(incl. 1,000 gallons)
Per 1,000 gallons of water usage:
1,000 - 150,000 7.16
Next 850,000 6.39
All over 1,000,000 6.28
('77 Code, § 17-134) (Ord., passed 8-17-65; Am. Ord., passed 10-6-70; Am. Ord., passed 7-7-92; Am. Ord. 2000-14, passed 5-16-00; Am. Ord. 2003-4, passed 2-18-03; Am. Ord. 2004-08, passed 5-4-04; Am. Ord. 2005-14, passed 7-5-05; Am. Ord. 2005-18, passed 7-5-05; Am. Ord. 2005-13, passed 7-5-06; Am. Ord. 2009-22, passed 12-1-09; Am. Ord. 2009-26, passed 12-17-09; Am. Ord. 2011-6, passed 5-3-11; Am. Ord. 2011-12, passed 5-31-11; Am. Ord. 2015-24, passed 1-5-16)
(B) Outside city. There shall be charged to and collected monthly from all parties not residing within the corporate limits whose sewage facilities are connected to the sewer system of the city including all customers of water districts, the following sewer rates:
(1) Effective with the meter reading for the month of February, 2018 the sewer rates charged for sewer service provided to users outside the city limits as set forth below:
Gallons of water used per month Monthly charge per 1,000 gallons
Minimum monthly charge $16.85
(incl. 1,000 gallons)
Per 1,000 gallons of water usage:
1,000 - 150,000 9.69
Next 850,000 8.58
All over 1,000,000 8.57
(Ord., passed 2-20-79; Am. Ord., passed 6-16-92; Am. Ord. 2000-15, passed 5-16-00; Am. Ord. 2003-5, passed 2-18-03; Am. Ord. 2004-7, passed 5-4-04; Am. Ord. 2005-13, passed 7-5-05; Am. Ord. 2009-23, passed 12-1-09; Am. Ord. 2009-27, passed 12-17-09; Am. Ord. 2011-5, passed 5-3-11; Am. Ord. 2011-13, passed 5-31-11; Am. Ord. 2015-25, passed 1-5-16)
(C) The above rates shall increase by two percent (2%) annually on July 1 until July 1, 2025.
(Am. Ord. 2015-26, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 2020-7, passed 1-21-20)