(A) (1) The following rates and charges for the use and services of the waterworks of the village to persons residing within the village are hereby established, based on the amount of water received by each premises and calculated on a monthly basis:
Residential Premises/Customers - Minimum Rate; Water Service
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First 2,000 gallons | $12.60 |
Over 2,000 gallons | $4.28 per 1,000 gallons |
Commercial Premises/Customers - Minimum Rate; Water Service
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First 2,000 gallons | $27.90 |
Over 2,000 gallons | $10.32 per 1,000 gallons |
(2) As used herein, COMMERCIAL means any nonresidential use.
(B) (1) Right to make special charges. The Village Board reserves the right to make special charges for water service supplied to properties not covered by the above rates or which, in the judgment of said Village Board should be charged special rates. The rates established hereby shall go into effect as of the effective date of this section.
(2) Surcharge established. There shall be and there is hereby established a capital improvements surcharge which shall be assessed on all users of the waterworks system.
(3) Rate of surcharge imposed. Each user of the waterworks system shall be assessed the sum of $5 for each month of service provided by the waterworks system. Said charge shall be in addition to any and all other charges imposed for waters service.
(4) User defined. For the purpose of this section, USER shall be defined as any residence, each unit of a multi-unit commercial or residential building, and each user within another entity using the village water treatment or distribution system.
(5) Effective date or surcharge. The capital improvements surcharge shall be effective, and shall be included, for all bills rendered on or after August 20, 2015.
(6) Itemization of surcharge. The capital improvements surcharge shall be included on all bills for waterworks service rendered by the village and shall be separately itemized on such billing.
(7) Creation of account. In addition to any and all accounts maintained by the Village Treasurer for the waterworks system, there is hereby established a capital improvements surcharge account (the “account”) on the books and records of the village. All proceeds of the capital improvements surcharge collected by the Village Treasurer shall be credited to said account
(8) Partial payment of bills. In the event that a bill including the capital improvements surcharge is paid in part by a user, the Village Treasurer shall first credit the funds received to the account then credit the remainder to the waterworks system.
(9) Use of surcharge funds. Funds credited to the account shall be used only for the construction, improvements, extension and rehabilitation of the waterworks system. In connection therewith, the village may pay with funds credited to the account the principal of and interest on any bonds or other evidence of indebtedness the proceeds of which are to be sued for any or all of such purposes. The Board of Trustees may authorize the use of funds credited to the account for engineering, legal and planning services necessary to determine the design, cost or need of construction, improvements, extension and rehabilitation of the waterworks system. The Board of Trustees may authorize the use of funds credited to the account for payment of the cost of repairs to the waterworks system when it determines that such repairs are necessary to maintain the proper functioning of the waterworks system or any component thereof.
(C)
The rates and charges established hereby shall apply to bills issued after October 30, 2018.
(D) (1) Beginning January 1, 2023 and the first day of January thereafter, the rates established for water purchased from the Wapella waterworks system shall be increased by 6% over the then existing rates, unless the Board of Trustees, on or before January 1st, by duly enacted ordinance, suspends, modifies or rescinds such annual automatic increase.
(2) The City Clerk/Collector is hereby authorized to implement the new charges for water purchased from the Wapella waterworks system and empowered and directed to effectuate such rate increases when and as they become due.
(3) The Village Clerk be and he or she is hereby authorized to adjust the rates for water service, provided in division (A) of this section annually, as of January 1st of each year, based on the increase authorized, pursuant to this division (D).
(1975 Code, § 32-101) (Ord. 2015-08-18, passed 8-18-2015; Ord. 2018-08-18, passed 10-30-2018; Ord. 2018-10-30, passed 10-30-2018; Ord. 2022-12-21A, passed 12-21-2022)