The water rates which shall be paid by every metered water service (including fire protection systems, lawn sprinkler and swimming pool service systems) shall be as follows:
(A) Inside city limits.
First 1,000 gallons (or less) | $13.25 (minimum) |
Next 9,000 gallons | $13.56 per 1,000 gallons |
Next 10,000 gallons | $12.81 per 1,000 gallons |
Next 30,000 gallons | $12.63 per 1,000 gallons |
Over 50,000 gallons | $12.29 per 1,000 gallons |
(B) Outside city limits.
First 1,000 gallons (or less) | $18.34 (minimum) |
Next 9,000 gallons | $18.79 per 1,000 gallons |
Over 10,000 gallons | $17.68 per 1,000 gallons |
(C) Tank water rate. The water rate, which shall be paid by every person for tank water at the municipal utility plant, shall be a flat rate of $0.25 per 13 gallons.
(D) Effective date of rates. The rates set forth in this section shall be effective for water supply until changed by the provisions of this Water Code.
(E) Operating expense adjustment. Any changes in operating expenses, not including cost of water, shall be passed uniformly and directly to all bills rendered after such determination has been made by the Collector of the city. The determination shall be made using the latest fiscal audit report with the “base operating expenses” being the operating expenses recorded for the preceding fiscal year. Changes in operating expenses shall be limited to the following:
(1) Demonstrable changes identified in the fiscal reports of the city.
(2) Changes in wages, salaries, payroll or payroll expenses applicable after they have been put into effect.
(3) Direct and permanently continuing costs over which the city has no control.
(4) Changes in debt service.
(F) Cost of living adjustment. The water rates established by this Division III for use of water services provided by the city shall be adjusted each year to reflect the percentage increase of change, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Midwest Urban Region, All Items Index, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, hereinafter referred to as “BLS Index”, using the annual average of the BLS Index for the calendar year 2001 as a basis for all subsequent adjustments. All adjustments required hereunder shall be made on March 1 of each calendar year using the percent of increase, if any, in the BLS Index for the previous calendar year as the basis for such adjustment, and the first adjustment required hereunder shall be on March 1, 2002 for the 12-month period of March 1, 2002 through the end of February, 2003. The 12-month period of March 1 through the last day of February of each year shall be known as the “service year”. The water rates established under this section for each subsequent service year commencing on March 1, 2003 shall reflect the adjustment as required for the previous year and shall be considered as a base for calculation of the water rates to be made throughout the service year, commencing on said adjustment date.
(Ord. 1178, passed 3-19-2001; Am. Ord. 1210, passed 12-26-2001; Am. Ord. 1267, passed 8-25-2003; Am. Ord. 1362, passed 12-19-2005; Am. Ord. 1441, passed 7-23-2007; Am. Ord. 1470, passed 3-24-2008; Am. Ord. 1489, passed 8-25-2008; Am. Ord. 1549, passed 5-17-2010; Am. Ord. 1617, passed 10-22-2012; Am. Ord. 1708, passed 1-3-2017; Am. Ord. 1870, passed 2-6-2023)