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ORDINANCE NO. 7484 -85 <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE <br />OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED <br />BY THE WATERWORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />BY AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 4 OF THE <br />MUNICIPAL CODE OF SOUTH BEND. <br />STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT: <br />The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, last <br />established a schedule of rates and charges for services rendered by the <br />Waterworks of the City of South Bend by Ordinance No. 6829 -80, adopted <br />September 15, 1980. Based on a recent cost of service analysis prepared <br />by certified public accounts, the Board of Waterworks Commissioners has <br />recommended to the Common Council that a revenue increase is necessary to <br />maintain a sound financial condition for the Waterworks by providing <br />sufficient working capital. <br />Since the City has an obligation to provide and maintain reasonably <br />adequate service and facilities for supply and distribution of water to <br />users of the water service the Common Council now finds that it is <br />necessary that charges for services by the South Bend Waterworks be <br />increased in order to meet its obligations. <br />It is the intent and purpose of this ordinance that the rates <br />established herein be applicable to all users of water furnished by the <br />waterworks of the City of South Bend, including, but not limited to, the <br />users of the South Bend - Clay waterworks facilities, and that the City of <br />South Bend proceed to establish rates to be approved by the Public Service <br />Commission providing for a pro rata increase in rates in conformity with <br />this ordinance for the South Bend - Clay waterworks facilities users <br />applying the tracking procedure as approved by the Public Service <br />Commission of the State of Indiana. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section I. Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 45 of the Municipal Code of <br />South Bend shall be amended as follows: <br />Sec. 17 -45 Water Rates Established; amounts. <br />There shall be and are hereby established for the use of and the <br />services rendered by the waterworks system of the City of South Bend, the <br />following rates and charges, based upon the user of water and facilities <br />by said waterworks system: <br />(a) Consumption per Monthly <br />Rate per <br />Billing Period <br />100 Cubic Feet <br />First 500 . . . . . . . <br />$ 0.63 <br />Next 1,500. . . . . . . <br />x:-52- <br />0.55 <br />Next 5,500 . . . . . . . <br />- E}: --7- <br />0.48 <br />Next 22,500 . . . . . . <br />0.42 <br />Next 90,000 . . . . . . <br />0.33 <br />Over 120,000. . . . . . <br />-0:-2-3- <br />0.24 <br />