Amend Chapter 17, Regarding Public Protection Service Costs

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ORDINANCE NO. ~ 3 ~ S' d AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PUBLIC FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE COSTS STATE OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend owns and operates a water utility providing service, including public fire protection service, inside and outside the municipality. Pursuant to Indiana Code 8-1-2-103 (d) and (f), this Council may, by ordinance, require that the costs of providing water for public fire protection purposes shall be recovered through the basic rates of all customers of the utility within the City and all customers of the utility outside the City whose property is located within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant. Upon the adoption of such an ordinance, Ind. Code 8-1-2-103 (d) requires that fire protection charges billed directly to governmental units through monthly hydrant charges be eliminated. This Council has determined that it is appropriate to adopt an ordinance pursuant to I.C. 8-1- 2-103 (d) and (f). The rates and charges set forth in this Ordinance have been calculated and recommended by Crowe Chizek, a financial consultant to the City of South Bend Board of Public Works. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THAT: Section I. The City of South Bend hereby adopts this Ordinance providing that all costs incurred for the production, storage, transmission, sale and delivery, and furnishing of water for public fire protection services shall be recovered in accordance with I.C. 8-1-2-103 9d) and (f). Section II. The cost of construction of any fire hydrant requested by the City and installed after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be paid by the City. Section III. Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 17-45 ofthe South Bend Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended to delete subpart "d" in its entirety (Fire Protection Services, Hydrants), and to replace such subsection with the following: (d) Public Fire Protection Charges. All customers located within the corporate limits and all customers outside the corporate limits and