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Home My WebLink About8357-93 Establishing a new schedule of rates & charges South Bend Water Works Amending chapter 17 ORDINANCE No. 8357-93 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 22, 93 19 Attest: City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Attest: President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 23 , 93 19 City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me ig (.44- z4A-- Mayor • BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. S' '5743 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS AND THE AMENDING OF CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 17-45, 17-46, 17-47, 17-48 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend, Indiana last established a schedule of rates and charges for services rendered by the Water Works by Ordinance No. 6829- 80 which was passed on September 5, 1980 . Municipal Consultants, a financial consultant to the Board of Water Works commissioners, has carefully reviewed the City' s rates and charges and has determined that an increase in such rates and charges is necessary to continue to provide quality services . The Common Council has determined that in order to meet the statutory requirements as. provided in Section 8-1 .5-3-8, it is necessary that the rates and charges be increased for services rendered by the Water Works of the City of South Bend. On October 12, 1992, the Common Council enacted Ordinance No. 8305-92 authorizing an increase in the rates and charges assessed for services provided by the South Bend Water Works . The effectuation of Ordinance No. 8305-92, however, was contingent upon those particular rate and charge adjustments being approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (Commission) of the State of Indiana. On January 27, 1993, the Commission issued its final Order in the South Bend Rate and Financing Proceeding; Cause No. 39554 . The Commission approved an increase in the rates and charges assessed by the South Bend Water Works, but the increase in the rates and charges approved in the Commission' s Order differed slightly from the increase approved by the Common Council in Ordinance No. 8305-92 and, as a result Ordinance No. 8305-92 is ineffective as an act of the Common Council. I .C. 8-1 .5-3-8 requires that rates and charges be approved by both the Commission and the Common Council by ordinance. The purpose of this Ordinance is, therefore, to establish a schedule of rates and charges that is identical to the schedule of rates and charges approved by the Commission in its Order of January 27, 1993 . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows : Section I. Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 17-45 and Section 17-45.1 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby are, amended to read as follows : Sec. 17-45 Water Works Rates and Charges. There shall be and are hereby established for the use of and the services rendered by the Water Works System of the City of South Bend, the following rates and charges, based upon the use of water and facilities furnished by said Water Works System: Rates (a) Usage per Monthly Rate per Billing Period 100 Cubic Feet • (b) Consumption per Bimonthly First 1, 000 0 . G0 Next 3, 000 0 .52 Next 11, 000 0 .47 Next 45, 000 0 .40 Next 100, 000 0 .31 Next 240, 000 0 .23 (b) Minimum Charge Meter Size Monthly BiMonthly Monthly Minimum 5/8 inch meter/residential $ 1 . 80 $ 3 . 60 $ 3 .40 5/8 inch meter/non residential 1 . 80 3 . G0 3/4 inch meter 4 .32 8 . G4 4 . 90 1 inch meter 7 . G8 15 .3G 8 .72 1 1/2 inch meter 17 .28 34 .5G 19 . 60 2 inch meter 30 .72 61 . 44 34 . 85 3 inch meter G9. 12 138 .24 78 .41 4 inch meter 122 . 88 245 .76 139.39 6 inch meter 276.48 552 . 96- 313 . 64 8 inch meter 491 .52 983 . 04 557 .58 10 inch meter 768 . 00 1, 536 . 00 871 .22 12 inch meter 1, 105 . 92 2, 211 . 84 1, 254 .55 (c) Metered water charges shall be the larger of the minimum charges of subparagraph (b) and the rate charges of subparagraph (a) of this Section. In the case of multiple meters under a single billing entity, the charges shall be computed for each meter separately not the summation of usage. (d) Fire Protection Service, Hydrants : Private fire hydrants, per hydrants, per annum $124 .00 $155 .76 Public fire hydrants, per hydrant, per annum 124 . 00 $155 .76 (e) Private Fire Protection Service, Automatic Sprinkler, per annum. 1 inch connection $ $ 15. 60 2 inch connection 25.00 31 .44 3 inch connection 50 .00 62 . 88 4 inch connection 100 . 00 125. 64 6 inch connection 124 .00 155.76 8 inch connection 213 . 00 267 .48 10 inch connection 333 . 00 418 . 08 12 inch connection 1, 480 . 00 602 .76 (f) Surcharge Outside of City. and chargcs to othcr eustomcrs fe-r service outside the City rates and charges set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (e) . (0) (f) Temporary Service (minimum charge payable in advance) Temporary service where metered shall be calculated upon the registration of a meter or meters installed at the approved meter rates. In such cases as the Utility may deem it impractical to install a meter for temporary service, there shall be a minimum monthly charge of twelve dollars ($12 . 00) . If the water consumption computed at approved rates is known to be in excess _• - - - ' , _ or before Jurrc 1st of the year in which the rates and charges shall be reviewed. • - . family dwelling unit located in an apartment complex, hotel or motel, or mobile home park, the following rates and charges: park of throe dollars ($3 . 0.8) per month per family dwelling unit, or of the metered cubic feet consumption for the apartment complex, hotel or motel, or mobile home park as computed in accordance with Section 17 45, whichever is greater. Section II . Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 17-46 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows : Sec. 17-46 Late Payment Penalty. All bills for water services not paid within five (5) days from the due date thereof, as stated in such bills, shall be subject to a collection or deferred payment charge of ten percent (10%) six percent (6%) - - _ . of the current monthly bill . Section III. Chapter 17, Article 4, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to add a new section, Section 17- 46. 1, which shall read as follows : Sec. 17-46.1 Suburban Rates. Customers with water service outside the City limits shall incur an added surcharge of twenty percent (20%) of the rates and charges of Sections 17-45 and 17-46 . Section IV. Chapter 17, Article 4, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to add a new section, Section 17- 46 .2, which shall read as follows: Sec. 17-46.2 Sales for Resale Rates. Customers such as suburban utilities, reselling water to their customers, shall incur a surcharge of forty-four percent (44%) added to the rates and charges of Section 17-45 . Section V. Chapter 17, Article 4, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to add a new section, Section 17-46 .3 which shall read as follows: Sec. 17-46.3 Bulk Sales Charges. Sales tanker trucks or other bulk users shall be metered or estimated where metering is not feasible and the rates and charges of Section 17-45 shall apply except there shall be a Sec. 17-47 Non-Recurring Charges. (a) Deposits : Security deposits, payable upon service initiation and refundable upon service termination, shall be no more than one-sixth (1/6) of the estimated annual bill for each meter size. Governmental entities shall be exempt from deposits . (b) Tap Charges : The charge for main taps shall be at the Utility' s cost . (c) Other Nonrecurring Charges : Disconnect for nonpayment $ 7 .50 Reconnection 5 . 00 Bad Checks 7 .50 Frozen Meter 15 . 00 Service Initiation 12 . 00 Section VII. Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 17-48 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall read in its entirety as follows : Sec. 17-48 Authorization and Two Year Rate Review. (a) This tariff has been authorized by City of South Bend Common Council Ordinance # 8357-93 and by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission pursuant to Cause # 39554 approved. (b) The Common Council shall review at least every two (2) years from the effective date of this ordinance, all rates and charges of the Water Works . The Water Utility Director shall file all pertinent data needed by the Common Council, on or before June 1st of the year in which the notes and charges shall be reviewed. Section VIII. All ordinances in conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are repealed upon this Ordinance becoming effective as set forth in Section IX herein. Section IX. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and legal publication. Membe / of t "Common Counci finmmtttrr Erpnrt Wu the Common Qlount%l of the (dam of Oyu* firuh: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred BILL NO. 11-93 SECOND READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS AND THE AMENDING OF CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 17-45, 17-46, 17-47, 17-48 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion This bill should be recommended to the Council favorable, as amended, as follows: SECTION 17-48 --- ADD #8357-93 for Council Ordinance Number. ADD #39554 for URC Number. Thomas Zakrzewski Chairman