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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEstablishing a New Schedule of Rates & Charges for Services Water Works ORDINANCE No. 8305-92 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana. October 12, 92 19 Attest: "� `�- City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Attest: � d4-1-e President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana— October 13, 92 j9 City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON A ppr oved and sired by me OCAtor ' 19� 8n Mayor BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. R3495.-- ;PA 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. The Council further notes that such rate and charge increases will require the approval of the Utility Regulatory Commission of the State of Indiana. 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 First 500 cubic feet $9769 $0.76 Next 1,500 " If 9752 0.66 Next 5,500 " IT 9747 0.58 Next 22,500 " vy 8 749 0.51 Next 90,000 " 11 91.31 0.40 Over 120,000 " 11 9723 0.31 f b}----eensump en-per-Bimenthiy do_cn • fe+ (b) Minimum Charge Meter Size Monthly BiMonthly Monthly Minimw 5/8 inch meter/residential $ 1 788 $ 3 768 $ 3.44 5f8-ineh-meter7inen-residential 1 789 3768 3/4 inch meter 4 732 8 764 4.95 1 inch meter 7 768 15 736 8. 81 1 1/2 inch meter 17 728 34 756 19.81 2 inch meter 38 772 61744 35. 23 3 inch meter 69712 138724 79.26 4 inch meter 122788 245:76 140.90 6 inch meter 276748 552796 317.03 8 inch meter 491752 983704 563.61 10 inch meter 768788 17536798 880.64 12 inch meter 17185792 27211784 1,268.12 (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 hydrant, per annum $124788 $157.44 Public fire hydrants, per hydrant, per annum 124788 157.44 (e) Private Fire Protection Service, Automatic Sprinkler, per annum: 1 inch connection $ 15.84 2 inch connection $ 25 799 31.80 3 inch connection 58788 63.48 4 inch connection 188790 126.96 6 inch connection 124 789 157.44 8 inch connection 213:80 270. 36 10 inch connection 333788 422.64 12 inch connection 17489709 609.24 ff}--Sureharge-eutside-of-eity- eharges-far-wholesale-Water-said-te-ether-utilities-far-resale and-eharges-te-ether-eustenners-far-serviee-etuside-the-eity limits-shall-be-subgeet-to-an-additional-sureharge-ef-28$-ef-the rates-and-eharges-set-forth-in-sub-paragraphs-fa}-through-fei. fg} (f) Temporary Service +minimum-eharge-payable-in-advanee} 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 of the twelve dollars ($12.00) minimum charge, an authorized agent of the Utility shall have the right to estimate said water usage and the estimated usage shall be billed at the approved meter rates. fh} Review--The-eemmen-eeuneii-shall-review-en-a-regular-basis-all rates-and-eharges-established-pursuant-te-this-artiele--Said review-shell-be-eendueted-at-ne-less-than-fear-year-intervals; beginning-with-fear-00-years-from-the-effeetive-date-ef-this seetien:--The-Water-Utility-Bireeter-shel}-file-all-pertinent data-needed-by-the-eeuneil;-en-er-before-June-1st-ef-the-year-in .�leiale—ilea—aeaiao—a.ed—ale aaseao—oleall—laa—aaovsovod- • A-minimum-eharge-shall-be-levied-fer-eaeh-family-dweiling-unit leeated-in-an-apartment-eemplex;-hetel-er-metei-er-meblle-heme park-ef-three-dollars-f$3790-per-month-per-family-dweiling-unit; er-ef-the-metered-euble-feet-eensumptien-for-the-apartment eemplex;-betel-er-motel-er-meblle-home-park-as-eemputed-in aeeerdenee-with-seetien-l7-457-whlehever-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-pereent-f6%+ six percent ( 6%)-en-the-total-amount-past-due 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 per cent (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 to 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 minimum charge of twelve dollars ($12.00) per month. Section VI. Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 17-47 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall read in its entirety as follows: 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. 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 # and by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission pursuant to Cause # 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, provided however that this Ordinance shall not become effective unless and until the schedule of rates and charges set forth herein have been approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, and all existing rates and charges of Ordinance No. 6829-80 shall continue in effect until such approval. i Membe ' of t -ommon Council S�UTH lit fit+ 4.1 \a ,j d /1111/ :�� City of South Bend viv //1 �O �AV j Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor 1 1‘\‘ 1865:>_a=" Department of Law Richard A. Nussbaum, II, City Attorney October 12, 1992 South Bend Common Council 4th Floor, County-City Building South Bend, IN 46601 Attention: Mr. Steve Luecke, President Mr. Tom Zakrzewski, Chairman Utilities Committee RE: Change to Section 17-47 Dear Councilmen: On September 9, 1992, Bill No. 79-92 establishing a new schedule of rates and charges for services rendered by the City of South Bend Water Works was filed with the Common Council. Subsection (c) of Section 17-47, entitled Other Non-Recurring Charges, incorrectly stated the charges currently being assessed for such non-recurring charges. The rates currently being assessed are laid out in the attached ordinance and are found in subsection (c) of Section 17-47 titled Other Non-Recurring Charges. Si erely, Jo E - : !% _ - A- stant City Attorney Attachment JEBMISC#2/2COUNCIL 1400 County-City Building • South Bend, Indiana 46601 • 219/284-9241 Thomas L. Bodnar Sandra A. Boyd Aladean M. DeRose Jeffrey M. Jankowski Andrew L. Kraemer Jenny Pitts Manier Robert C. Rosenfeld O nmmtttrt Et port Op the Mom= Mount-it of thr Q1itn of'unt1 Brno: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred BILL NO. 79-92 SECOND READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE OR 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. Ann Puzzello Chairman FREE PRESS PUBLISHING CO.