HomeMy WebLinkAboutEstablishing a new Schedule Rates and Charges for WaterworksORDINANCE No. 5608 -73
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
NOVEMBER 26
9 73
Attest: %S__ City Clerk
IRENE K. GAMMON
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
NOVEMBER 27,
Approved and signed by me /�`wli>•�+ft*�/
of Common Council
73
A'— � City Clerk
IRENE K. GAMMON
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ORDINANCE NO. S & o 8 -'7 3
An Ordinance establishing a new schedule
of rates and charges for services rendered
by the waterworks system of the City of
South Bend and repealing Ordinance No.
4320 -60 and Ordinance No. 4345 -60
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend
has heretofore on May 23, 1960, adopted Ordinance No. 4320-
60 establishing a schedule of rates and charges for services
rendered by the waterworks system of the City of South Bend,
which ordinance was amended by Ordinance No. 4345 -60, adopted
on November 2, 1960; and
WHEREAS, due to the passage of time and resultant in-
creases in the financial requirements of the waterworks, the
Council now finds that the revenues provided by the rates and
charges established by said ordinances are insufficient to
meet the financial requirements of the waterworks; and
WHEREAS, the Council now finds that in order to meet
such financial requirements, it is necessary that the rates
and charges be increased for the services rendered by said
waterworks; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND:
Section 1. There shall be and are hereby established
for the use of and the services rendered by the waterworks
system of the City of South Bend, the following rates and
charges, based upon the use of water and facilities furnished
by said waterworks system:
(a)
Consumption Per Monthly
Rate Per
Billing Period 100 Cubic Feet
First 500 cubic feet
$ 0.33
Next 1,500 cubic feet
.30
Next 2,500 cubic feet
.27
Next 7,500 cubic feet
.23
Next 18,000 cubic feet
.20
Next 20,000 cubic feet
.18
Next 50,000 cubic feet
.15
over 100,000 cubic feet
.12
(b)
Consumption Per Bi- Monthly
Rate Per
Billing Period 100 Cubic Feet
First 1,000 cubic feet
$ 0.33
Next 3,000 cubic feet
.30
Next 5,000 cubic feet
.27 .
Next 15,000 cubic feet
.23
Next 36,000 cubic feet
.20
Next 40,000 cubic feet
.18
Next 100,000 cubic feet
.15
over 200,000 cubic feet
.12
(c)
Minimum Charge
Meter Size Monthly
Bi- Monthly
5/8 inch meter $ 1.65
$ 3.30
3/4 inch meter 2.50
5.00
1 inch meter 4.15
8.30
1 -1/4 inch meter 7.45
14.90
1 -1/2 inch meter 9.90
19.80
2 inch meter 16.50
33.00
3 inch meter 4.1.25
82.50
4 inch meter 66.00
132.00
6 inch meter 148.50
297.00
8 inch meter 272.25
544.50
(d)
Fire Protection Service - Hydrants
Private fire hydrants - per hydrant
per annum
$ 66.00
Public fire hydrants - per hydrant
per annum
66.00
(e)
Private Fire Protection Service - Automatic
Sprinklers - Per Annum
2 inch connection
$ 24.75
2 -1/2 inch connection
39.60
3 inch connection
49.50
4 inch connection
99.00
6 inch connection
123.75
8 inch connection
148.50
10 inch connection
214.50
12 inch connection
297.00
(f) Temporary Service (Minimum Charge Payable
in Advance)
Temporary service where metered shall be cal-
culated upon the registration of meter or meters
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installed at the approved meter rates. In such
cases as the utility may deem it impracticable
to install a meter for temporary service, there
shall be a minimum charge of $7.50. If the wa-
ter consumption computed at approved rates is
known to be in excess of the $7.50 minimum charge,
an authorized agent of the utility shall have the
right to estimate said water consumption and the
estimated consumption shall be billed at the ap-
proved meter rates.
(g) Collection or Deferred Payment Charge
All bills for water services not paid within fif-
teen (15) days from the due date thereof, as
stated in such bills, shall be subject to a col-
lection or deferred payment charge of 10% on the
first $3.00 and 3% on the excess over $3.00.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and Ordinance No. 4320 -60 and ordi-
nance No. 4345 -60 are hereby repealed; provided, however, that
said ordinances shall not be deemed repealed and the schedule
of rates and charges herein set out shall not become effective
unless and until the schedule of rates and charges herein set
out shall have been approved by the Public Service Commission
of Indiana or until such time as said Commission shall direct;
and until such approval by the Public Service Commission of
Indiana, Ordinance No. 4320 -60 and Ordinance No. 4345 -60 shall
remain in full force and effect and the rates established by
such ordinances shall continue in effect.
Passed and adopted by the Common Council of t City f
South Bend on the a6lt� day of /-.-�, 1973.
Presi i g Offic
Attest:
City Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend
on the a 7 e;! day of g7 ,�, 1973, at the hour of 3.30
M.
City Clerk
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This ordinance approved and signed by me on the a 8 i.L
day of l,,J, 1973, at the hour of
Ist READING q— /o—?j
PUBLIC HEARING 9 -a v- -7 3
2nd READING
NOT APPROVED
REFERRED
PASSED
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FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
S L i 5 1973
Irene Gammon
CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND.