HomeMy WebLinkAbout9896-09 Closing Water Leak Insurance Fund No. 644, Transferring the balance to water workORDINANCE No.
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
Attest:
Attest:
January 12,
2001,
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
January 13, 20 0.9
Approved and signed by me January 13, 20 09
City Clerk
President of Common Council
City Clerk
Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 7 l � -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, CLOSING WATER LEAK INSURANCE FUND NO. 644, TRANSFERRING
THE BALANCE TO WATER WORKS OPERATING FUND NO. 620, AND
REPEALING ARTICLE 6 OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL
CODE
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
For many years the City of South Bend's Water Works Division has assessed a monthly
charge of Two Dollars ($2.00) per customer used to repair leaks or replace water service lines.
Revenue from this charge has been deposited in Water Leak Insurance Fund No. 644. The
Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), a division of the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission (IURC), has recently recommended and the IURC has directed that this separate
charge for water line repair /replacement be added to the regular water tariff for the City's water
customers. The addition of the separate water leak charge to the water tariff eliminates the need
for the separate Water Leak Insurance Fund No. 644. This ordinance transfers the monies now
on deposit in Fund No. 644 to Water Works Operating Fund No. 620, and closes Fund No. 644
which is no longer necessary. It also repeals in its entirety Article 6 of Chapter 17 of the South
Bend Municipal Code which was created by Ordinance No. 5930 -75 on December 16, 1975 and
which established and regulated payment of this water service charge.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South
Bend, Indiana:
Section I. All monies within Water Leak Insurance Fund No. 644 shall be transferred to
Water Works Operating Fund No. 620.
Section II. Fund No. 644 shall be closed upon transfer of all monies in Water Leak
Insurance Fund No. 644 to Water Works Operating Fund No. 620.
Section III. Article 6 of Chapter 17 of the South Bend Municipal Code consisting of
Sections 17 -49 through 17 -55 inclusive is hereby repealed'in its entirety.
Section IV. After its passage by the Common Council and Approval by the Mayor, this
ordinance shall be effective as of, and retroactive to December 31, 2008.
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JOHN VOORDE
CITY CLERK, SO. BEND, IN.
TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:
Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred:
BILL NO.
83 -08 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, CLOSING WATER LEAK
INSURANCE FUND NO. 644, TRANSFERRING THE
BALANCE TO WATER WORKS OPERATING FUND NO.
620, AND REPEALING ARTICLE 6 OF CHAPTER 17 OF
THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion,
this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable
recommendation.
Ann Puzzello
Chairperson, Committee of the Whole
1400 COUNTY -CITY BUILDING
227 W JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
SourH BEND, INDIANA 46601 -1830
CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LuFcKE, MAYOR
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
PHONE 574/ 235 -9241
FAx 574/235 -9892
TDD 574/ 235 -5567
CHARLES S. LEONE ALADEAN M. DEROSE
Cn Y ATTORNEY CHIEF ASSISTANT CITYATTORNEY
November 25, 2008
Mr. Timothy Rouse
President, South Bend Common Council
4`I' Floor, County -City Building
South Bend, IN 46601
Re: An Ordinance Closing Water Leak Insurance Fund No. 644 and Repealing Applicable
Portions of theSouth Bend Municipal Code
Dear Mr. Rouse:
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's (IURC) most recent decision concerning
the City of South Bend's water rates, directed the City to cease charging a separate water leak
repair /replacement fee, and to include that cost as part of the general rate. With this IURC
decision, there is no further need for separate Water Leak Insurance Fund No. 644. The monies
in that Fund should be transferred'to Water Works Operating Fund No. 620, and the South Bend
Municipal Code provisions pertaining to repair and replacement of water lines (Chapter 17,
Article 6) should be repealed as unnecessary. For accounting purposes, this process should be
effective as of December 31, 2008.
I, therefore, enclose an ordinance which approves these internal accounting adjustments,
and which has an effective date of December 31, 2008. The Controller will provide the Council
with year -end accounting of the monies in Fund No. 644 to be transferred to Water Works
Operating Fund No. 620.
Making presentation of this Ordinance to the Common Council may be David Tungate,
Roxanne Lawson, Catherine Fanello, or a combination of them.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Aladean M. DeRose
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AMD /ew
THOMAS L. BODNAR CHERYL A. GREENE ANN -CAROL NASH
JEFFREY M. JANKOWSKI LAWRENCE J. METEIVER JEFFREY L. SANFORD JOHN E. BRODEN