Ordinance #2983

ORDINANCE NO. 2983

 

BEING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE WATER RATES AND PAYMENT REGULATIONS AS ESTABLISHED IN CODE SECTION 13.08.110 and 13.08.120 FOR THE CITY OF ELLSWORTH, KANSAS.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ELLSWORTH, KANSAS:

 

That the Water Rates and Payment regulations as specified in City Code Section 13.08.110 and 13.08.120 be amended to read as follows:

 

“13.08.110 Water Rates

 

            The rate per month for the use of water in and outside of the City by any user shall be dependent upon the size of the meter installed.  The rate for the first two thousand (2,000) gallons of water is as set forth below:

            Meters of 5/8 inches                                        $    8.02

            Meters of 3/4 inches                                        $    8.83

            Meters of 1 inches                                           $  14.18

            Meters of 1 1/2 inches                                     $  27.55

            Meters of 2 inches                                           $  43.60

            Meters of 3 inches                                           $  86.50

            Meters of 4 inches                                           $161.40

            Meters of 6 inches                                           $268.40

            Meters of 8 inches                                           $428.90

 

The rate per month for each additional 1,000 gallons consumed by users regardless of the size of the meter shall be $4.01 per thousand for the time period of May 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008.  Therefore the rate per month for each additional 1,000 gallons consumed by users regardless of the size of the meter shall be increased ten cents ($0.10) per 1,000 annually until August of 2027.  Half of this increase shall be utilized for operational expenses and the other half shall be utilized for capital improvements.  In addition a user fee of $6.20 shall be charged to each user within the city limits, and a user fee of $12.40 shall be charged to each user each month regardless of the meter size located outside the city limits.  In addition there will be a fifty percent (50%) rate surcharge on users outside the city limits.  In the case of mobile home parks and multiple family dwellings, the user fee shall be charged to each dwelling unit, regardless of the number of meters serving said mobile home park or multiple family dwellings.

 

13.08.120 Payment

 

            All water rates and charges are due and payable on the first day of each month at the office of the City Clerk, and there shall be charged and assessed a penalty of fifteen (15) percent of the amount due on water bills not paid within ten (10) days after the same became due and payable.  The City is authorized to discontinue water service for failure to pay the rates and charges due and owing within fifteen (15) days after the same became due and payable.”

 

All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

 

This amendment to the Water Rates and Payment Regulations as established in Code Sections 13.08.110 and 13.08.120 shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication in the official City newspaper.

 

Passed by the Governing Body of the City of Ellsworth, Kansas this 30^th Day of May, 2007.

 

                                                                                                      _______________________

                                                                                                      Robert S. Homolka, Mayor

 

ATTEST:

 

     

      _______________________

      Patti L. Booher, City Clerk