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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-OR-26ORDINANCE NO. 98-OR-, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 90-OR-60 ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES FOR THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville (hereinafter "the City") has heretofore constructed and has in operation a sewage works for the purpose of collecting and disposing of sewage in a sanitary manner; and WHEREAS, the City has not increased its sewer rates in the past eight (8) years; and WHEREAS, the City's cost of operating the sewage works has increased significantly in the past eight ($) years; and WHEREAS, the existing sewer rates are inadequate to provide the necessary capital for future repair and replacement of the sewage works; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville (herinafter "the Council") believes that it is in the best interest of the City's residents to fairly spread the cost of capital repairs and replacement of the sewage works among those who use the sewage works' capacity; and WHEREAS, the City intends to borrow funds from the State Revolving Fund to finance repairs to the sewage works; and WHEREAS, an examination of the existing schedule of rates and charges heretofore fixed by ordinances of the City fails to meet the requirements of the State Revolving Fund for retirement of the City's proposed debt. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED that the existing provisions of ORDINANCE No. 90-OR-60 Section 3 (a) and (b) are hereby repealed and replaced by the following provisions: (a) Metered Water Users: The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, subject to a minimum charge, except as herein otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read periodically, either monthly or such other period as is established by the Board of Public Works. The water usage schedule on which the amount of said rates and charges shall be determined is as follows: (1) Inside the City limits of the City of Jeffersonville: (i) Metered Rates: Average Quantity of Water Used Per Month First 1000 cubic feet 1001 to 11,000 cubic feet Over 11,000 cubic feet Monthly Rate Per 100 Cubic Feet User Debt Charge Service Total $1.41 $ 1.08 $ 2.49 1.41 .91 2.32 1.41 .73 2.14 (ii) Minimum Charge Rate Per Month User Debt CharCle Service Total Per month $ 2.40 $6.24 $ 8.64 (2) Outside the City limits of the City of Jeffersonville (i) Metered Rates: Average Quantity of Water Used Per Month (ii) First 1000 cubic feet 1001 to 11,000 cubic feet Over 11,000 cubic feet Minimum Charge Per month Monthly Rate Per 100 Cubic Feet User Debt Charge Service Total $ 1.41 $ 2.32 $3.73 1.41 2.08 3.49 1.41 1.98 3.39 Rate Per Month User Charge $ 2.40 Debt Service Total $ 10.55 $12.95 (b) Unmetered Water Users: 2 For single family residential users of the sewage works that are unmetered water users or for whom accurate meter readings are not available, the monthly charge shall be determined as an average of single family dwelling units, except as herein provided. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month. The rate shall be as follows: (1) Inside the City limits of the City of Jeffersonville: User Debt Charge Service Total Per month $10.30 $ 7.74 $18.04 (2) Outside the City limits of the City of Jeffersonville: User Debt Charge Service Total Per month $ 10.30 $16.72 $27.02 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY FURTHER ORDAINED that the existing provisions of ORDINANCE No. 90-OR-60 Section 5(a) are hereby repealed and replaced by the following provisions: (a) Normal domestic waste strength sewage should not exceed a biochemical oxygen demand of 300 milligrams per liter of fluid, suspended solids in excess of 300 milligrams per liter of fluid or ammonia nitrogen in excess of 15 milligrams per liter of fluid. Additional charges for treating stronger-than-normal domestic waste shall be made on the following basis: (1) Rate Surcharge Based Upon Suspended Solids There shall be an additional charge of 22 cents per pound of suspended solids for suspended solids received in excess of 233 milligrams per liter of fluid. (2) Rate Surcharge Based Upon BOD There shall be an additional charge of 22 cents per pound of biochemical oxygen demand for BOD received in excess of 244 milligrams per liter of fluid. (3) Rate Surcharge Based Upon NH3N There shall be an additional charge of 75 cents per pound of ammonia for NH3N received in excess of 20 milligrams per liter of fluid. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY FURTHER ORDAINED that the rates and charges as herein set forth shall become effective on the first full billing period occurring after the adoption of this ordinance. Passed this ~ day of ,/~¢'_~¢_..¢ ~- /"¢ 1998. Thomas R. Galligan Presiding Officer ATTEST: Presented by me as Cl_erk and Treas, qrer to t~he Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville, Indiana this ~dayof /"-~/.O.,'~-I~-.- ,1998. C. Richa'rd Spencer, J~,,/ Clerk and Treasurer 1998. This Ordinance approved and signed by me this ¢¢~} day of Mayor 4 Forum Prescribed by State Board of Accounts CITY OF JEFF (~overnmental CLERK TREASURER Unit) County, Indiana General Form No. 99P (~Revised 1987) TO: THE EVENING NEWS 221 SPRING ST JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47130 PUBLISH'S CLAIM LINE COUNC Display Matter (Must not exceed two actual lines, neither of whi~ shall total more than four solid lines of type in which the body of the advertisement is set)--number of equilven% lines ............ ?] Head--number of lines .......................................... Body--number of lines .......................................... Tail--number of lines .......................................... Total number of lines in notice ............................. 2! COMPUTATION OF CHARGES 2] lines, 1 columns wide equals 21 equivalent lines at .~55cents per line ..................................... Additional charge for notices containing rule or tabular work (50 percent of above amount) ............................... Charge for extra proofs of publication ($1.00 for each proof in excess of two) .......................................... TOTAL AMOUNT OF CLAIM ...................................... DATA FOR COMPUTING COST Width of single column Number of insertions Size of ~ype 6~5 9.0 ems point 5.36 D.36 Pursuant to the provisions I hereby certify that the amount claimed is legally due, of the same has been paid. Date: May 15th, and penalties of Chapter 155, Acts 19J~, foregoing account is just and correct, that the after allowing all just credits, and that no part ,19 98 Title Liz BaumGaredner legal bookkeeper ATTACH COPY OF AD HERE PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Indiana) )ss: Clark County) · ~' .... - bscribed My commiss and for being y appeared before me, a notary ~ublic rn ~ state, the undersigned Liz Baumqardner who, ~m.y sworn, says that s_he is leqal bookkeeper of the ,'HE EVENING NEWS newspaper of ~neral circu- ion printed and published in the English lan~guage in (city) ~X~Xof ~nville in state and county afore d, and Lhat the printed matter attached hereto is a true e ,y, which was duly published in said paper for 6ne tim~ the dates of publication being as follows~!''- May 15%h, 1998 ~ /~- ~ ~ and sworn to before me this//___~da/ oi '~ ~_~_,- ~ _ ~/ NOTARY PUB