§ 23-84. Water rates.

(a)

Description of water rate structure. The rate of charge for all water passed through the service meter of each customer shall consist of a monthly service charge based on the size of the customer's service meter and a gallonage charge for each unit of one thousand (1,000) gallons or portion thereof. Such charges shall be due and payable on a monthly basis.

(b)

Monthly service charge. Each customer within the city limits shall pay the following listed monthly service charge based on the size of the customer's water service meter:

Meter Size inches	Monthly Service Charge
	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019
¾	$ 12.44	$ 12.75	$ 13.07
1	31.04	31.82	32.62
1½	62.09	63.64	65.23
2	99.40	101.89	104.44
3	223.73	229.32	235.05
4	310.72	318.49	326.45
6	994.18	1,019.03	1,044.51

 

Customers with multiple units being served by one (1) meter shall be assessed a base charge for each unit.

(c)

Gallonage charge. In addition to the above established service charge, each customer within the city limits shall pay a monthly gallonage per unit for each one thousand (1,000) gallons, or portion thereof, of water passed through the customer's service meter according to the following schedule:

Usage Range	Cost per 1,000 gallons or portion thereof
	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019
0—5,000	$2.81	$2.88	$2.95
5,001—15,000	4.18	4.28	4.39
15,001—30,000	5.52	5.66	5.80
30,001 +	6.89	7.06	7.24

 

The water usage charges for multiple meters on a single account shall be cumulative. The water usage charges for multifamily units on single meters shall be cumulative.

(d)

Billing. Such monthly rates, fees and charges shall be billed to the consumer and collected as hereinafter provided in this article.

(e)

Annual review. The water rates shall be reviewed on an annual basis to determine if adjustments are necessary, based on the utilities' prior year performance. Such adjustments, if any, shall be implemented by ordinance.

(f)

Homeowners' association water rate structure. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, there is hereby established a special rate for lawn water meters to be used to benefit homeowners' associations that have multiple lawn meters for the purpose of watering in the common areas of their property. Such homeowners' associations may petition the council through their membership or elected leadership for the "homeowners' association" rate which shall consist of one (1) monthly service charge, as described in this section, regardless of the actual number of meters. Such service charge shall be based on the largest meter in the group of meters being served. Upon having the rate granted by the council, the homeowners' association shall be charged cumulatively for all water metered through all of their meters, but shall only be charged the one (1) monthly service charge.

(Code 1959, § 24-30; Ord. No. 88-4-8, § 1, 8-22-88; Ord. No. 1994-19, § 1, 9-19-94; Ord. No. 1996-01, § 1, 4-1-96; Ord. No. 1998-28, § 1, 11-2-98; Ord. No. 2003-06, § 1, 9-2-03; Ord. No. 2008-01, § 1, 2-4-08; Ord. No. 2010-15, § 1, 8-2-10; Ord. No. 2013-06, § 1, 9-9-13; Ord. No. 2016-04 , § 1, 5-2-16)