§ 23-85. Sewer rates.

(a)

For each connection to the sewerage system of the city, including existing connections, there shall be charged and paid for the use of and for the services and facilities furnished or to be furnished by the system the schedule of monthly rates, fees and charges, as follows:

(1)

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	$ 20.75	$ 21.27	$ 21.80
1	51.87	53.16	54.49
1½	103.78	106.37	109.03
2	166.04	170.19	174.44
3	373.64	382.98	392.55
4	518.94	531.91	545.21
6	1,660.59	1,702.10	1,744.65

 

(2)

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

(b)

Gallonage charge.

(1)

In addition to the above-established service charge, each customer within the city limits shall pay a monthly gallonage charge 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	$8.94	$9.16	$9.39
5,001—15,000	10.55	10.81	11.08
15,001 +	11.39	11.67	11.96

 

(2)

For single-family residential units with three-fourths-inch meters, the maximum monthly sewer charge will be for fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons. For multifamily units sharing a single meter, the maximum monthly sewer charge will be for fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per unit. The sewer charge for multifamily units on single meters shall be cumulative.

(c)

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

(d)

Annual review. The sewer rates established 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.

(Code 1959, § 24-31; Ord. No. 88-4-8, § 2, 8-22-88; Ord. No. 1994-19, § 2, 9-19-94; Ord. No. 1998-28, § 2, 11-2-98; Ord. No. 2003-06, § 2, 9-2-03; Ord. No. 2008-01, § 2, 2-4-08; Ord. No. 2010-15, § 2, 8-2-10; Ord. No. 2013-06, § 2, 9-9-13; Ord. No. 2016-04 , § 2, 5-2-16)