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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2268-16 Water Utility RatesSPONSOR: Councilor Carter Councilor Kimball Councilor Rider Councilor Worrell ORDINANCE -D-2268-16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION IV, SECTION 9-55 AND RESTATING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES COLLECTED BY THE WATER UTILITY WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana (the "City"), is an Indiana municipal corporation; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code § 8-1.5, et. seq., the City owns, operates, manages and controls a water utility (the "Utility"); and WHEREAS, the City's existing schedule of rates .and charges for water service is codified within Chapter 9 of the Carmel City Code; and WHEREAS, the Utility's costs are increasing and must be offset, in part, by increased rates and charges to cover those costs; and WHEREAS, the Common Council (the "Council") is authorized to adopt, by ordinance, a nondiscriminatory, reasonable and just schedule of rates and charges for water; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is necessary to establish an amended and restated schedule of monthly rates and charges that produces sufficient revenue to meet the requirements of Indiana Code § 8-1.5-3-8; and WHEREAS, the Council has further determined that in order to -meet the statutory requirements for water utility rates, it is necessary that the rates and charges be increased for services rendered by the waterworks of the City; and WHEREAS, based on the financial analysis and rate study conducted by Carmel' Utilities and recommended by London Witte (the "Rate Study") the Council, after careful study and review of the Rate Study, has concluded that the new monthly rates and charges contemplated hereby are nondiscriminatory, reasonable and just. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THAT: Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by reference. This Ordinance was prepared by John Duffy, Utility Director, Carmel Utilities, 30 West Main St., Carmel, IN 46032, and reviewed for legal sufficiency by Ashley M. Ulbricht, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana, on December 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Ulbricht for legal sufficiency or otherwise. V:\shared\2016 Ordinance Project\Ordinance D-2268-16 - Water Rate Ordinance.doc Section 2. Chapter 9, Article 2, Division IV, Section 9-55 of the City of Carmel Code of Ordinances shall hereby be amended to read as follows: "§ 9-55 Monthly Metered Rates, Monthly Base :Charges and Minimum Charges, and Private Fire Protection (a) Monthly metered rates. (I) Residential Customers. There are established for the use of and the service rendered by the waterworks system of the City to residential customers, the following monthly metered rates and charges based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system: (2) Commercial Customers. There are established for the use of and the serviced rendered by the waterworks system of the City to Commercial customers, the following monthly metered rates and charges based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system: Cubic Feet Gallons Rate per 100 Cubic Feet Rate per 1,000 Gallons First 1,200 9;000 $2:00 $2.68 Next 18,500 139,000 $2.66 $3.55 Next 80,000 600,000 $2.66 $3.55 Next 1 400,000 1 3,000,000 1 $3.29 $4.38 Over 1 500,000 1 3,750,000 1 $3.29 $4.38 (2) Commercial Customers. There are established for the use of and the serviced rendered by the waterworks system of the City to Commercial customers, the following monthly metered rates and charges based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system: (b) Monthly base charges. (1) Residential customers. There are established for the use of and the service rendered by the, waterworks system of the City to Residential customers, the following monthly base rates and charges based on the. size of the meter(s) through which the customer receives service: Ordinance D-2268-16 Page Two of Five This Ordinance was prepared by John Duffy, Utility Director, Carmel Utilities, 30 West Main St., Carmel, IN 46032, and reviewed for legal sufficiency by Ashley M. Ulbricht, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana, on December 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Ulbricht for legal sufficiency or otherwise. V:\shared\2016 Ordinance Project\Ordinance D-2268-16 - Water Rate Ordinance.doc Cubic Feet Rate per 1,000 Gallons Rate per 100 Cubic Feet Gallons First 1,500 11,000 $2.20 $2.92 Next 18,500 1 139,000 $2.16 $2.85 Over 80,000 1 600,000 $2.03 $ 2.70 (b) Monthly base charges. (1) Residential customers. There are established for the use of and the service rendered by the, waterworks system of the City to Residential customers, the following monthly base rates and charges based on the. size of the meter(s) through which the customer receives service: Ordinance D-2268-16 Page Two of Five This Ordinance was prepared by John Duffy, Utility Director, Carmel Utilities, 30 West Main St., Carmel, IN 46032, and reviewed for legal sufficiency by Ashley M. Ulbricht, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana, on December 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Ulbricht for legal sufficiency or otherwise. V:\shared\2016 Ordinance Project\Ordinance D-2268-16 - Water Rate Ordinance.doc Meter Size Per Month 5/8 inch meter $11.76 3/ inch meter $14.83 1 inch meter $16.29 1 1/2 inch meter $28.10 2 inch meter $39.11 3 inch meter $76.34 4 inch meter $119.12 6 inch meter $184.13 8 inch meter $272.11 (2) Commercial Customers. There are established for the use of and the service rendered by the waterworks system of the City to Commercial customers, the following monthly base rates and charges based on the size of the meter (s) through which the customer receives service: Meter Size Per Month 5/8 inch meter $11.76 3/ inch meter $14.83 1 inch meter $16.29 1 1/2 inch meter $28.10 2 inch meter $39.11 3 inch meter $76.34 4 inch meter $119.12 6 inch meter $184.13 8 inch meter $272.11 10 inch meter $360.11 (c) Minimum charge. Commercial Customers. Each Commercial customer shall pay' the greater of (i) the amount determined by combining the monthly metered rate (s) plus the monthly base charges applicable to such customer as determined in subsections (a) and (b) above; or (ii) •a minimum charge per month in accordance with the size of the meter installed as set.forth below: Meter Size Per Month 5/8 inch meter $12.31 1 inch meter $25.03 1 1/2 inch meter $57.25 2 inch meter $93.59 3 inch meter $196.68 4 inch- meter $285.02 6 inch meter $625.52 8 inch meter $1142.91 10 inch meter $1524.51 Ordinance D-2268-16 Page Three of Five This Ordinance was prepared by John Duffy, Utility Director, Carmel Utilities, 30 West Main St., Carmel, IN 46032, and reviewed for legal sufficiency by Ashley M. Ulbricht, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana, on December 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Ulbricht for legal sufficiency or otherwise. V:\shared\2016 Ordinance Project\Ordinance D-2268-16 - Water Rate Ordinance.doc (d) Charges for Fire Sprinkler System Connection Per Month Connection Size (Inch) Per Month 2 Inch Fire Line $7.40 3 Inch Fire Line $16.40 4 Inch Fire Line $21.80 6 Inch Fire Line $36.80 8 Inch Fire Line $72.39 10 Inch Fire Line $139.40 Customer private fire protection service per month per hydrant $9.32 (e) For purposes of this section, "Residential Customers" shall mean those customers residing in single family or attached homes of less than four (4) units, regardless of whether the premises is owner occupied or leased. "Commercial customers" shall mean all customers that are not Residential customers. (f) Annual COLA Increase. On January 1 of each year, beginning in 2017, a 3% Cost of Living Adjustment shall be added to the previous- year's rates and charges. This 3% increase shall occur automatically each year unless and until such time that the Carmel City Council amends or adjusts the percentage of the COLA increase for the next fiscal year. Ordinance D-2268-16 Page Five of Seven Section 3. All prior Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance Section 4. Should any provision or portion of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions shall not be affected so long as they can, without the invalid provision, be given the effect intended by the Common Council in adopting this Ordinance. To this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. Section5.. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect sixty (60) calendar days from and after its proper passage, signing by the Mayor and such publication as is required by law. Ordinance D-2268-16 Page Four of Five This Ordinance was prepared by John Duffy, Utility Director, Carmel Utilities, 30 West Main St., Carmel, IN 46032, and reviewed for legal sufficiency by Ashley M. Ulbricht, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana, on December 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Ulbricht for legal sufficiency or otherwise. V:\shared\2016 Ordinance Project\Ordinance b-2268-16 - Water Rate Ordinance.doc PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this f� day of Qn k c- , 2016, by a vote of _ ayes and © nays. COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL Presiding Officer 20 - , V Laura D. Campbell Rwdd E. Carter . q'4� L Sue tkm ATTEST1 17 Christine S. Pauley,,Clerk-Treasurer H. Bruce Kimball ,-7 / 1 �, Kevin D. Rider Presented by me to the Mayor of the tt a r 2016, at 0 (46Bk� Carol Schleif Je ell Approved by me, Mayor of the Cit of Carmel, Indiana, this day of iA 0.l' 2016, at '• 3 0 - .M. I J es Brainard, Mayor AT ST: zd� / Christine S. Pauley, Clerk Treasurer Ordinance D-2268-16 Page Five of Five This Ordinance was prepared by John Duffy; Utility Director, Carmel Utilities, 30 West Main St., Carmel, W 46032, and reviewed for legal sufficiency by Ashley M. Ulbricht, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Carmel, Indiana, on December 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Ms. Ulbricht for legal sufficiency or otherwise. V:\shared\2016 Ordinance Project\Ordinance D-2268-16 - Water Rate Ordinance.doc.