HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1402-98 Utility Rate DecreaseORDINANCE NO. t) - ) ~ 0 2- q $¢
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARMEL, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 3,
DIVISION V, SECTION 9-171 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ind. Code §§ 36-9-23 et seq., the City of Carmel (the "City") owns,
operates, manages and controls sewage works; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 9, Article 3, Division V, Section 9-171 ("Section 9-171 ") of the Carmel
City Code establishes a schedule of fees for sewer service; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-9-23-26, this Council may change or adjust its
existing schedule of fees by ordinance after notice and public hearing; and
WHEREAS, Ind. Code § 36-9-23-25 authorizes this Cormnon Council of the City of Carreel,
Indiana ("Council") to adopt by ordinance a just and equitable schedule of fees for sewer services
rendered by the City' s sewage works; and
WHEREAS, Ind. Code § 36-9-23-25, authorizes this Council to exercise reasonable
discretion in adopting different schedules of fees, or making classifications in schedules of fees, based
upon variations in the costs, including capital expenditures, of furnishing services to various classes
of users or to various locations, or the number of users in various locations; and
WHEREAS, based upon the financial analysis conducted by Municipal Consukants, this
Council has determined that the schedule of fees for sewer service should be reduced for certain
classifications of users; and
WHEREAS, the schedules of fees adopted herein are just and equitable; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Section 9-171 in order to establish a new City schedule
of fees for sewer services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by this Cormnon Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, that:
Section 1. This Council after notice, investigation, public hearing and consideration, has
determined that it is necessary to amend Section 9-171.
Section 2. That Section 9-171 ofthe Carreel City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 9-171. Sewer Charges.
(a) Class A Users Served By Metered Water Supply. For the use and the service
rendered by said sewage works, Class A users who are served by a metered water supply.shall
pay a Monthly Base Charge plus a Monthly Flow Charge. The Monthly Base Charge shall
be based upon the size of the water meter installed. The Monthly Flow charge shall be a
volumetric charge per 1,000 gallons of water used. The Monthly Base Charge and Monthly
Flow Charge shall be in accordance with the following schedules:
Monthly Base Charee
Meter Size
Class A User Charee
5/8"-3/4"
,,
IIA''
1½"
,,
,,
,,
,,
$ 3.63
7.75
16.74
28.22
63.75
112.93
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252.30
Monthly Flow Charee
Per 1,000 Gallons
Class A User Charge
$ 1.82
(b) Class A Users Nor Served Bv Metered Water Supply and Class B Users.
For the use and the service rendered by said sewage works, Class A Users who are not served
by a metered water supply and Class B Users shall pay a flat Monthly Sewer Charge based
upon the following schedule:
Flat Monthly Sewer Charge
Class A User Charge
$ 16.89
Class B User Charge
$ 33.59
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(c) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
1. Class A User
All users who are not Class B Users.
2. Class B User -
Users whose property is located outside the corporate limits
of the City of Carmel, but excluding property located in the
platted subdivisions known as Bentley Oaks, Thistlewood,
Hunters Knoll, and Hunters Creek South, and excluding those
users who were customers of the City as of November 30,
1996.
Section 3. This Council finds Section 9-171, as amended herein, constitutes a just and
equitable schedule of fees for services rendered by the City' s sewage works, which fees are required
to maintain the sewage works in the sound physical and financial condition necessary to render
adequate and efficient service and are sufficient to:
ao
Pay all expenses incidental to the operation of the sewage works, including
legal expenses, maintenance costs, operating charges, repairs, lease rentals and
interest charges on bonds or other obligations, and
b. Provide the sinking fund required by Ind. Code § 36-9-23-21; and
c. Provide adequate money to be used as working capital; and
d. Provide adequate money for improving and replacing the sewage works.
Section 4. A copy of the schedule of fees for sewage services set forth in Section 9-171 shall
be kept on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the City of Carmel Board of Public
Works and Safety.
Section 5. All prior Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
passage, execution by the Mayor and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana.
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PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Cannel, Indiana this 9/4~ Day of
ayes and (D nays.
/~o~Battreall, President
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ATTEST:
Diana L. Cordray, Clerk Treasure/
Presented by me the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this
7~-,~-,t~t ,199_qat/~:/S~,~o'clock.
day of
1998. Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this ~,,,/r:l.. day ofy_--,4c-a.~t,,7
ATTEST:
Diana L. Cordray, Cler~r~surer
INDS01 NKK 289616
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