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Home My WebLink AboutD-2692-23 Amends Rates & Charges for Water Service Collected by Carmel UtilitiesSPONSORS: Councilors Worrell and Finkam ORDINANCE D-2692-23 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 Synopsis: Amends the rates and charges for water service collected by Carmel Utilities within the City of Carmel. 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 Baker Tilly (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, IT IS AGREED AND ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by reference. Ordinance D-2692-23 Page One of Six DocuSign Envelope ID: 03AC7ADE-99B6-42B1-817F-20C55B345F55 SPONSORS: Councilors Worrell and Finkam 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. (1) Residential Customers & Irrigation. There are established for the use of and the service rendered by the waterworks system of the City to residential customers and irrigation meters, 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 $3.28 $4.39 Next 98,500 739,000 $4.35 $5.82 (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 1,500 11,000 $3.60 $4.78 Next 78,500 589,000 $3.54 $4.67 Over 80,000 600,000 $3.32 $4.41 Ordinance D-2692-23 Page Two of Six DocuSign Envelope ID: 03AC7ADE-99B6-42B1-817F-20C55B345F55 SPONSORS: Councilors Worrell and Finkam (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: (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 $19.25 ¾ inch meter $24.27 1 inch meter $26.68 1 ½ inch meter $45.99 2 inch meter $64.02 3 inch meter $124.98 4 inch meter $194.99 6 inch meter $301.43 8 inch meter $445.46 10 inch meter $589.53 Ordinance D-2692-23 Page Three of Six Meter Size Per Month 5/8 inch meter $19.25 ¾ inch meter $24.27 1 inch meter $26.68 1 ½ inch meter $45.99 2 inch meter $64.02 3 inch meter $124.98 4 inch meter $194.99 6 inch meter $301.43 8 inch meter $445.46 DocuSign Envelope ID: 03AC7ADE-99B6-42B1-817F-20C55B345F55 SPONSORS: Councilors Worrell and Finkam (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 $19.25 ¾ inch meter $24.27 1 inch meter $36.24 1 ½ inch meter $89.01 2 inch meter $149.29 3 inch meter $317.66 4 inch meter $462.39 6 inch meter $1,021.82 8 inch meter $1,871.02 10 inch meter $2495.77 (d) Charges for Fire Sprinkler System Connection Per Month Connection Size (Inch) Per Month 2 Inch Fire Line $11.77 3 Inch Fire Line $25.83 4 Inch Fire Line $34.64 6 Inch Fire Line $58.48 8 Inch Fire Line $115.05 10 Inch Fire Line $221.58 Customer private fire protection service per month per hydrant $14.84 (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 2025, 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-2692-23 Page Four of Six DocuSign Envelope ID: 03AC7ADE-99B6-42B1-817F-20C55B345F55 SPONSORS: Councilors Worrell and Finkam 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 thirty (30) calendar days from and after its proper passage, signing by the Mayor and such publication as is required by law. [signature page follows] Ordinance D-2692-23 Page Five of Six DocuSign Envelope ID: 03AC7ADE-99B6-42B1-817F-20C55B345F55 SPONSORS: Councilors Worrell and Finkam PASSED, by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this ____ day of ________, 2023, by a vote of _____ ayes and _____ nays. COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL ___________________________________ Jeff Worrell, President Laura Campbell, Vice-President ___________________________________ ____________________________________ Kevin Rider Sue Finkam ___________________________________ ____________________________________ Anthony Green Adam Aasen ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Tim Hannon Miles Nelson ___________________________________ Teresa Ayers ATTEST: __________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ____ day of _________________________ 2023, at _______ __.M. ____________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this _____ day of ________________________ 2023, at _______ __.M. ____________________________________ James Brainard, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Ordinance D-2692-23 Page Six of Six DocuSign Envelope ID: 03AC7ADE-99B6-42B1-817F-20C55B345F55 9 18th 19th P P1:45 19th December December December 0 2:00