HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1902-08 Rates & Charges/UtilitiesSponsor: John V. Accetturo,
W. Eric Seidensticker,
Richard L. Sharp
ORDINANCE D-1902-08
AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana (the "City"), is governed by
the Mayor (the "Mayor") and the Common Council (the "Council"); 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 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, the Council has caused a rate study (the "Rate Study") to be performed by
the City's financial advisor, London Witte' and
WHEREAS, 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. Incomoration of Recitals. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein
by reference.
Section 2. Amended and Restated Schedule of Monthly Rates and Charges. Section
9-55 of Division IV of Chapter 9 of the City of Carmel Code of Ordinances shall be amended to
read as follows:
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§ 9-55 Monthly Metered Rates, Monthly Base Charges and Minimum Charges.
(a) Monthly metered rates.
(1) Class A customers. There are established for the use of and the service
rendered by the waterworks system of the City to Class A customers, the following monthly
metered rates and charges based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system:
Rate per Rate per
100 Cubic Feet 1,000 Gallons
Cubic Feet Gallons
First 1,500 11,000 $1.30 $1.72
Next 18,500 139,000 $1.27 $1.68
Next 80,000 600,000 $1.20 $1.59
Next 400,000 3,000,000 $0.82 $1.08
Over 500,000 3,750,000 $0.59 $0.78
(b) Monthly base charges.
(1) Class A customers. There are established for the use of and the service
rendered by the waterworks system of the City to Class A 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 $7.55
1 Inch meter 10.00
1 1/2 Inch meter 17.25
2 Inch meter 24.00
3 Inch meter 46.85
4 Inch meter 73.11
6 Inch meter 113.00
8 Inch meter 167.00
10 Inch meter 221.00
(c) Minimum charge:
(1) Class A customers. Each Class A customer shall pay the greater of (i) the
amount determined by combining the monthly metered rate(s) plus the monthly base charge(s)
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:
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Meter Size Per Month
5/8 Inch meter $7.55
1 Inch meter 14.87
1 '/ Inch meter 33.98
2 Inch meter 55.22
3 Inch meter 116.81
4 Inch meter 169.90
6 Inch meter 371.67
8 Inch meter 679.62
10 Inch meter 899.41.
(d) Charges for 5/8" meters for consumptions of 10,000 gallons or less
(1) The above schedule shall be modified for Class A customers receiving
service through a 5/8" meter and utilizing 10,000 gallons or less per month so that the increase in
their monthly bill shall not exceed $4.55. Accordingly the charge at consumption levels 0 to
10,000 for these customers shall be as set forth below.
Monthlv Consumption in Thousands of Gal. Per Month
0 7.55
1 9.27
2 9.86
3 10.85
4 12.95
5 15.05
6 17.01
7 18.97
8 20.93
9 22.89
10 24.75
Section 3. Former Indianapolis Water customers. Any customers acquired by the
City from Indianapolis Water (the "Acquired Customers") remain subject to the rates and
charges approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in its December 14, 2005 Order
issued, in Cause No. 42725 (the "Rate Order"). This Ordinance confirms and ratifies that the
rates and charges applicable to Acquired Customers shall be those approved in the Rate Order.
This Ordinance shall have no effect on Acquired Customers until the rate freeze approved in the
Rate Order expires.
Section 4. Public Inspection of Schedule of Rates and Charges. A copy of the
schedule of rates and charges shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the
offices of the Board of Public Works.
Section 5. Inconsistent Ordinances, Severability. All prior Ordinances or parts
thereof inconsistent with any term or provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. If any one
or more of the terms or provisions of this Ordinance.shall be deemed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such term or provision shall be deemed severable from the
remaining terms and shall in no way affect the validity of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
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Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, execution by the Mayor and publication in accordance with the laws of the
State of Indiana. The rates and charges herein approved shall be implemented in the next billing
cycle of the Utility. ,yk
PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ? day of
2008, by a vote of (c ayes and mays.
Richard L. Sharp, Presid Tempore
01, V. Accetturo
Ronald E. Carter
ATTEST:
Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this 10 day of
? 2008, at 8`a3 0..M. A?'? "
Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk- asurer
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this 114 day of
2008, at 3 SS P.M.
J ies Brainard, Mayor
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Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-
This documentwas prepared by John Duffy, Utility Director, Carmel Utilities, 760 Third Avenue
SW, Carmel, IN 46032
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