HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2069-11 Amend 9-171 Sewer ChargesORDINANCE D- 2069 -11
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. D- 1951 -09
SPONSOR: Councilor Snyder
AN ORDIANNCE 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 Carniel (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
Cannel City Code establishes a schedule of fees for sewer service, and
WHEREAS, the City's existing schedule of fees for sewer service is contained in
Ordinance No. D- 1951 -09; 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 Common Council of the City of
Carmel 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 Crowe Horwath LLP this
Council has determined that the schedule of fees for sewer service should be increased 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 the Common 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 Ordinance No. D- 1951 -09.
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Section 2 Section 2 or Ordinance No. D- 1951 -09 is hereby amended to delete
subsections (a), (b) and (e) of Section 9 -171 in their entirety and replace subsections (a)
and (b) as follows:
"Section 9 -171" Sewer Charges
(a) Users served by metered water supply. For the use and the service rendered by
aid sewage works, users who 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:
Meter Size
5/8", 3 /4"
1 inch
1 Y2 inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
10 inch
Monthly Base Charge
User Charges
$7.53
16.05
34.67
58.44
131.99
233.81.
522.38
772.02
1021.67
Monthly Flow Charge
Charge Per 1,000 gallons $3.76
(b) Users not served by metered water supply. For the use and service rendered by
said sewage works, users who are not served by a metered water supply shall pay
a flat Monthly Sewer Charge of $34.97.
Section 3. All prior Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any tenn 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 teen or provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining
teinis and shall in no way affect the validity of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. 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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ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Cannel, Indiana this 2a day of
cebruar*. 2012, by a vote of 7 ayes and a nays.
Presiding er
'-ichat Sharp, re 'dent Pro Tempore
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Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Cler reasurer
ATTEST:
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk- T,feasurer
Carol Schleif
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this �7day of
r-C� 2012, at fl)
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Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk] reasurer
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Cannel, Indiana, this
2012, at /`I .M.
-nes Brainard, Mayor
day of
This document was prepared by John Duffy, Utility Director, Cannel Utilities, 760 Third Avenue
SW, Carmel, IN 46032