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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes. 01.09- Water, Increase in Hook-up FeesRESOLUTION 2001- ~ 1 A resolution of the City of Rexburg, Idaho, adopting a new rate schedule for WATER AND SANITARY SEWER (hereafter called sewer) HOOK-UP FEES. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to maintain the overall quality of life experienced by its constituents; and WHEREAS, the City Council in behalf of ratepayers have invested substantial sums of money in plant and equipment in its water and sewer systems; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to collect from all new water or sewer users an equitable hookup fee that reflects the prorated value of investments in plant and equipment; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to collect from any water or sewer user, who substantially increases their usage of the water or sewer systems, an equitable increased capacity usage fee that reflects the prorated value of investments in plant and equipment; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and the Council of the City of Rexburg, effective October 18, 2001, the water and sewer hook-up fees to be charged for new hook-ups, based on gallons per day (gpd) capacity to be used, shall be as follows: OOKUP FEES Wate In-City Sewe In-City Wate Out-of-City Sewe Out-of-Cit Minimum and All Homes $1100 $575 $1650 $900 Over 328 gal/da n/a $1.75/gpd n/a $2.625/gpd Over 1667 al/da $0.66/ d n/a $0.99/ d n/a Homes shall be defined as any single family dwelling with no business usage. The minimum amount of capacity, based on expected future usage, to be charged to any new user, except homes, shall be calculated by the Public Facilities Coordinator, the Finance Officer or their designated representative. In the event that any user, other than homes, that paid ahook-up fee after May 18, 1999, and uses for a time period of more than 30 days, more than ten percent (10%) over the volume per day that was purchased, that user shall be required to increase their purchased volume hook-up fee to the new level using the prevailing rate. In the event that any user, other than homes, that paid ahook-up fee before May 19, 1999, and whose most recent average volume calculation is over 100,000 gallons per month, uses more than ten percent (10%) over the highest monthly average volume calculations between October of the 1997 and September of 1999 for a time period of more than 30 days, that user shall be required to purchase the additional volume capacity using the prevailing rate. Any user may request a review by the City Council as to the appropriateness of the calculated minimum or increased capacity to be charged for. Any user can purchase additional capacity at any time with the written consent of the City. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APP~ED BY THE MAYOR THIS 17~ DAY OF OCTOBER, 2001. ~ _~~ S ATTEST: MARILYN WASDEN, CITY CLERK