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Home My WebLink AboutORD 85-25 - Utility RatesORDINANCE N0. 85-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING AND FIXING RATES AND CHARGES FOR SALES AND SERVICES OF ELECTRIC, WATER, WASTEWATER, AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN; PRESCRIBING THE TIME FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND PENALTIES FOR NON-PAYMENT; SETTING DEPOSITS FOR UTILITIES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS: SECTION I. The monthly rates and charges for the sales made of services rendered by the Electric, Water, Wastewater, and Garbage Systems,of the City of Georgetown are hereby established, levied, fixed, and prescribed as follows: A. ELECTRIC RATES RESIDENTIAL RATE LARGE COMMERCIAL >'C First 30 Kwh, $6.00 net, (Minimum Bill) 2.5(,�/Kwh for all additional Kwh CHURCH RATE (NON TAXABLE) First 30 Kwh, $6.00 net, (Minimum Bill) 3.5 0 Kwh for all additional Kwh SCHOOL RATE (NON TAXABLE First 30 Kwh $6.00, (Minimum Bill) 4.82/Kwh for next 1970 Kwh 3.15/Kwh for next 5000 Kwh 2.59/Kwh for all additional Kwh COMMERCIAL First 30 Kwh $6.00, (Minimum Bill) 6.16/Kwh for the next 470 Kwh 3.3 W Kwh for all additional Kwh First 30 Kwh, $6.00 net, *No new customers will be added (Minimum Bill) 4.01G/Kwh to this rate. for the next 13,970 Kwh 2.70q/Kwh for all additional Kwh INDUSTRIAL RATE Demand Charge: $5.00 per Kw of demand.. Energy Charge: 2.01/Kwh for the first 10,000 Kwh. 1.67/Kwh for All additional Kwh FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT The above energy and demand charges shall be increased by the Fuel Cost Adjustment as computed each month. METER RENTAL FEE 10 � per meter for each meter. MONTHLY WATER USE GALLONS First 2,000 All over 2,000 WATER RATES RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS INSIDE CITY OUTSIDE CITY Minimum Charge Minimum Charge $1.00/1000 Gallons$1.25/1000 Gallons WATER - MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE These rates are applicable to all sales or services for the first 2,000 gallons or less monthly: Inside City: 18.50 Outside City: 26.00 SEWER RATES C. WATER USE RATES GALLONS RESIDENTIAL First 3,000 $;'3.30 3,000-12,500 $0.70/1,000 Maximum Billing $10.00 COMMERCIAL $ 5.30 $0.80/1000 No maximum Anyone receiving City Water Service and connected to City Sewer must pay the above sewercharges regardless of weather the building is occupied or not. D. WATER TAP RATES SIZE TAPS INSIDE CITY OUTSIDE CITY 5/8" or 3/4" $225.00 $400.00 $350.00 $400.00 1" $300.00 plus cost of $425.00 plus cost Above 8" meter $150.00 plus actual of meter materials 1" - 1 z" $400.00lus p cost of 525.00 plus cost meter meter 2" $600.00 plus cost of $725.00 plus cost meter meter above 2" Actual cost of materials $125.00 plus cost of labor Additional $0.20 per sq. ft of heated area to be added to above rates for water taps. E. SEWER TAP RATES SIZE TAPS INSIDE CITY OUTSIDE CITY 4" $250.00 $400.00 6" $400.00 $550.00 8" $600.00 $750.00 Above 8" Actual cost of labor $150.00 plus actual materials cost labor and materials All water and sewer taps to be paid for at the time of issuance of Building Permit. F. DOMESTIC RATES GARBAGE RATES Inside City - $5.00 per month or any portion thereof. Outside City - $7.00 per month or any portion thereof. Commerical Rates Rates vary according to amount of garbage. Minimum rate for 3 pick-ups per week $20.00. Minimum rate for 6 pick-ups per week is $40.00. Rates above the minimums to be set at City Hall by City Secretary. Waste from Cleanup or Building Operations 10.00 per load or proportionate charge for partial load is waste is hauled by City. If service is rendered during any portion of any month the customer will be required to pay a minimum bill for this service. PAYMENT AND COLLECTION If the payment is received prior to the tenth of the month or the twentieth if billed on second cycle following the month in which the service was preformed, rendered, or available, or if such payment bears a postmark within such limit, or received in the overnight depository by 8:00 a.m. the following day, such payments shall be considered timely and, not deliquent. When the said tenth day (or the twentieth if billed on second cycle) falls on a Sunday, legal City Holiday such time for payment shall be extended to the next business day. When pay- ment is made often the tenth of the month (or twentieth if billed on second cycle) 10% will be added to the next bill. Second notices will be sent to all accounts not paid by the tenth of the month (or the twentieth if billed on second cycle). H. FAILURE TO PAY CHARGES If a third notice is required, utility service will be discontinued. Account balance plus a $10.00 service charge and the required connect fee must be paid before service will.be restored. The customer will be required to pay the service charge whether utilities have been discontinued or not. I. REREAD CHARGES AND RETURN CONNECT CHARGES CHECK CHARGES The City will reread any customer's water and/or electric meter at the customer's request. If the reread meter was cor- rectly read and there was no error on th part of the City, the customer shall be charged $10.00. If the reread meter was read incorrectly, there shall be no charge to the customer. There shall be a $15.00 charge for connecting water or electric services. The connect charge will apply to new customers, customers moving from one location to another and for reconnecting services discontinued for failure to pay charges. There shall be a $10.00 charge for all returned checks. SECTION II. That there shall be a $100.00 Utility Deposit required on each dwelling unit. There shall be no deposit required on. any dwelling unit occupied by its owner. All commercial establishments shall be required to post a Utility Deposit equal to at least twice the average monthly bill of that establishment of a similar establishment of its kind. The minimum commercial deposit shall be $100.00. Section III. That all ordinances, resolutions, and orders heretorefore passed, adopted and made, or any part of the same, affecting rates, charges and policies for sales made or services rendered by the Electric, Water, Waste -Water, or Garbage Systems of the City of Georgetown, which are in conflict with this Ordinance, shall be and the same are hereby in all things repealed, provided that those provisions of the Garbage and Trash Ordinance passed on the 10th day of March, 1975, as amended on the 8th day of March, 1976, which are not in conflict herewith are not repealed. SECTION IV. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be July.15,' 1985, READ PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council on first reading this day of -isi71985 and on second and final reading this day of �: 1985. 41 eo �f Carl Doering, May r ATTEST. t Caballero, City Secreta may be necessary from time to time, any existing utility lines including sewer, drainage, water piping and electric distribution lines and appurtenances on, under, across or over said abandoned portion. READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 25th day of June 1985® READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on second and final reading this 9th day of July , 1985. CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF GEORGETOWN BY: CARL DOERING, MjKYOR