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Home My WebLink About2342 Increasing Wastewater Service Rates and Amending Senior Citizen's Discount for Wastewater ChargesORDINANCE NO. 2342 AN ORDIN~CE INCRF~SING THE R~TES FOR W~STE~ATER SERVICE FOR THE CITY ~ AI~ENDING THE CURRE~ SENIOR CITIZEN'S DISCOUNT FOR W~STEW~TER CHARGES TO CREATE ~ UTILTY CREDIT PRO~I~ FOR SENIOR CITIZENS BY ~ENDIN~ SECTIONS L3o04o030 ~ L3.04o0~$ OF THE PORT TO, SEND MUNICIPAL CODE~%lqDEST~%BLISHIN~NEFFECTIVE D~TE OF &pril ~, L993. THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13.04.030 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is here and hereby amended to read as follows: 13.04.030 Rates. The following monthly rates shall be charged by the City and collected by the City Treasurer for the use and furnishing of sewerage service, all such rates and charges to be made and paid on a monthly basis: A. Single Unit Residential and Duplex Customers. 1.Average Winter Water Use Categories. For single unit residences and duplexes, where each unit receives separately metered water service, each unit shall be charged a base rate, plus a charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water used, up to a fixed limit based on the customer's average water use calculated from meter readings actually taken during a four month period between October 15 and March 15, or Average Winter Water Use (AWWU). The AWWU shall be determined on April 1 of each year with the customer's maximum monthly rate from April 1 to March 30 of the next year being established by the AWWU. The AWWUcategory for determining monthly charges shall be established by averaging the water meter readings taken during the specified four month period and rounding them up or down to the nearest thousand gallon amount. 2. Monthly Rates. The base monthly rate for each metered customer shall be $20.00/month plus ~..Jv~ $2.08 per 1,000 gallons of water used as established through the AWWU process. For duplexes with a single water meter, the charge shall be two times the base rate, plus a charge of $i.~0 $2.08 per 1,000 gallons AWWU. Monthly sewer charges where actual water usage in a particular month is less than the AWWUshall be calculated as a combination of the base rate plus a charge of~..~v~ ~ $2.08 per thousand gallons of water actually used, rounded to the nearest thousand gallons. ~ If water meter readings are ..... ~ .... ~" taken on a bi-monthly basis, an averaging method to calculate monthly billing charges i~ to may be utilized. Charges for a monthly period during which the meter is not actually read shall be calculated by averaging the prior water consumption for the period during the two months immediately preceding the period for which a meter reading is not obtained, multiplying that average amount (not to exceed the AWWUmaximum) by the volume charge per thousand gallons and adding that charge to the base charge. An adjustment for actual usage shall be made in the next monthly billing based on actual meter readings, if necessary. If the customer does not have a recorded four month use to establish the AWWU or where during the four month period used to calculate the AWWUthere is a circumstance which, in the reasonable judgment of the City Clerk, would make the AWWU calculation erroneous, the charge shall be set at the base rate plus the monthly rate for 6,000 gallons AWWU. If there is a change in occupancy during the AWWU determination period for a particular year, the charge shall be set at the base rate plus the monthly rate for 6,000 gallons AWWU. B. Multi-Family Customers. 1. Base Charges. For multi-family residences with three (3) or more units , the base monthly charge shall be based on meter size. The base charge shall be: 5/8-3/4" meter $ 20~00/month l" meter 28.00/month 1¼" meter 32.00/month 1%" meter 36.00/month 1~" meter 48.00/month 2" meter 58.00/month 3" meter 220.00/month 4" meter 280.00/month 6" meter 420.00/month 8" meter 580.00/month 2. Total Charges. The total monthly multi-family charges shall be the base charge plus a charge of~ .... ~ ~2. 08 per thousand gallons of water actually used, rounded to the nearest thousand gallon amount, with the maximum per gallon charge capped at 6,000 gallons per unit. C. Commercial Customers. Commercial accounts shall be charged the same base rate, based upon meter size, as multifamily customers. However, commercial customers shall be charged an additional amount of ~.~v~ $2.08 per thousand gallons of water used, rounded to the nearest thousand gallons, with no maximum cap on additional charges~ , or if a commercial customer qenerates hiqh strength waste or waste with hiqh variability in loadinqs, charqes shall be on a commodity basis and provided in Chapter 13.06 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code. D. Industrial and Contract Customers. The City may establish rates and charges for industrial and large user customers that have unique or special use characteristics. The rates and charges shall be based on existing contract conditions, costs of service, including waste volume and strength, and such other factors deemed relevant in establishing reasonable rates and services in the judgement of the Director of Public Works. E. For all classes of users subject to metered rates, should there be a period during which meter readings cannot be obtained under a normal reading schedule, volume charges shall be calculated by averaging the prior consumption for the two months immediately preceding the period for which a meter reading cannot be obtained. Charges for the next month during which the actual meter reading is taken shall be adjusted for the difference between the average and the actual metered volume for the period involved together with the appropriate meter rate. .Where there is a circumstance which, in the reasonable judgment of the Clerk-Treasurer, would make the volume charge calculation erroneous, the volume charge shall be established under such other method as the Clerk-Treasurer deems reasonable and fair. Section 2. Section 13.04.035 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is here and hereby amended to read as follows: "13.04.035 Ratc~ Utility Credit - Low-income senior citizens. A. For the purposes of this section, "low-income senior citizen is defined as a person sixty-two years and over of age, whose total income, including that of his or her spouse or cotenant, does not exceed the sum of fifteen eiqhteen thousand dollars per annum. B. For the purposes of this section, a "cotenant" is defined as any person living in or upon-the same premises as those occupied by the low-income senior citizen. C. For the purposes of this section, the term "total income" includes, but is not limited to all pensions, whether from private or government sources, any disability payments, interest, dividends, annuity proceeds, and all and every other amount which may be available to the low-income senior citizen for purposes of spending the same. D. "Low-income senior citizens" as defined in this section, upon application and proof of their status to the City Clerk shall b ~..~A~ ~A ~~A_~.. ~-A -~ ..... ~ ~ ~n qiven a credit on their monthly residential charqes for their personal residence of twelve dollars ($12.00) per month. The methodoloq~ used by the Clerk/Treasurer for determininq eliqibility, and the time limits of eliqibility, for senior citizen credits shall be the same as specified for low income and disability credits in Chapter 13.24 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code. Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect on April 1, 1993, after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend and approved by the Mayor of the City this~ day of ~~ ,1993. Attest: David A. Grove, City Clerk Approved as to form: Dennis McLerran, City Att~orney John Clise Passed by the City Council: Signed by the Mayor: Published: Effective Date: David A. Grove, City Clerk 2/24/93 , 1993 , 1993 , 1993