53-06 Amend 117-05 - Water Rates (amended 12/21/09 84-09)

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o.RDINANCE NO. 53-06 PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 6/5/06. SECOND READIN' 6/19/06. BY: Antonio~ Butler, Dever, Madigan, Seelie AN o.RDINANCE to take effect irrunediately provided it receives the affinnative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it sball take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, amending o.rdinance Nö. 117-05, adopted January 17, 2006 to amend Cbapter 915, Water Rates, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lake wood for the purpose of increasing water rates, decrease the water customer service charge and to decrease the rate for those who qualify for the homestead exemption. WHEREAS, sufficient revenues are required to recover costs budgeted for the operations of the Water Distribution System, and WHEREAS, sufficient dollars are required to meet scheduled debt service costs, and WHEREAS; sufficient dollars are required to replace and repair existing aged waterlines, and WHEREAS, in order to offset the increases in the purchases water from the City of Cleveland to the City as well as the continuing general increases in the cost of operations, it is necessary for the City to increase the ratës charged to its customers; and WHEREAS, extending a reduction for water rates to persons qualifying for Homestead exemption and decreasing the customer service charge will not greatly effect revenues; Now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Co.UNCIL o.F THE CITY o.F LAIŒWo.o.D, o.HIo.: Section 1. That Chapter 915; Water Rates, of the Codified o.rdinances of the City of Lakewood currently reading as follows: 915.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to establish water rates charged monthly by the Lakewood Division of Water and Wastewater Collections as follows: (a) Effective January I, 2006, all water used during each one month billing period shall cost not more than three and eighty-five hnndredths dollars ($3.85) per one hundred cubic feet of water" (b) Effective January 1,2007, all water used during each one month billing period shall cost not more than four and eight hnndredths dollars ($4.08) per one hnndred cubic feet. (è) Effective January I, 2008, all water used dming each one month billing period shall cost not more than four and thirty-one hnndredths dollars ($4.31) per one hundred cubic feet. 915.02 CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE. There is hereby established a monthly water-customer service charge to be charged by the Lakewood Division of Water and Wastewater Collection as follows: (b) Effective January I, 2006, the monthly customer service charge shall be $1.50 (c) Effective January 1,2007, and thereafter, the monthly customer service charge will be $0 l