7.3 SR 06-05-2023
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 7.3
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Public Hearings June 5, 2023 Brandon Wisner, Engineering Project Manager
Item Description Reviewed by
Ordinance Amendment: Determination of Billable Cal Portner, City Administrator
Flow, Loading, and User Charge
Reviewed by
Action Requested
Approve, by motion, ordinance amendment removing the senior citizen exception from section 78-187.
Background/Discussion
At the Council Work Session on April 17, staff presented the topic of the senior citizen exception as listed in the
sewer ordinance. The exception is to bill for actual water usage vs the normal practice of using the monthly
average water consumption of winter months billing, which is likely cheaper than using actual consumption.
The ordinance amendment is as follows:
(2) Determination of user charges for normal domestic strength users. User charges for normal domestic users, except
senior citizens and unmetered water users, shall be calculated on a unit charge for each 1,000 gallons.
However, under no circumstance will a user be billed less than the minimum charge. Senior citizens shall
be charged for the actual metered usage at the unit cost per 1,000 gallons. Unmetered users shall be
charged a flat fee calculated from the average domestic usage throughout the community. The user charges
for the three classifications of domestic users shall be as follows:
a. Metered water users. The per-month billable wastewater volume shall be an average of the metered
water usage during the months of November, December, January, February, and March.
b. Unmetered water users. The charge shall be a flat rate per household unit.
c. Senior citizens. The charge shall be for the actual metered water usage (rounded to 1,000 gallons).
Financial Impact
N/A
Mission/Policy/Goal
Ethical, efficient, and responsible
Attachments
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Updated: January 2023