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Home My WebLink About78-11-16441028 ORDINANCE NO. 78-11-1644 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING WATER RATE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH , KENTUCKY, SO AS TO INCREASE WATER RATE AND MINIMUM CHARGES- FOR WATER- SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS -OF THE PADUCAH WATER WORKS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE .LIMITS OF THE CITY - WHEREAS , the City has made an: extensive study of the needs of the Paducah. Water Works -and has determined that major renewals, replacements, additions, extensions 'and improvements of the existing Water Works should be undertaken in order to reasonably serve the customers. of such Water- Works, and- because of the rising operating expenses and declining surplus income of the Paducah Water Works, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, deems it necessary and desirable to amend the existing Water Rate Ordinance, enacted on September 23, 1975, so as to increase the water rates and charges to customers of said Water Works, both inside and outside the corporate limits of the City, pursuant to recommendations of the Commissioners of the Water Works, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD -OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH , KENTUCKY ; AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah accept the recommendation of the Commissioners of the Paducah Water Works, and that Ordinance No. 75-9-1174, en- acted on September 23, 1975 (the 111975 Rate Ordinance") , is hereby amended to increase water rates and minimum charges for water service to customers both inside and outside the corporate limits of the City of Paducah, as follows: 1. NEW WATER RATES. That the rates for water service furnished by the Paducah Water Works are hereby fixed and established as follows: A. RATES INSIDE CITY LIMITS (a) Monthly Rates for Water Service Inside City Limits Consumption 0 to 1,500 gallons per month 1,501 to 10,000 gallons per month 10,001 to 100,000 gallons per month 100,001 to 500,000 gallons per month 500,001 to 1,000,000 gallons per month All over 1,000,000 gallons per month Charges Per 1,000 Gallons (b) Minimum Monthly Charges 1.80 (2.70 Minimum Bill) 1.61 1.44 1.2.6 1.09 .86 The minimum monthly charge to customers inside the City Limits having a 5/8 inch meter shall be $2.70 per month, and each such customer shall be entitled to 1,500 gallons of water per month for such minimum charge. The minimum monthly 1029 charge for all size meters and the applicable water consumption to which such customer shall be entitled for such minimum monthly charge, are_ as follows: Meter Size 5/8 inch,,, _ 3/4 inch. 1 inch . 1-1/2 inch .; ' :... 2 inch- ,;.. 3 inch ; 4 inch. , 6 inch Minimum Consumption 1,500 gallons per month 4,000 gallons per _month 7,500 gallons per month 20,000 gallons per _month 40,000 gallons: -per _month 80,000 gallons. per month 150,000 gallons _per month 300,000 gallons. per month Minimum Monthly Charge 2.70 6.72 12, 36- 30.78. 59.58: 117.,18, 208.98 397..98; (c) _Standby. Fire Protection . Service Size Charge Per Month . 4..inch $ . -8.00 . -6 inch 10.00 8 inch 15.00 1'0,,-. inch 30.00_ 12.7 inch 40.00 (d) Bi -Monthly Rates for Water Service Inside City Limits Comsumption Per Bi -Monthly Period Bi -Monthly Charge Per 1,000 Gallons 0 to 3, 000 gallons $ 1.80 3, 001 to , .20,000 gallons.- .1,..61 - 20,001 to 200,000 gallons 1.44 200,001 to 1,000,000 gallons-. _ 1.26 All over 500,000 gallons per month may be billed ,on a monthly basis. (e) Minimum Bi -Monthly Charges The minimum bi-monthly water bill shall be $5.40, and each customer shall be entitled to 3,000 gallons of water for a bi-monthly period for such minimum rate. B. RATES OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS (a) Monthly Rates for Water Service Outside City Limits (Exclusive of Surcharge) Consumption Charges Per 1,000 Gallons 0 to 2,500 gallons per month 2,501 to 10,000 gallons per month 10,001 to 100,000 gallons per month 100,001 to ,- _,_500,000 gallons per month 500,001 to 1,000,000 gallons per month All over 1. 1,000,000 .gallons per month $ 2.09 ($5.22 Minimum Bill) 2.09 1.87 1.64 1.42 1.17 (b) Minimum Monthly, Charges The minimum monthly charge to customers -outside the City Limits, having a 5/8 inch meter, shall be $5.22 per month, and each customer shall be entitled to 2,500 gallons of water per month for such minimum charge. The minimum monthly charge to customers outside the City Limits for all size meters and the applicable 1030 water consumption to which such customers shall be entitled for such minimum monthly charge, are as follows: 5/8 inch 3/4 inch. 1 inch 1-1/2 inch 2 inch''. - 3 inch 4 inch 6 inch Service' Size 4 inch 6 ifich 8 inch 10 inch 12 inch- Minimum Consumption 2,500 gallon per month 4,000 gallons per month 7,500 g. llo'ns. per month, 20,000 gallons '.,pqr_morith, 40,000 gallons per month 80,000 gallons per month 150,000 gallons per. month -month 300,000 gallons per Minimum Monthly Charge (c) Standby Fire- Protection Charge .,,.(Outside the City of Paducah) (d) Surcharge $ 5.22 8.36, 15.67_ 39. 60 77.00: 151.86' 271.20, 517.20 Charde-Yer Month 9.. DO 13,-,.,00 25.00 40.00 60.00 In addition to the rates and charges set out in 1B (a). (b) and (c). above, a surcharge shall be added to the monthly bills of customers in certain areas outside the City limits, as follows: tection. Area Monthly Surcharge Woodlawn-Farley-Oakdale $2.00 Concord .3.50 $0.50 of such surcharge -in each month shall be applied, to fire pro7- The proceeds of the surcharge in, the, respective areas shall be applied to retire indebtednesses incurred by the Paducah Water Works (and/or bonds issued by the City) in extending_ water mains into , the '. respective county areas. SECTION 2. That all other provisions of the 1975 Rate. Ordinance are hereby re-enacted and reaffirmed, and made a part hereof the same._ as if copied in full herein. SECTION 3. That the foregoing water rates and charges shall be. effective beginning with the monthly or bi-monthly billing pe - riods immediately fol- lowing the period during which this Ordinance becomes effective. SECTION 4. That the foregoing rates are rates to be charged by the Paducah Water Works, and any applicable State sales tax shall be added to each bill as a separate charge. 1031 SECTION 5. That nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to affect any contract, between the Paducah Water Works and any water district relative to the amount__ and. method of -charging such water, district for water furnished by the Paducah Water _ Works. SECTION ,6. That if any clause,. -provision, paragraph or section of _. this Ordinance _ shall be ruled. void or ,unenforceable by any. court of competent jurisdiction,, the ,remainder _hereof is intended to be enacted .and, shall be.,in full force and effect notwithstanding . SECTION 7. That all ordinances, and parts of. ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such, conflict, hereby -repealed. . SECTION 8. That this .Ordinance shall be introduced at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners and remain on file for at least one week. for public - inspection, in the completed form in which. it .shall be put .on its final passage, and, if adopted , shall be in full force and effect ten days thereafter. r Mayor Introduced and given first reading by the Board -of Commissioners, October 24, 1978 Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 14, 1978 Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, November 14, 1978.