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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan R. Brown, W &RRC Manager
SUBJECT: Revision to City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances
Sections 13- 2C -3(B) and 13- 2CO3(C)(7). Establishing Sewer Rates
DATE: March 1, 2012
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to submit to you a copy of the proposed ordinance
changes and a recommendation that ordinance changes anticipated for FY2013 take
effect on July 1, 2012.
DISCUSSION
In our budget request for FY2013 we are requesting a 15% sewer rate increase. The
effect of the amendment changes, based upon the 15% increase, is on the attached
page. The ordinance changes would revise Section 13- 2C -3(B) and Section 13 -2C-
3(C)(7) of the Code of Ordinances increasing basic wastewater charges for residential,
commercial and minor industrial users from $2.97 to $3.42 per ccf, rate per each gallon
from $ .00397 to $ .00456.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that you approve the proposed ordinance changes and submit them to the
City Council for approval at their March 7, 2012 budget hearing.
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO Michael C Van Mllligen, City Manager
FROM Jonathan R Brown, W &RRC Manager
DATE March 1, 2012
SUBJECT Revision to City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances
Sections 13- 2C -3(B) and 13- 2CO3(C)(7) Establishing Sewer Rates
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to submit to you a copy of the proposed ordinance changes and a recommendation that
ordinance changes anticipated for FY2013 take effect on July 1, 2012
DISCUSSION
In our budget request for FY2013 we are requesting a 15% sewer rate increase The effect of the amendment changes,
based upon the 15% increase, is on the attached page The ordinance changes would revise Section 13- 2C -3(0) and
Section 13- 2C- 3(C)(7) of the Code of Ordinances increasing basic wastewater charges for residential, commercial and minor
industrial users from $2 97 to $3 44 per ccf, rate per each gallon from $ 00397 to $ 00456
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that you approve the proposed ordinance changes and submit them to the City Council for approval at their
March 7, 2012 budget hearing
ORDINANCE NO, 22 -12
AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTIONS 13 -2C-
3(B) AND 13- 2C- 3(C)(7) ESTABLISHING BASIC SEWER RATES FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USERS BY INCREASING THE RATES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY ATHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13- 2C -3(B) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
Section 13- 2C -3(B) Schedule of Rates:
Rates per each one hundred (100) cubic feet $3.42
Rate per each gallon $ .00456
Section 2. Section 13- 2C- 3(C)(7) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
Where the quantity of water consumed is such that the minimum of service is
charged, the minimum sewer service charge, according to the size of the meter,
shall be as follows:
Meter Size Minimum Allowance Allowance
(inches) Charge (cubic feet) (gallons)
5/8 $ 6.85 200 1,496
3/4 $ 17.08 500 3,740
1 or larger $ 27.34 800 5,984
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2012.
Passed, approved and adopted this 7th day of March, 2012.
r act,/
Roy D.uol, Mayor
Attest:
T
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO.22 -12
AMENDING THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE
CODE OF ORDI-
NANCESSECTIONS 13-
2C-3(B) AND 13-2C-
- 3(C)(7) ESTABLISH-
ING BASIC SEWER
RATES FOR RESIDEN-
TIAL AND COMMER-
CIAL USERS BY
INCREASING THE
RATES
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE. SIT ORDAINED BY
ATHE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA: •
Section 1. Section 1,3-
2C-3(B) of the City of
Dubuque Code of
.Ordinances is amended
to read as follows:
Section 13- 2C -3(B)
Schedule of Rates:
Rates per each one
hundred (100) cubic
feet $3.42
Rate per each gallon:
$ .00456
Section 2. Section 13-
2C-3(C)(7) of the City
of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances is:amended
to read as follows:
Where the quantity of
water consumed is
such that the minimum
of service is charged,
the minimum sewer
service charge, ac-
cording to' the size of
the meter, shall be as
follows: -- -
Meter Size (inches),
Minimum Charge,
Allowance (cubic feet),
Allowance (gallons)
5/8; $6.85, 200, 1,496
3/4, $17.08, 500, 3,740
1 or larger$27.34, 800,
5,984 ,ot
Section. 3. This
Ordinance shall -take
effect July 1, 2012.
Passed, approved and
adopted this 7th day of
March, 2012.
/s /Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest /s /Kevin S.
Firnstahl, City Clerk
Published officially in
the- Telegraph Herald
newspaper on the 14th
day of March 2012.
/s /Kevin S. Firnstahl,
City Clerk
lt3/14 -
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: March 14, 2012, and for which the charge is $14.49.
Subscribed to before me Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this /90 day of , 20/, .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commisslon Number 154885