§ 28-34. Water rate for users outside the corporate limits.

(a)

The following monthly rate for the service of water to residences and businesses not in the city limits shall be charged:

(1)

Where no meters are installed, the charge for residences shall be $34.10.

(2)

Where meters are installed, the charge for residences shall be a minimum charge of $34.10 and $2.80 per 1,000 gallons in excess of 15,000.

(3)

Where no meters are installed, the charge for businesses shall be $51.10.

(4)

Where meters are installed, the charge for businesses shall be a minimum of $51.10, plus $2.90 per 1,000 gallons in excess of 16,000.

(b)

Houses, businesses or other users connected to the city water system but not paying for city water may be billed retroactively at these rates for three years.

(Code 1966, § 20-10; Ord. No. 3002, 5-8-2001; Ord. No. 3066, 5-28-2002)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 3066 provides that at the start of every fiscal year these fees shall be adjusted by a percentage amount equal to the new percentage change in the CPI (Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers), or five percent whichever is less.