HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - 21-34 - 06/21/2021 - Water & Sewer RatesCITY OF MCHENRY
MCHENRY COUNTY
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Ordinance 21-34
An Ordinance Amending Title 9, Subsection 9-2C-5 B: Waterworks
User Rates; and Title 9, Subsection 9-413-1 F: Metered Users Service
Charges of the McHenry City Code
Passed by the
Mayor and City Council
Of the
City of McHenry
McHenry County
State of Illinois
June 21, 2021
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the Mayor and City Council of the City
of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois this 22°d day of June, 2021.
ORDINANCE NO.21-34
An Ordinance Amending Title 9, Subsection 9-2C-5 B: Waterworks User
Rates; and Title 9, Subsection 9-413-1 F: Metered Users Service Charges of the
McHenry City Code
WHEREAS, the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, is a home rule
municipality as contemplated under Article VII, Section 6, of the Constitution of the State of
Illinois, and the passage of this Ordinance constitutes an exercise of the City's home rule powers
and functions as granted in the Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Water and Sewer Rates are reviewed annually and may be adjusted based
on the actual operational, maintenance and capital improvement needs of the municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: The following Title 9-2C-5 Subsection B of the McHenry City Code is
amended to read as follows:
B. Rates: Water user rates shall be as follows on or after August 1, 2021:
Within the corporate limits of the City
Class 1 uses: $3.82 per 1,000 gallons
Class 2 uses: $4.09 per 1,000 gallons
Outside corporate limits of the City:
Class 1 uses: $5.73 per 1,000 gallons
Class 2 uses: $6.14 per 1,000 gallons
In addition, each user within the City's corporate limits shall pay a $2.00 base charge
with each bi-monthly invoice, which shall be applied to operations and maintenance and
capital costs associated with the City's waterworks system. Each user outside the City's
corporate limits shall pay a $3.00 base charge with each by -monthly invoice, which shall
be applied to operations and maintenance and capital costs associated with the City's
waterworks system. In the event that a user's water account with the City is inactive, such
user shall nonetheless still be billed for such base charge even in the absence of any use
of water.
In the event that City water is being utilized through a single water meter with more than
one different category of user, the type of user category utilizing the largest percentage of
water at such location shall be the category on which the applicable rate for such category
shall be paid for all such water being utilized at such location, despite other, different
categories of users utilizing water though such meter.
SECTION 2: The following Title 9-413-1 Subsection F.1. of the McHenry City Code is
amended to read as follows:
F. User Rates: Basic user rates shall be reflected in the May billing year for metered service.
Effective on and after August 1, 2021, the sewer rates shall be as follows for
metered uses:
Within the corporate limits of the City:
Class 1 uses: $4.20 per 1,000 gallons
Class 2 uses: $4.06 per 1,000 gallons
Outside corporate limits of the City:
Class 1 uses: $6.30 per 1,000 gallons
Class 2 uses: $6.09 per 1,000 gallons
In addition, on and after February 1, 2016, each user of City sewer services within the
City corporate limits shall pay a base fee of four dollars ($4.00) bimonthly to be applied toward
capital projects, such as replacement and upgrade of existing facilities associated with the City's
sewer treatment and distribution system as well as operating and maintenance expenses
associated with such system. On and after February 1, 2016, each user of City sewer services
outside the City corporate limits shall pay a base fee of six dollars ($6.00) bimonthly to be
applied toward capital projects, such as replacement and upgrade of existing facilities associated
with the City's sewer treatment and distribution system, as well as operating and maintenance
expenses associated with such system. In the event that a user's account with the City is inactive,
such user shall still be billed for such base fee even in the absence of any use of sewer services.
SECTION 3: If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or provision of this
Ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment
shall not affect, impair, invalidate or nullify the remainder thereof, which remainder shall remain
and continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: All ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full effect upon its passage, approval and
publication in pamphlet form (which publication is hereby authorized) as provided by law.
Passed and approved this 21 st day of June, 2021.
Ayes Nays Absent Abstain
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Wayne Jett, Mayor Monte Johnson, Deputy City Clerk