HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-90-548 - 12/05/1990 - Ch 26 W/S user ratesORDINANCE NO. MC-90-548
AN ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McHENRY,
McHENRY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Sections 26-24, 26-25, 26-26, 26-141, the first .
sentence of Section 26-144, Sections 26-145, 26-148, 26-154 and 26-
166 (C) of the Municipal Code, City of McHenry, Illinois are hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-24. User rates. The bi-monthly rates for the
use of water of the City waterworks through a meter shall be as
follows:
(1) For the first four thousand (4,000) gallons or
fraction thereof, Three Dollars ($3.00).
(2) For each succeeding one thousand (1,000) gallons
thereof, Seventy- Five Cents ($0.75). Metered
usage shall be read by the City to the lowest even
increment of 1,000 gallons.
Provided however, that in the case of apartment,
commercial and industrial buildings having more than one rental
unit, or condominium unit, each or some of which contain water
service facilities, the bi-monthly rate for the use of City water
shall be three dollars ($3.00) per each rental and condominium unit
in such building, or the metered rate for the entire building,
whichever is greater; in the case of motels and hotels which do not
provide apartment rentals, nursing homes, hospitals and congregate
care facilities, the bi-monthly rate shall be the metered rate for
the entire building.
All water charges shall be collected by the City Clerk.
The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the
service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the
service on such premises, and the service is furnished to the
premises by the City upon the condition that the owner of the
premises, occupant and user of the service are jointly and
severally liable therefor to the City of McHenry.
Sec. 26-25. Water Rates in Lakeland Park and Lakeland
Shores Subdivision.
Until May 1, 1992 the bi-monthly water use rates which
shall be paid in the Lakeland Park and Lakeland Shores subdivision
in the City by each user of the water furnished by the City through
a meter shall be as follows:
(1) For the first four thousand (4,000) gallons or
fraction thereof, Seven Dollars ($7.00).
(2) For each succeeding one thousand (1,000) gallons,
One Dollar and Seventy live Cents ($1.75). Metered
usage shall be read by the City to the lowest even
increment of 1,000 gallons.
Provided however, that in the case of apartment,
commercial and industrial buildings having more than one rent&
unit, or condominium unit, each or some of which contain watt
service facilities, the bi-monthly rate which shall be paid for
city water shall be seven dollars ($7.00) per each rental and
condominium unit in such building, or the metered rate for the
entire building, whichever is greater; in the case of motels and
hotels which do not provide apartment rentals, nursing homes,
hospitals and congregate care facilities, the bi-monthly rate shall
be the metered rate for the entire building. from and after May It
1992 the water user rates paid in Lakeland Park and Lakeland shores
Subdivision shall be the same rates charged in Section 26-24.
See. 26-26. billing and collection.
(a) Charges for voter services shall be rendered bi-
monthly by the City Clerk.
sN All water rates shall be collected by the City Clerk except
ahereinafter provided, and all persons shall pay their bills for
water consumed on or before the 20th day after bills are sailed in
the months of January, `March, May, July, September and November;
payment of bills for such bi-monthly periods after the 20th day
that bills are sailed in said months shall subject the user to a
penalty of ten (10) per cent of the amount of the unpaid bill;
payment of bills for such bi-monthly periods after the 42nd day
that bills are wiled shall subject the user to another penalty of
ten (10) per cent of the amount of the unpaid bill or five dollars
($5.00) whichever is greater.
Sec. 26-141. Sewer user service charges for unmetered
users.
All non -metered users of wastewater facilities within the
corporate limits of the City shall pay a flat bi-monthly rate of
$24.00, being the total of the fixed debt service charge, ($6.00
bi-monthly); the basic user charge of $1.00 per thousand gallons
and the variable debt service charge of $0.35 per thousand gallons.
Non -metered users outside the corporate limits of the City shall
pay one and one-half (1 1/2) times the debt service charge portion
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as indicated in the table below. Charges for non-astered users may
be billed in monthl increments if service was received for a
portion of a bi-oonUly period on a pro -rat& basis in increments of
one -halt (1/2) of the bill for the bi-monthly period. Flat rate
charges per bi-monthly billinq period are determined as follows:
inside
Coro. Limits
' Fixed Deb charge $6.00
Variable ioa Charge up
to 200000 Gallons 4.66
Basic user Charge to 20,000
Gallons 1,,2
TOTAL FLAT RAT! 24.00
See. 26-144. Keter reading; sail -in card.
outside
Cam. Limits
$9.00
7.00
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Metered usage shall be read by the City or its agents to
the lowest even increment of 11000 gallons.
Bee. 26-145. Billing, due dates; delinquent penalty.
(a) Charges for severage services shall be rendered bi-
monthly by the City Clark.
(b) All bi-monthly bills for such sewerage services shall be
paid on or before the 20th day after bills are sailed in the
months of January, March, May, July, September and November;
payment of bills for such bi-monthly periods after the 20th day
that bills are mailed in said months shall subject the user to a
penalty of ten (10) per cent of the amount of the unpaid bill;
payment of bills -for such bi-monthly periods after the 42nd day
that bills are mailed shall subject the user to another penalty of
ten (10) per cent of the mount of the unpaid bill or five dollars
($5.00) whichever is greater.
(c) All sewerage charges shall be collected by the City
Clerk. The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the
user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay
for the service on such premises, and the service is furnished to
the premiss by the City upon the condition that the owner of the
prealees, occupant and user of the service are jointly and
severally liable therefor to the City of McHenry.
Boo. 26-148. Termination procedure.
(a) in the event that the user service charges, after
having been billed in accordance with this ordinance, remain unpaid
for twenty-two days thereafter, the following Notice shall be
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forwarded by first class mail, or personal service to the owner,
user or occupants, at the address of the building being served by
the City: (MC-89-479)
NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY
You are hereby notified that the sewer user service
charges billed to you under the date of (insert date)
under the Sewer User Service Charge Ordinance of the City
of McHenry for the building located at (insert address)
have not been paid and remain delinquent. If you dispute
these delinquent sewer user charges that have been billed
to you and desire a review thereof, you must, within ten
(10) days hereafter, present your complaint or dispute in
writing to the Utilities Committee of the City Council,
which is empowered to review bills and to rectify any
errors. In the event that you fail to file a written
complaint or dispute with regard to your bill as
aforesaid and also fail to pay said user service charges
Within twenty (20) days hereafter, your service will be
disconnected and your building will. be red -tagged as
unfit for human occupancy on the 28 th day after date of
this notice.
Date: CITY OF MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
By:
City Clerk
(b) The City Council hereby declares that it is against
public policy for a building to be occupied by human inhabitants
which has been red -tagged by the City after appropriate Notice has
been given that the building is "unfit" for human occupancy."
(c) In the event that such user service charges remain
unpaid on the twenty-first (21st) day after the mailing or personal
service of the aforesaid Notice, the following notice shall be
forwarded by first class mail, or personal service to the owner,
user or occupants of the building and also tacked, taped or
otherwise affixed to the front door of the building or housing unit
within a building: (MC-89-479)
NOTICE OF TERMINATION
You are hereby notified that there has been no response
to the Notice of Delinquency in the payment of the sewer
user service charges and the twenty (20) day period
therein stated has lapsed. You are hereby notified that
on (here insert date 28 days after service of Notice of
Delinquency) the City will physically disconnect the
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building sewer of your building to which it is connected
and will red -tag the building located at (insert address)
as "unfit for human occupancy."
Date:
CITY OF' MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
By:
City Clerk
(d) The manner of severance and procedure for
disconnection shall be determined by the City. Upon completion of
said disconnection, the City shall forward to the occupant of the
building by registered mail, return receipt requested, certified
mail or personal service, a bill for the costs of making the
disconnection, including all costs for labor and materials.
Sec. 26-154. Effective date of rates.
The rates and charges established for sewer user service
in Sections 26-140 and 26-141 shall be effective as of January 1,
1991, and on bills to be rendered for each succeeding bi-monthly
period thereafter.
Sec. 26-166 (C).
For each industrial use, the charge for connection to
either the water or sewerage system, or to both, shall be
as follows:
(1) For connection to the City water system Four
Hundred Dollars ($400.00) shall be charged for each
three hundred (300) gallons of water (or fractional
part thereof) used per day.
(2) For connection to the City sewerage system Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) shall be charged
for each three hundred (300) gallons of sewerage
(or fractional part thereof) discharged into the
municipal sewer each day.
At the time application is made by the industrial user to
connect onto the City sewer or water, or both, the
applicant shall file with the City a written estimate of
applicant's daily water and sewage use, and applicant
shall then pay City connection charges based on such
estimates. These estimated connection charges shall be
recomputed by the City at the time the applicant is
billed by the City for applicant's sixth full bi-monthly
period of sewer or water service, and a statement for any
additional connection fees shall then be issued to and
become due and payable by the applicant to the City.
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The connection charges shall be calculated as follows:
First, the average daily water usage and/or sewerage
discharge shall be calculated for each of the applicant's
first six (6) full bi-monthly billing periods; then the
highest of the six (6) full billing periods; then the
highest of the six (6) average daily amounts for water
usage and/or sewerage discharge shall be used in lieu of
the applicant's previous estimates in recomputing the
connection charge.
If the amount is found to be due from the applicant to
the City for such connection charges, a ten percent (10%)
surcharge of such amount shall be also paid by the
applicant.
SECTION 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less than Twenty
Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
for each offense committed on each day during, or on which, a
violation occurs or continues.
SECTION 3. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict with
the terms and provisions hereof, be and the same are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form
by and under the authority of the corporate authorities of the City
of McHenry, Illinois.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet
form, as provided by law.
PASSED THIS 5th DAY OF December , 1990.
AYES: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella, Smith, Teta
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NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
APPROVED this 5th day of December , 1990.
YOR
ATTEST:
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