HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-17-1149 - 06/05/2017 - CHPT 26 AMEND WATER/SEWER RATESORDINANCE NO. MC-17-1149
An Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Chapter 26 of the McHenry Municipal Code
relating to Water and Sewer Rates
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.
WHEREAS, at its September 14, 2015 meeting, Ordinance No. MC-15-1115 entitled An
Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Chapter 26 of the McHenry Municipal Code relating to
Water and Sewer Rates and Debt Service Charges was adopted by the McHenry City Council.
WHEREAS, Water and Sewer Rates are reviewed annually and may be adjusted to ensure
that appropriate revenues are derived to operate, maintain and improve the existing water and sewer
systems; and, as a condition of eligibility for the IEPA Water Pollution Control Loan Program, used
to fund the decommissioning of the Central Wastewater Plant and its consolidation with the South
Wastewater Plant.
WHEREAS, this Ordinance Amends Various Sections of Chapter 26 of the McHenry
Municipal Code relating to Water and Sewer Rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: The following Sec. 26-24 Waterworks User Rates paragraph (b) of the
McHenry Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
(b) Water user rates shall be as follows on or and after August 1, 2017
Within the corporate limits of the City
Class 1 uses: $3.34 per 1,000 gallons; and
Class 2 uses: $3.58 per 1,000 gallons.
Outside corporate limits of the City_
Class 1 uses: $5.01 per 1,000 gallons; and
Class 2 uses: $5.37 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 bi-monthly invoice, which shall
be applied to operations and maintenance and capital costs associated with the City's
waterworks system. hi 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 utilized at such location, despite other, different categories
of users utilizing water through such meter.
SECTION 2: The following Sec. 26-140 Sewer user service charges, costs for metered
users, paragraph (f), subsection (1) of the McHenry Municipal Code is amended as follows:
(f) Basic user rates shall be reflected in the May billing year for metered service.
(1) Effective on and after August 1, 2017, the sewer rates shall be as follows for metered
uses:
Within the Corporate Limits of the City
Class 1 uses: $4.00 per 1,000 gallons; and
Class 2 and 3 uses: $3.87 per 1,000 gallons.
Outside Corporate Limits of the Cites
Class 1 uses: $6.00 per 1,000 gallons; and
Class 2 and 3 uses: $5.81 per 1,000 gallons.
SECTION 3: Sec. 26-141 Sewer user service charges for unmetered users, paragraph (a)
and (c) of the McHenry Municipal Code shall be deleted in its entirety and Section 26-141 (b), (d),
(e), and (f) are amended to read as follows:
(a) All non -metered users of wastewater facilities within the corporate limits of the City shall
pay the following flat bi-monthly rate on and after August 1, 2017:
2010C Fixed debt service charge $ 6.00
Basic user charge $40.04
Total per billing cycle $46.04
(b) All non -metered users of wastewater facilities outside the corporate limits of the City shall
pay a flat bi-monthly rate. Charges for non -metered users may be billed in monthly
increments if service was received for a portion of a bi-monthly period on a pro-rata basis in
increments of one-half of a bi-monthly period. The charges for non -metered users located
outside the corporate limits of the City utilizing City sewer service areas are as follows on
and after August 1, 2017:
2010C Fixed Debt Service charge $ 9.00
Basic user charge $60.06
Total per billing cycle $69.06
(c) All non -metered users shall pay such the 2015 IEPA Fixed Debt Service Charge referenced
in Section 26-140(f)(6) unless prohibited by an intergovernmental agreement approved by the
City.
(d) In the event that a user's account with the City is inactive, such user shall still be billed this
rate in the absence of any use of sewer services.
SECTION 4: 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 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and
publication in pamphlet form (which publication is hereby authorized) as provided by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 5�h day of JUNE 2017.
Voting Aye: CONDON, DEVINE, MIHEVC, SCHAEFER, CURRY, SANTI, GLAB
Voting Nay: NONE
Abstaining: NONE
Absent: NONE
Maydr
ATTEST: H
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City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I, Marci Geraghty, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed, acting and qualified Deputy Clerk of
the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, and that as such Clerk, I am the keeper of the records and
minutes and proceedings of the Mayor and Alderman of said City of McHenry.
I do hereby further certify that at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
McHenry, held on the 51' day of June 2017, the foregoing Ordinance entitled An Ordinance Amending Various
Sections of Chapter 26 of the McHenry Municipal Code relating to Water, and Sewer Rates was duly passed
by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of McHenry.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. MC-17-1149, including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof,
was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was available from the City Clerk, commencing on the 61' day of
June 2017, and will continue for at least 10 days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance are also available for
public inspection upon request in the office of the City Clerk.
I do further certify that the original, of which the attached is a true and correct copy, is entrusted to me
as the Clerk of said City for safekeeping, and that I am the lawful custodian and keeper of the same.
Given under my hand and the official seal of the City of McHenry this 6th day of June 2017.
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Marci Geraghty Deputy pity clef
City of McHenry,
McHenry County, Illinois
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