HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.5296.06-01-2020 BILL NO. 20-78 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING UTILITY RATES FOR
THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 22 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE
FEES, AND CHAPTER 29 RELATING TO WATER RATES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1 . Section 22-39 (b) of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, relating to "Disposal of
waste; fee", reading as follows :
Fee . 22-39 (h) . Disposal of waste; fee.
Haulers who dispose of less than twenty (20). tons of
waste per week at the city disposal facility shall pay
a rate of sixty--four dollars and fifty cents ($64 . 50) per
ton plus fuel surcharge, if applicable . The applicable fee
shall be increased by twenty--five dollars ($25 . 00) for each
load that is not properly covered or secured in accordance
with state 6,11d local law. Private haulers who regularly use
the disN.)3a3. facility and who regularly dispose of more than
twenty (20) tons of solid waste per week at the city
disposal tacialty shall have a rate established by contract
based on the operating costs . The charge per ton will be
increased when the previous month' s average per gallon
diosel fuel price exceeds three dollars and seventy-five
cents ($3 . 75) . The charge per ton will be increased by one
hund.J:ed percent (100%) of the difference between the
b.:,wious month' s average per gallon diesel fuel price and
three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3 . 75) . All surcharges
will be rounded up to the next cent. Average per gallon
diesel fuel costs will be the average of the Midwest Region
Index as published by the U. S . Department of Energy.
is hereby repealed in ::its entirety, and a new Section 22-39 (b)
is hereby enacted in lieu there, in words and figures, to read
as follows :
Sec . 22-39 (b) . Disposal of waste; fee .
(b) Haulers who dispose of less than twenty (20) tons of
solid waste per week at the city disposal facility shall pay
a rate of sixty-seven dollars and seventy cents ($67 . 70) per
ton plus fuel surcharge, if applicable . The applicable fee
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shall be increased by twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each
load that is not properly covered or secured in accordance
with state and local law. Private haulers who regularly use
the disposal facility and who regularly dispose of more
than twenty (20) tons of solid waste per week at the city
disposal facility shall have a rate established by contract
based on the operating costs. The charge per ton will be
increased when the previous month's average per gallon
diesel fuel price exceeds three dollars and seventy-five
cents ($3.75) . The charge per ton will be increased by one
hundred percent (1000) of the difference between the
previous month's average per gallon diesel fuel price and
three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75). All
surcharges will be rounded up to the next cent. Average per
gallon diesel fuel costs will be the average of the Midwest
Region Index as published by the U. S. Department of
Energy.
ARTICLE 2. Section 22-47 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
Sec. 22-47. - Residential solid waste collection fees.
(a) Basic monthly charge. The basic monthly solid waste
collection fee for residential customers shall be twenty-one
dollars and sixty cents ($21.60) per month per dwelling
unit. Residential back door service may be provided on a
contract basis subject to fees based on the additional
operating costs associated with providing such service. Such
basic charge shall include the following services:
(1) Collection of all waste or recycling in the city -
provided containers.
(2) Bulk waste collection program.
(3) Fall leaf collection program.
(b) Additional container. Customers who receive a second
sixty-four (64) gallon container for solid waste storage and
collection shall pay an additional twenty-one dollars and
sixty cents ($21.60) per month per dwelling unit plus the
basic monthly charge established in this section.
(c) Fuel surcharge. The monthly solid waste collection fee
for residential customers shall be increased when the
previous month's average per gallon diesel fuel price
exceeds three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75). The
charge will be increased by twenty-five (25) percent of the
difference between the previous month's average per gallon
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diesel fuel price and three dollars and seventy-five cents
($3.75). All surcharges will be rounded up to the next cent.
Average per gallon diesel fuel costs will be the U. S.
Average as published by the U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new Section 22-47 is
hereby enacted in lieu there, in words and figures, to read as
follows:
Sec. 22-47. - Residential solid waste collection fees.
(a) Basic monthly charge. The basic monthly solid waste
collection fee for residential customers shall be twenty-two
dollars and sixty cents ($22.60) per month per dwelling
unit. Residential back door service may be provided on a
contract basis subject to fees based on the additional
operating costs associated with providing such service. Such
basic charge shall include the following services:
(1) Collection of all waste or recycling in the city -
provided containers.
(2) Bulk waste collection program.
(3) Fall leaf collection program.
(b) Additional container. Customers who receive a second
sixty-four (64) gallon container for solid waste storage and
collection shall pay an additional twenty-two dollars and
sixty cents ($22.60) per month per dwelling unit plus the
basic monthly charge established in this section.
(c) Fuel surcharge. The monthly solid waste collection fee
for residential customers shall be increased when the
previous month's average per gallon diesel fuel price
exceeds three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75). The
charge will be increased by twenty-five (25) percent of the
difference between the previous month's average per gallon
diesel fuel price and three dollars and seventy-five cents
($3.75). All surcharges will be rounded up to the next cent.
Average per gallon diesel fuel costs will be the U. S.
Average as published by the U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
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ARTICLE 3. Section 29-62 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
Sec. 29-62. Rates.
(a) General water service.
Availability. This rate schedule is available to
any metered customer adjacent to the city's water
distribution mains, using standard water service.
Rate. The monthly rate for service delivered
hereunder shall be the total of:
(1) A customer charge per month for each meter
as follows:
Meter Size(s) (inches)
Monthly Customer Charge (per
meter)
5/8
$ 8.65
3/
$13.34
1
$18.00
1 �'2
$33.70
2
$51.48
3
$96.44
4
$159.16
6
$332.75
plus;
(2) A commodity charge of:
Bills Rendered
Before July 1, 2019
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First 60 CCF used per month --$2.576 per CCF.
All over 60 CCF used per month --$1.985 per CCF.
Bills Rendered
After July 1, 2019
First 60 CCF used per month --$2.628 per CCF.
All over 60 CCF used per month --$2.025 per CCF.
(b) Private fire protection service.
Availability. This rate schedule is available to
customers adjacent to adequate water distribution
mains for private fire protection service.
Rate. Private fire protection service rates for
all types of private fire protection systems are based
on the size of connection of customer's private fire
protection service to city's distribution main and
shall be charged for as follows:
Size of Connection
Rate Per Connection
Effective July 1, 2019
4 inch or smaller
$11.01 per month
6 inch
$22.05 per month
8 inch
$33.12 per month
(c) Industrial water service.
Availability. This rate schedule is available for
industrial use only, when separated from standard
water service, to any customer adjacent to the
department's water mains in The Greater Cape Girardeau
Development Corporation Industrial Tract.
Rate. The monthly rate for service delivered
hereunder shall be the total of:
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(1) A customer charge per month for each meter
as follows:
Meter Size(s) (inches)
Monthly Customer Charge (per
meter)
5/8 or 3/
$ 8.38
1
$17.48
1 '
$32.72
2
$50.98
3
$93.60
4
$154.48
6
$323.06
plus;
(2) A commodity charge of $0.1620 per CCF for
all water used during the billing month.
is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new Section 29-62 is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as
follows:
Sec. 29-62. Rates.
(a) General water service.
Availability. This rate schedule is available to
any metered customer adjacent to the city's water
distribution mains, using standard water service.
Rate. The monthly rate for service delivered
hereunder shall be the total of:
(1) A customer charge per month for each meter
as follows:
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Meter Size(s) (inches)
Monthly Customer Charge (per
meter)
5/8
$ 8.87
3/
$13.67
1
$18.45
1 1/
$34.54
2
$52.77
3
$98.85
4
$163.14
6
$341.07
plus;
(2) A commodity charge of:
Bills Rendered
Before July 1, 2020
First 60 CCF used per month --$2.628 per CCF.
All over 60 CCF used per month --$2.025 per CCF.
Bills Rendered
After July 1, 2020
First 60 CCF used per month --$2.694 per CCF.
All over 60 CCF used per month --$2.076 per CCF.
(b) Private fire protection service.
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Availability. This rate schedule is available to
customers adjacent to adequate water distribution
mains for private fire protection service.
Rate. Private fire protection service rates for
all types of private fire protection systems are based
on the size of connection of customer's private fire
protection service to city's distribution main and
shall be charged for as follows:
Size of Connection
Rate Per Connection
Effective July 1, 2020
4 inch or smaller
$11.29 per month
6 inch
$22.60 per month
8 inch
$33.95 per month
(c) Industrial water service.
Availability. This rate schedule is available for
industrial use only, when separated from standard
water service, to any customer adjacent to the
department's water mains in The Greater Cape Girardeau
Development Corporation Industrial Tract.
Rate. The monthly rate for service delivered
hereunder shall be the total of:
(1) A customer charge per month for each meter
as follows:
Meter Size(s) (inches)
Monthly Customer Charge (per
meter)
5/8 or 3/
$ 8.59
1
$17.92
1 1/
$33.54
2
$52.25
3
$95.94
4
$158.34
6
$331.14
plus;
(2) A commodity charge of $0.1661 per CCF for
all water used during the billing month.
ARTICLE 4. Section 29-63 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, relating to "Service fees",
reading as follows:
A fee of sixteen dollars and fifty cents ($16.50) shall be
charged to all accounts when a city employee or agent of the
city is dispatched to disconnect water. If the water is
reconnected or reinstated during regular office hours, an
additional reconnection fee of sixteen dollars and fifty cents
($16.50) shall be charged the account. If reconnection is
requested by the customer and made after 5:00 p.m. on regular
working days or on weekends or holidays, the reconnection or
reinstitution charge shall be thirty-three dollars ($33.00).
is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new Section 29-63 is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as
follows:
A fee of seventeen dollars and thirty cents ($17.30) shall
be charged to all accounts when a city employee or agent of the
city is dispatched to disconnect water. If the water is
reconnected or reinstated during regular office hours, an
additional reconnection fee of seventeen dollars and thirty
cents ($17.30) shall be charged the account. If reconnection is
requested by the customer and made after 5:00 p.m. on regular
working days or on weekends or holidays, the reconnection or
reinstitution charge shall be thirty-four dollars and sixty
cents ($34.60).
ARTICLE 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
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jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions hereof.
ARTICLE 6 . It is the intention of the governing body and
it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance
shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the sections of this Code
may be renumbered to accomplish such intention.
ARTICLE 7 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect ten days after its passage and approval .
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF �� � , 2020 .
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