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Home My WebLink About2007-10-01 ORDINANCE NO. 2007-10-1 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FEES TO BE CHARGED BY BATESVILLE WATER UTILITIES FOR WORK RELATED WATER AND SEWER SERVICES. WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Batesville owns and operates water distribution, pumping and treatment facilities (water treatment works), and sewage collection,pumping and treatment facilities(sewage treatment works); and WHEREAS, in order to recoup the cost of performing these services from the individuals requiring Batesville Water Utilities to perform or creating the circumstances causing Batesville Water Utilities to perform such services; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS: SECTION 1: WATER CONNECTION FEES A connection fee shall be charged for connection to the Batesville Water Utilities System for all customers both inside and outside of the Batesville City Limits. "All customers" does include rental property connected for the property owner for a short time, transfer of service from one service address to another, readouts or change of service (if a trip is necessary) from one name to another. Due to a connection fee charge for all connections, the less than six month charge of$5.00 is hereafter no longer charged. If the Batesville Water Utilities' employee must work past 5:00 PM in order to complete the connection, it is considered a continuation of the work day after 5:00 PM and must be charged at the overtime rate. If the Batesville Water Utilities' employee must be called in after having left the premises of Batesville Water Utilities, it shall be considered an emergency call out and the customer shall be charged for two hours at the overtime rate. • Description Charge During normal work hours $15.00 After five continuation of work day $35.00 Employee called in after having ended the work day $65.00 SECTION 2: DEPOSITS Deposit shall be as follows: Residential Amount Water $40.00 Sewer $40.00 Water and Sewer $80.00 • Cleaning deposit $35.00 Minimum Maximum Calculation *Commercial $100.00 $500.00 3 X Monthly Average * Three times the expected monthly water bill or three times the history at that location or similar business type. SECTION 3: NEW METER INSTALLATION New meter installation fees shall be as follows: Meter Size Inside City Limits Outside City Limits 3/a" $400.00 $450.00 1" $500.00 $550.00 2" $1,500.00 $1,500.00 3" $3,000.00 $3,000.00 • 4"or Larger Cost Plus Upgrades of existing meters to a larger meter shall be charged at cost of materials and parts. If with the original installation an extra meter is set but not used immediately, upon activation, it shall be charged at the current rate rather than the rate in use at the time of installation. SECTION 4: ROAD BORE FEE Road bores, other than state or federal highways, for 3/4" and 1"meters shall be charged at $750.00. If the water main is under the hard surface, the charge shall be $25.00 per foot. Road bores for meters over 1" shall be charged at cost of materials,parts, labor and equipment usage. SECTION 5: INSPECTION FEES All inspections,both water and sewer, shall be charged at$35.00 per trip. If more than one inspection is Cperformed on the same property for the same customer during the same trip in the normal allotted time, the charge shall be for one trip. Inspections may include the water service line, the sewer service line (sanitary sewer) and new construction rough-in, top-out and final inspection. SECTION 6: NON-PAYMENT DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT PENALTY FEES Non-payment, disconnect and re-connect penalties and charges shall be per trip based on an average cost of $25.00 per hour with the average trip projected to last approximately ''/z hour. Charges shall be as follows: Description Amount Explanation Collection Call $15.00 Bill paid to serviceperson or arrangements made Disconnect $15.00 Disconnect service for non-payment Reconnect $15.00 Reconnect service after payment After 5:00 PM $35.00 Reconnect after 5:00 PM before service person leaves work Emergency call-out $65.00 Reconnect after service person has left work At the time of the collection call the customer will still be allowed to pay a minimum of the past due bill plus collection call charges. If the service is disconnected, the customer must pay both past due and current bills plus disconnect and reconnect fees in order to have service reconnected. Customers who fail to pay as stipulated in their extension agreements must pay past due and current charges plus disconnect and reconnect charges and late fees in order to keep their service from being disconnected. If the customer having made an agreement does not pay at least the amount stipulated on the date stipulated the service shall be disconnected after 24 hours and an additional disconnect/reconnect fee shall be added to their account. SECTION 7: INSUFFICIENT CHECK OR BANK DRAFT FEE After the first insufficient check, the customer may be called to redeem the check from the bank without penalty if they immediately pay the bill for which the check was written. If Batesville Water Utilities must go to the bank and redeem the check, an additional $30.00 shall be assessed against the account ($15.00 to disconnect service and $15.00 to reconnect service). If reconnect is after 5:00 PM but before service person has left work for the day, the charge shall be $30.00 plus an additional $20.00 shall be assessed to the account. If reconnect is after the service person has left for the day and must be called back to work, the charge shall be $30.00 plus an additional $50.00 shall be assessed to the account. All past due and current charges plus disconnect and reconnect charges must be paid before service can be reconnected. The same process shall be followed for an insufficient bank draft. SECTION 8: DAMAGED SERVICES Damage to a service is defined as cutting the lock, damaging the eyelets or the hasp on the setter when trying to turn water service on illegally or damaging the meter i.e. breaking the register in order to stop the meter from registering usage. A damage charge of$100.00 shall be assessed against the account for each separate incidence of such damage. If such damage occurs during an attempt to circumvent the metering system, $100.00 shall be assessed against the account plus the damage charge of$100.00 plus the estimated charge for water used. If a customer continues to damage services or continues in an attempt of theft of services, Batesville Water Utilities is authorized to disconnect the service at the main line. If such service is LW disconnected at the main line, the customer will be required to pay the full cost of setting a new service in addition to all other charges levied to this account in order for service to be restored. SECTION 9: SEWER TAP FEES After the customer has excavated in accordance with all safety standards, Batesville Water Utilities shall, on existing main lines and manholes,make the tap at a charge of$300.00 per tap. In a development of another developer who installed approved stub-outs, a builder shall be charged a$75.00 fee by Batesville Water Utilities for access to the sanitary sewer. Sewer connections for a developer building in their own development where they have constructed approved sewer main lines and manholes with approved stub-outs shall not be assessed an access fee. Use by a customer of an existing pre-used sewer connection shall not be assessed an access fee. All taps, connections, stub-outs and sewer lines attaching to the Batesville Water Utilities sewer collection system shall be inspected and approved by a representative of Batesville Water Utilities before access will be granted to the system. Batesville Water Utilities shall be contacted prior to construction to allow time to schedule a representative to inspect during construction. • SECTION 10: SEWER ROAD BORES Road bores for sewer connections shall be up to the customer or contractor. Batesville Water Utilities shall be contacted prior to construction to allow time to schedule a representative to inspect the road bore. SECTION 11: SANITARY SEWER INSPECTION FEES All inspections,both water and sewer, shall be charged at$35.00 per trip. If more than one inspection is performed on the same property for the same customer during the same trip in the normal allotted time, the charge shall be for one trip. Inspections may include the water service line, the sewer service line(sanitary sewer) and new construction rough-in, top-out and final inspection. If an inspection is required after normal work hours,the charge shall be$65.00. If the after hours inspection requires more than two hours portal to portal,the additional time shall be at $32.50 per hour SECTION 12: That the City Council hereby finds and declares that the above fees are fair, reasonable and necessary minimum fees, and will produce revenues at least sufficient to recover actual costs of performing the services. SECTION 13: SEVERABILITY. That the provisions of this Ordinance are separable and if a section, phrase or provision shall be declared invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance. SECTION 14: That all ordinances or parts of other ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of October, 2007. Rick Elumb ugh Attest: Denise Johnston, Cit Clerk