Ordinance 379 – Water Rates

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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING NEW WATER RATES FOR THE CITY OF FOWLER, KANSAS, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 374 AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FOWLER, KANSAS:

SECTION 1.  Section 15-221 of the Code of the City of Fowler is hereby amended to read as follows:

RATES.  The rate per month for the use of water in the city shall be as follows:

  • For consumers inside the city limits:

Minimum: $22.50 for first 4,000 gallons of water

For consumers outside the city limits:

Minimum: $25.00 for first 4,000 gallons of water

  • For all consumers, the following overage charges are established:

For usage from 5,000 to 14,000 gallons, the customer will be charged $2.50 per thousand gallons; for usage from 15,000 to 24,000 gallons, the customer will be charged $2.70 per thousand gallons; for usage from 25,000 to 34,000 gallons, the customer will be charged $2.90 per thousand gallons; for usage from 35,000 to 44,000 gallons, the customer will be charged $3.10 per thousand gallons; and for usage over 44,000 gallons, the customer will be charged $3.30 per thousand gallons.

  • All bulk rate customers shall be charged $00 per thousand gallons.
  • Additional water charges: In addition to the water rates established and set out in subsection (a), the city shall collect all applicable Kansas state taxes and local taxes on water used.  Such rates shall be determined, collected and paid in the same manner as the rates for city use established in subsections (a, b, & c) are collected and paid.

SECTION 2.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication by summary once in the official city newspaper.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 11th DAY OF AUGUST, 2016.

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Brett Copeland, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Jamie Boese, City Clerk

I, Jamie Boese, City Clerk of the City of Fowler, KS, hereby verify and state that the foregoing is a true and correct original ordinance; that the record of final passage is found on page ___, volume “_2__ “ of the journal; that it was published in the Meade County News, the official paper on August 17th, 2016.

Ordinance No. 379 Summary

On August 11th, 2016, the City of Fowler, Kansas, passed Ordinance No. 379. The Ordinance establishes new water rates for the City of Fowler, Kansas and repeals Ordinance No. 374.  A complete copy of the ordinance is available at www.fowlerkansas.com or in the office of the city clerk, 508 N. Main, free of charge.  This summary is certified by the city attorney to be legal, accurate and sufficient.