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• CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION
Date March 3, 1997 Resolution No. 97-42
Motion By xolberg Seconded By Mulvihill
RESOLUTION SETTING WATER AND SEWER RATES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Lakeville, Minnesota that the following is approved and adopted, effective with ail
accounts billed after February 1, 1997, until changed by City Council.
I. Sewer Rates
A. Residential
• 1. Shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during
the first quarter of the year, whichever is less.
2. When an account is newly established, the sewer maximum charge shall be
set at 20,000 gallons of sewer use. This average is to be established after
the first quarter of the year. Sewer charge for the remainder of the year
will be at this figure, or actual usage, whichever is less. The total is
therefore $44.60 per quarter.
3. A basic sewer charge of $3.00 per quarter will be charged for all accounts.
4. Shall be $2.08 per thousand gallons of usage.
5. A flat rate of $55.00 per quarter shall be charged to those residential
customers which do not have metered water_
6. Shall be billed for a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter.
B. Industrial, Institutional and Commercial
1. Shall be based on actual gallons of water consumed.
• 2. A basic sewer charge of $3.00 per quarter will be charged for all accounts.
3. Shall be $2.08 per thousand gallons of usage.
4. Shall be billed for a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter.
C. Multiple dwellings served by a single meter shall be charged for the number of
units each quarter at the time the meter is read. The sewer charges for each
quarter shall be determined by dividing the total gallons of water by number of
units.
1. Shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during
the first quarter of the year, whichever is less.
2. A basic sewer charge of $3.00 per quarter per dwelling unit will be charged
for all accounts.
3. Shall be charged $2.08 per thousand gallons consumed.
4. Shall be based on a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter per dwelling
unit.
• D. Mobile Home Trailer Courts
1. Shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during
the first quarter of the year, whichever is less.
2. A basic sewer charge of $3.00 per quarter per unit will be charged for all
accounts.
3. Shall be $2.08 per thousand gallons of usage above the minimum gallons
consumed each quarter.
4. Shall be based on a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter per dwelling
unit.
E. When a separate water system is installed and is limited to uses that cannot enter
the sewer system, no charge shall be made for sewer on the water metered for said
system.
II. Water Rates
A. Based on actual metered gallons consumed each quarter.
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• B. A basic water charge of $2.75. per quarter will be charged for all accounts. For
residential, multiple residential and mobile homes, the basic water charge shall be
based on the number of residential equivalent dwelling units.
C. Shall be $.84 per thousand gallons.
D. Residents serviced by Burnsville Utility System
1. Water rates shall be based on actual metered gallons consumed each
quarter.
2. A basic water charge of $2.75 per dwelling unit per quarter will be charged
for all accounts.
3. Shall be charged at $.98 per thousand gallons.
E. For those accounts whereby an accurate reading cannot be determined. due to
faulty meter, water consumption shall be established to be 20,000 gallons per
quarter.
III. Head of households over 65 years of age or living on social security or pension
• income alone are entitled to a 30% utility rate discount.
IV. A monthly penalty of 1.5% of the unpaid balance or $1.00, whichever is greater
will be charged on all delinquent accounts that are greater than $10.00.
V. Surface water and street light accounts which are not served by City water or
sanitary sewer and which are certified to the County Treasurer-Auditor for
collection with the subsequent year's taxes will be charged a $2.00 service charge
plus 18% interest per year. All other_accounts certified to taxes will be charged a
$25.00 service charge plus 18% interest per year.
VI. Water Shut-offs
a) During normal business hours $10.00
b) After normal business hours $25.00
VII. Water Reconnections
a) During normal business hours $10.00
b) After normal business hours $25.00
VIII. Replace frost bottom - $35.00
IX. Testing of Water Meters (only if meter test correct) in accordance with ordinance
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a) 5/8" to 1" $40.00
• b) 1 1/4" to 2" $80.00
c) All other sizes contract cost (Minneapolis) plus 10%
X. Closed accounts with a delinquent balance of less than $10.00 will be deemed written
off as uncollectible.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of March, 1997.
CITY OF AKEVILLE
By:
Duane Zaun, Mayor
TEST:
Charlene Friedges, City erk
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