ORDINANCE #577 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 99.02 THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA, BY AMENDING RATES AND IN CREATING A NEW SECTION 99.10 TITLED “DEPOSITS” Be It Enacted by the City Council of the City of Missouri Valley, Iowa: SECTION 1. SECTION MODIFIED. Sections 99.02 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Missouri Valley, Iowa, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 99.02 RATE. Sewer service rates are established as follows: a). General Rate Application. Each customer, other than new customers that have not had an account with the City within the previous 12 months, shall pay sewer service charges in the amount of seventy-seven percent (77%) of the monthly bill for water and water service attributable to the customer for the property served. The 77% charge shall be determined by averaging the water and water services for the months of the preceding January, February, and March and shall be adjusted annually on the date of the bill for the period of April 1 through April 30. Each customer that has sewer service but does not have water service shall pay at a rate equivalent to 77% of the water bill of a customer that uses 2,000 gallons of water per month on average, as metered in the preceding January, February, and March, and said rate shall be adjusted annually on the date of the bill for the period April 1 through April 30. b). New Residential Customers. New residential customers, being defined as those who have not had an account with the City for the previous twelve (12) months, shall pay at a rate equivalent to 77% of the water bill of a customer that uses 1,000 gallons of water per person per month until an annual average can be calculated in accordance with 99.02(a). The number of people at the residence shall be determined by the customer’s water application. c). New Commercial and Industrial Customers. New commercial and/or industrial customers will be billed at the minimum sewer charge for the first three months of service. After the first three months of service the City will average the sewer rate based upon the first three months of service until the annual average described in 99.02(a) can be established. Each customer shall pay sewer service charges in the amount of seventy-seven percent (77%) of the monthly bill for water and water service attributable to the customer for the property served. The 77% charge shall be determined by averaging the water and water services for the months of the preceding January, February, and March and shall be adjusted annually on the date of the bill for the period of April 1 through April 30. Each customer that has sewer service but does not have water service shall pay at a rate equivalent to 77% of the water bill of a customer that uses 2,000 gallons of water per month on average, as metered in the preceding January, February and March, and said rate shall be adjusted annually on the date of the bill for the period April 1 through April 30. SECTION 2. SECTION ADDED. Section 99.10 shall be added to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Missouri Valley, Iowa, to be titled Customer Deposits and shall read as follows: 99.10 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS. All applicants for service from the City sewer system shall be required to fill out an application for services and pay a deposit in the amount of $100.00 to the Water Department before such sewer service is supplied. The deposit will be applied to the final bill when the customer notifies the utility of the date the service is to be terminated and provides a forwarding address for use in mailing a refund in the event the final bill is less than the deposit. This applies to customers with only sewer services. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any of the provisions of this Ordinance are for any reason illegal or void, then the lawful provisions of this Ordinance, which are separable from said unlawful provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect, the same as if the Ordinance contained no illegal or void provisions. SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Passed by the City Council on the 7th day of September, 2021 and approved this 7th day of September, 2021. /s/Shawn Kelly, Mayor ATTEST: /s/Jodie Flaherty, City Administrator MVTN 9-15-21
