ORD 96-28 UTILITY RATES, FEES AND CHARGESORDINANCE No. 96 - 28
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND,
WASHINGTON RELATING TO UTILITY RATES, FEES AND
CHARGES; AND AMENDING SECTION E.5 OF ORDINANCE
82-20, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED.
WHEREAS, a structure for establishing water and sewer rates, charges
and fees was put into place by Ordinance 82-20; and
WHEREAS, Section E of Ordinance 82-20, which specifies those rates,
charges and fees has been subsequently amended on various occasions including
amendment by Ordinances 83-09, 84-25, 86-08, 86-19, 91-13, 93-39, and
95-01; and
WHEREAS, there have been major changes to the City's water and sewer
utility during the past eight years, which changes require structural as well as
amount changes to the City's utility rates, charges and fees; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Section E.5.e of Ordinance 82-20 is amended to read as follows:
e. SUMMER SEWER AVERAGING
Thc City's Financc Director is authorizc, d to adjust t The sewer
billings for the three summer billing months of mid-June
through mid-September if thc chargc is not rcflectivc of cach
customer's actual watcr consumption. Thc adjustmcnt shall bc
to thc scwcr billing for all customers in Categories 1 and 2
shall be set at the average of each property's billing for
the prior months of mid-December through mid-May. For
properties with no billings during the prior months of mid-
December through mid-May, the charge shall be based on
the current water consumption.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after its
passage, approval, publication and posting as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 2nd day of July, 1996.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 3rd day of July, 1996.
JANET K. WEST, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTH E NTI CATE:
~KASPER, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROD P. KASEGUMA, City Attorney
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED: J'u!y !o, ~996
POSTED: Ju~,y ~o, !996
EFFECTIVE DATE: Ju~-y !5, 1996
ORDINANCE No. 96 - 28
June 6, 1996
July 2, 1996