ORD 2009-40 WATER SERVICE RATESORDINANCE NO, 2009-40.
AN ORDINANCE the City of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, . relating to the City Water Utility;
setting water service 'rates and amending Section
13.16.060 of BIMC Chapter 13.1 6, automatic
annual fee adjustment,
'RAS, a structure for establishing water and suer rates, charges, and fees was
established by Ordinance No. 2-20; and
WHEREAS, ordinance No. 2-20 was subsequently amended; an
WHEREAS, Section 13.1 .o o of BIMC Chapter 13.16 provides for an automatic annual
fee adjustment; and
WHEREAS, the City has engaged Financial Consulting Solutions Group, Inc., t
perform a Water Utility late Study and Analysis to recommend a rate structure which will
provide for utility rates adequate to ensure that the Water Utility segment is fully self-supporting;
and
WHEREAS, the study performed by Financial Consulting Solutions group, Inc,
considered the cost o' f needed capital improvements and operations and has recommended
conservation rate structure with no overall rate increases for the years 2010 through 2014; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendations of the Utility Advisory Committee, the City
Couneil has determined that the Cit '.s water rates should be held at the 2009 level and structure
until the Utility Advisory Committee can further review the proposed conservation rate structure;
and
WHEREAS, the City caused to be published in the City's legal, newspaper a notice of
public hearing on Water -rates to be held on November 23, 2009 which was continued to
December 2, 2009; and now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGEISLAND,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS LOWS:
Section 1. Section 13, 16.060 of BIMC Chapter 13.1 6, automatic annual fee adjustment,
is amended to read as follows:
"13.16.060 Automatic annual fee adjustment,
A. All rates described in Section E of Ordinance 82-20, as amended, shall b
subject to an adjustment beginning with the January billing period of each year
equal to the annual percentage increase in the United States Consumer lace
Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI -,U) for November of the preceding year as
shown in the release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics plus two percent unless
the city council determines by December 3 It of any, year that the adjustment shall_
be another amount or shall not occur for the next year.
. The January billing period -for .those rates ba. ed o meter readings will begin
with the December 15'h reading ',of thep'receding year,
C. In calculating the annual adjustment the city 'Shall round off all final
calculations to the nearest pert where the rate provides for cents and to the nearest
dollar where the rate does not provide for cents-,,"
Section 2, Theity' water rates shall be held at the 2009 level and structure until
further action by city council revising any such gates or structure.
Section 3. This ordinance shall tale effect and be tin force,five _ days after passage,
approval, and publication as required by lair.
SASS ED by the C.ity _council this 'h day of December 2009.
APPROVED by the Mayor this l 11h day of December, 2009.
Christopher Snow, Mayor
ATTS TAUTNTICAT ;
Rosalind D. Lassoff, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: November 20, 2009
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: December 9, 2009
PUBLISHED: December 18, 200
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2009
ORDINANCE NO.: 2009-40'
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