ORD 2000-49 WATER & SEWER UTILITY RATESORDINANCE NO. 2000-49
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
relating to the City's water and sewer utility rates; and amending
Section 13.16.060 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City reviews utility service rates on an annual basis and
determines whether the rates should be increased based on the Seattle Area Consumer
Price Index for November of the prior year; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held to discuss this and other changes to the
City's tax and fee structure on October 7, 1999; and
WHEREAS, voter approval Initiative 722 has brought into question the validity
of the City's tax and fee structure; now, therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.16.060 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is
amended as follows:
13.16.060 Automatic annual fee adjustment.
A. All rates described in Section E of Ordinance 82-20, as amended, shall be subject to
an adjustment beginning with the January billing period of each year equal to the annual
percentage increase in the United States Consumer Price 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.
B. The January billing period for those rates based on meter readings will begin with the
December 15th reading of the preceding year.
C. In calculating the annual adjustment the City Shall round off all final calculations to
the nearest cent where the rate provides for cents and to the nearest dollar where the rate
does not provide for cents.
Section 2. All water utility rates and charges on and after December 31, 1999,
shall be 4.6% over the rates in effect on the date of this ordinance. Winslow sewer rates
and charges shall be 3.1% over the rates in effect on the date of this ordinance. These
rate increases shall be in effect for all billing periods in the calendar year 2000, and for
the calendar year 2000 shall substitute for and replace the rate increase for water utility
rates and charges and Winslow sewer rates and charges authorized in BIMC 13.16.060, as
amended in Section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. The rates established in this ordinance shall be in effect on and after
December 31, 1999; provided that if for any reason a court determines that the rates
cannot take effect on December 31, 1999, the rates shall be in effect on and after the
effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and on and after five
days from its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 21st day of November, 2000.
APPROVED by the Mayor the 22"d day of November, 2000.
DWI(~T SUTTON, Mayor
ATTE S T/AUTHENTICATE:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROD P. KASEGUMA, City Attomey
FILED WITH THE CITY CL/ERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE 2000-49
Novemberl6,2000
November21,2000
November 29, 2000
December 4, 2000