City of King Cove

CITY OF KING COVE

KING COVE, ALASKA

ORDINANCE 15-01

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING KING COVE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 12.10.255 INCREASING DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WATER RATES

WHEREAS, the City of King Cove operates a public water utility pursuant to AS 42.05.711(B) and AS 42.05.990(6)(C) under Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 492; and

WHEREAS, the City’s water utility account has been in a serious deficit position for many years and currently has an approximate four hundred thousand dollar ($400,000) deficit; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has engaged the services of a recognized water rate expert to study the City’s current water utility revenue requirements and water rates structure; and

WHEREAS, City’s water rate study recommends revisions to the City’s water rates, consistent with American Water and Waste Water Association rate manual methodologies, to meet the City’s water utility revenue requirements; and

WHEREAS, the City Council on June 4th, 2014, adopted Resolution 14-21: “Providing Notice to All Users of the King Cove Municipal Water System that a New Rate Structure will be Introduced in the August 2014 City Council Meeting”; and

WHEREAS, the City Council intends to amend the City’s present water rates ordinance as set out below;

Now, Therefore,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KING COVE:

Section 1. Section 12.10.255 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of King Cove, Alaska is amended as follows in Section 2, below. A strike through of the text indicates the deletion of that text. Double underscored text indicates the addition of that text.

Section 2.

12.10.255 Water and sewer service rate structure. A. Each person who is furnished with water and/or sewer service shall pay for the same at the monthly rates set forth in this section.

When a water meter is installed on a commercial or industrial consumer’s line, whether pursuant to § 12.10.215 B. or otherwise, such consumer shall thereafter pay for water at the commercial/industrial metered rates set forth in this section.

Water Rate

Domestic Flat Rate

Single family dwelling $ 24.00 $XX.yy

Apartments - per unit 24.00 $

Commercial/Industrial Flat Rate

Restaurant $50.00 $

Bar 50.00 $

Club with restaurant and bar 60.00 $

Garage/Shop 50.00 $

Hotel/Motel - per unit 15.00 $

Store 50.00 $

School 300.00 $ Church 24.00 $

Offices - per office 24.00 $

Flat rates for commercial or industrial users not listed shall be set by further ordinance.

Commercial/Industrial Metered Rates

(Meter to be installed at user’s expense)

0 - 30,000 gallons per month $2.00 $ per 1,000 gallons
over 30,000 gallons per month $1.30 $ per 1,000 gallons

Peter Pan Seafoods Complex

all quantities $0.84 $ per 1,000 gallons

Sewage Service Rate

Domestic Flat Rate

Single family dwelling $ 13.50

Apartments - per unit 13.50

Commercial/Industrial Flat Rate

Restaurant $ 37.50

Bar 37.50

Garage/Shop 37.50

Hotel/Motel - per unit 11.25

Store 27.00

School (per facility) 187.50 Church 9.00
Offices - per office 18.00
Peter Pan Seafoods Complex 2,000.00

Small Business 13.50

Post Office 13.50

B. The City may enter into a water users agreement with any major commercial or industrial water customer. When approved by ordinance, the water service rates set forth in such an agreement shall prevail over the water service rates set forth in this section.

(Ord. 77-01 (part), 1977; Ord. 89-09 § 4, 1989; Ord. 95-9 § 1, 1995; Ord. 98-9, § 2, 6-6-98; Ord. 99-05, § 1, 10-17-98)

Section 3. This ordinance takes effect November 1, 2014.

Section 4. This ordinance shall be of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the Code of Ordinances, as indicated in Section 1.

PASSED AND APPROVED BY CITY OF KING COVE AND THE CITY COUNCIL, on this ______day of ______, 2014.

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Henry Mack, Mayor

ATTEST:

Savannah Yatchmeneff, City Clerk

Ayes ___ Abstained ___

Nays ___ Absent ___