2015-21-Increasing Sewer FeesRESOLUTION NO. 2015 m 21
COUNCILMEMBER JENSEN INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Blair, Nebraska, may by resolution
establish sewer use fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, THAT the minimum sewer use fee for customers of the
municipal sanitary sewer system are set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by
this referenced herein; provided further, that all such rates shall become effective with the billing
which shall be sent to the customers on or about September 1, 2015 for the period commencing on
July 1, 2015.
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the rate schedule adopted as Exhibit "A" shall be
uniformly increased as follows, 3% effective for sewer use for billing for August 2016 usage, 3%
effective for sewer use for billing for August 2017 usage, and 3 % effective for sewer use for billing
for August 2018 usage.
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLFF MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS READ,
WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JENSEN. UPON ROLL
CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING "AYE" HALL, WILLIS, WOLFF, JENSEN AND
ANDERSEN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS STEWART AND SHEPARD VOTING "NAY",
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED
THIS 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2015.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
ATTEST:
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
BY
J M REAL H, MAYO
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
):ss:
WASHINGTON COUNTY )
BRENDA R. WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified, and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 23rd day of
June 2015.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
Effective August 1, 2015
(1) Residential (Single Family)
Minimum Charge per month for first 200 cu. ft.
Commodity Charge /over 200 cu. ft.
(2) Residential (Multiple Dwelling)
Minimum Chg. Per Month
Per Water Meter Size
Meter Size
(2A)
5/8
(2B)
3/4
(2C)
1
(2D)
2
(2E)
3
(2F)
4
City
$14.10
$1.10
Per Water Meter Size
Minimum Chg for first 200 cu. ft.
$22.00
$44.00
$66.00
$110.00
$220.00
$330.00
Rural
$21.15
$1.65
Rural
$33.00
$66.00
$99.00
$165.00
$330.00
$495.00
Commodity Charge City $1.10 /HCF above 200 cu. ft. Rural $1.65 /HCF above 200 cu. ft.
"Residential usage is based on the average water usage in the proceeding December, January
and February.
(3) Commercial /No BOD /TSS
A customer whose waste water loads do not exceed 350 ppm BOD& 350 ppm TSS and 200,000 CF /day
or do not require pretreatment.
Minumum Charge
Per Water Meter Size
Rural
Meter Size
Minimum Charge - Commercial
(3A) 5/8
$33.00
$49.50
(3B) 3/4
$44.00
$66.00
(3C) 1
$66.00
$99.00
(3D) 1.5
$88.00
$132.00
(3E) 2
$110.00
$165.00
(3F) 3
$220.00
$330.00
(3G) 4
$330.00
$495.00
Based on Current Months Water Use Commodity Charge City $1.10 HCF of usage above 200 CF
Rural $1.65 HCF of usage above 200 CF
(4) Industrial
A Customer must average over three month continuous average 200,000 CF per day.
Minimum Charge per month City /Rural $750.00
Current Month Metered usage $0.90 HCF
(For usage in excess of Plant capacity City may Negoiate based on Cost of Plant expansion
and operating costs /based on guarnteed usage)
(5) Commercial /Industrial Rates that exceed 350 ppm in BOD and 350 ppm TSS
Surcharge Commercial /Industrial Rates add $0.30 /lb BOD in excess of 350 ppm
(Surcharge is in addition to rate 3 & 4) Add $0.30 /lb TSS in excess of 350 ppm
(6) Commercial metered
Commercial /no BOD above 350 ppm & TSS above 350 ppm
Minimum charge City $500 Rural $750
Commodity Charge
City $1.10 HCF of usage above 200 CF
Rural $1.65 HCF of usage above 200 CF
(7) Interlocal Community Agreements (Metered)
Minimum Charge
Commodity
(8) City Departments
Non metered facilities
Metered facilities
$200.00
$0.80 /HCF
$15 per month
$0.80 HCF