Ord 56-2012 9/18/2012 ORDINANCE NO. 56-2012
Ordinance Amending And Providing For Various Fees And Rates Of The
City Of Wichita Falls, Providing For Codification, And Declaring An
Emergency And Effective Dates
WHEREAS, City Staff has studied the cost of providing the services described
herein administering and enforcing the regulatory schemes described herein, and
determined that costs are currently not being covered by the existing fees;
WHEREAS, after receiving and reviewing the aforementioned costs, the City Council
finds that the fees established herein do not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to
provide the services and administer and enforce the regulatory programs to which they are
related; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that increases in the fines, fees, and rates
described herein are necessary to provide for the services and regulator programs
described herein and further finds that any discrimination established against non-residents
in fee amounts does not provide funds that exceed the taxpayer-funded amount of the
described programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. Retail Water Rates
Subsections (c) through (g) of Section 106-126 of the Wichita Falls Code of
Ordinances are amended to read as follows, with the new rates to be effective during the
first full billing cycle after October 1 , 2012, and thereafter:
(c) The minimum monthly bill for all metered treated water service shall be
as shown below, exclusive of any water volume charge.
Meter Size Minimum Bill
5/8 inch $9.42
1 inch 19.09
1'/2 inch 35.20
2 inch 54.54
2'/2 inch 70.09
3 inch 99.67
4 inch 164.13
6 inch 325.29
8 inch 576.70
10 inch 900.00
(d) For consumption, the rates per 100 cubic feet for residential customers
are as follows:
(1) First 200 cubic feet of water at $2.39 per hundred
(2) Next 800 cubic feet of water at $2.50 per hundred
(3) Next 1 ,000 cubic feet of water at $2.62 per hundred
(4) Next 2,000 cubic feet of water at $2.86 per hundred
(5) Next 2,000 cubic feet of water at $3.03 per hundred
(6) Next 6,000 cubic feet and above of water at per hundred
Specific use meters installed for lawn sprinklers, swimming pools, and
other non-domestic uses will be considered as residential for the
purpose of billing. Residential rates will apply to all water measured
through these special use meters even though they may be located at
a commercial or industrial site.
(e) For other than residential customers, including fire hydrant meters, the
rate shall be per hundred cubic feet.
(f) During the first and last billing cycle in which an account is active, the
minimum monthly bill shown in this section shall be prorated for the
number of days the account is active; the prorated daily charge shall
be based on a 30-day month. The amount charged in the first and last
billing cycle for water consumed and the prorated minimum bill shall
not exceed the charges for the same amount of water in a full billing
cycle.
(g) The current rate structure for raw water retail customers inside the
corporate city limits is as follows:
(1) Minimum bill, per month... $9.42
(2) Volume charge per 100 cubic feet for consumption.... $0.34
Retail treated and raw water customers outside the corporate city limits
will pay two times the above rates.
2. Wholesale Water Rates
Subsection (a) of Section 106-127 of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The following rates are approved for the indicated category of wholesale
water customer, and shall apply unless a contract expressly provides for fees
to be charged or calculated in a different manner than as shown below:
Category Per 1,000 Per 100 Cubic
Gallons Feet
Treated water transmitted (TWT) NA $1 .5530
Treated water only (TWO)--Sole NA $2.0533
source—SAFB:
Treated water only (TWO)--Sole source-- NA $2.1562
Iowa Park
Raw water only (RWO) $0.3227 NA
Raw water transmitted (RWT) $0.2729 NA
3. Sewer Rates
Subsections (d) and (h) of Section 106-251 of the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances
are amended to read as follows, with the new rates to be effective during the first full billing
cycle after October 1 , 2012, and thereafter:
(d) Every retail user (residential and commercial/industrial) of sewer service shall
pay a monthly minimum sewer charge in the amount of for each full
billing cycle in which an account is active. In the first and last billing cycle in
which the account is active, the minimum monthly bill shall be prorated for the
number of days the account is active; the pro-rated daily charge shall be
based on a 30-day month. In addition to the minimum charge, each retail user
shall pay a monthly sewer charge of $1 .75 for each 100 cubic feet of water to
be billed for sewer charges.
(h) The rate for Sheppard Air Force Base sewer service shall be the same as
prescribed above for commercial/industrial customers: per month for
the minimum bill and $1 .75 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed. The
minimum monthly bill of $7.53 is the factor "MB" in the contractually agreed
formula for computation of the monthly SAFB sewer bill, and the charge of
$1 .75 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed is the factor "CW" in the same
formula.
4. Codification
The sections of this ordinance that specify they amend or add to the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls are intended to be parts of said Code, and said
sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention.
5. Emergency Declaration and Effective Date
The City Council finds that the need for providing funds for the operation of the City
and administering the fees established herein constitutes an urgent public need for the
preservation of the peace, health and safety of property of the city, and declares that this is
an emergency measure. As an emergency measure, it shall become effective on October
1 , 2012, except as otherwise provided in the applicable section.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18th day of September, 2012.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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