§ 154-111. Authority to fix water rates.

(a)

The mayor or the commissioner of the department of watershed management, subject to the approval of the council, shall fix rates for which water shall be furnished for all purposes within the area served by the city water system. Water rates shall be sufficient to pay for the operation, maintenance, reserves, debt service, additions, extensions and betterments of the water system, including those reasonably required for the anticipated growth of the area served, and should also be sufficient to provide for the accumulation of reserves for improvements that cannot be acquired from a single year's receipts.

(b)

The authority granted in subsection (a) of this section shall apply to all charges made by the department of watershed management including, without limitation:

(1)

Deposits for water service;

(2)

Use of fire hydrants and deposits for fire hydrant keys;

(3)

Filling swimming and other pools;

(4)

Turning off water, locking the meter, cutting at main, plugging the service or removing the meter;

(5)

Moving water meters;

(6)

Installation of meters on fire service systems;

(7)

Filling fire service system tanks;

(8)

Fire service connections; and

(9)

Purchase, installation and service of meters.

Water rates are hereby waived by 30 percent for domestic customers, aged 65 and older, with a maximum household income of $25,000.00 or less.

(Code 1977, § 9-4002; Ord. No. 1998-87, § 35, 12-10-98; Ord. No. 2001-99, § 1, 12-11-01; Ord. No. 2004-01, §§ 1, 3, 1-9-04; Ord. No. 2004-05, § 1, 1-5-04; Ord. No. 2006-53, § 34, 8-29-06)