ORD NO 13-2015 ORDINANCE NO. 3" Q l5
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES FOR WATER SERVICES
SUPPLIED BY THE CITY OF VAN BUREN AND REPEALING PRIOR
RATES FOR SUCH SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas (the "City") owns and
operates a potable water distribution system and
WHEREAS, the City must recover through rates charged to the customers
of the system, the cost associated with the operation and maintenance of the
system together with the cost of certain betterments and improvements to the
system which are necessary to make the system adequate to serve the needs of
the City and its inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, existing water rates and charges established by Ordinance
No. 30-2011 of the City adopted and approved October 12, 2011 are not sufficient
to meet the requirements of the system and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that Ordinance No. 30-2011 be repealed in
order to increase rates charged for the services of the system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren Municipal Utilities Commission, after a
necessary and complete review, has recommended the rate increase to the City
Council as being in the best interest of the City and its inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, when used in this Ordinance, the term "Water for Resale"
shall refer to water purchased by Van Buren contract water users. The contract
water users of Van Buren's system are Oak Grove Water Users Association and
Sequoyah County Water Users Association.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED, by the City
Council of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas that:
Section 1. Effective January 1, 2016, the following monthly minimum
charges and volume charges are established as the rates for customers of the Van
Buren Municipal Utility Water system of Van Buren.
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Meter Size Minimum Volume
Residential Monthly Charge Charges per 1000 Gallons
3/4 " $4.75 $4.39
1" $7.75 $4.39
1 1/2" $15.65 54.39
2" $27.50 $4.39
Meter Size Minimum Volume
Commercial Monthly Charge Charges per 1000 Gallons
3/4 " 54.75
1" $8.95 $3.81
11/z" $19.75 $3.81
2" $29.65 $3.81
3" $65.50 $3.81
4" $125.75 $3.81
Meter Size Minimum Volume
Industrial Monthly Charge Charges per 1000 Gallons
3/4 " $7.85
$3.54
1" $11.85 $3.54
11/2" $19.75 $3.54
2" $29.65 $3.54
3" $65.50 $3.54
4" $175.75 $3.54
6" $260.85 $3.54
Meter Size Minimum Volume
Water for Resale Monthly Charge Charges per 1000 Gallons
2" $29.65 $2.69
3" $65.50 $2.69
4" $175.75 $2.69
6" $260.85 $2.69
Fire Protection Systems Minimum Yearly Charge
All Sizes Monthly Charge per Sprinkler Head
$4.00 $0.30 divided by 12 to obtain
monthly charge
The charge for customers outside the city limits shall be one and one-half (1 1/2)
times the rates for customers inside city limits.
Section 2. In addition to the rates and charges established by this
ordinance, the Van Buren Municipal Utilities Commission, through its authorized
representatives, is authorized and directed to cause the $0.30 per active water
meter service per month charge mandated by Act 292 of 2007, or as amended, to be
collected and to cause the sums collected to be paid to the Arkansas State Health
Department pursuant to Act 292 of 2007.
Section 3. The provisions of this ordinance establish the monthly charges
for water service by the City of Van Buren. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
which have previously established such rates and charges are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Emergency Clause. It is determined that the providing of a safe
and sufficient supply of treated water is essential to the well being of the City and
its inhabitants and that an emergency is declared to exist in that the water rates
and charges contained in this Ordinance are necessary to provide adequate funds
for the operation, maintenance and financing of the water system of the City of
Van Buren. Therefore, due to this emergency and as this Ordinance is necessary to
preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the City and its inhabitants this
ordinance shall be in full force and effect as of the date of its adoption and shall be
implemented as of the dates set forth in this Ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS cg day of k _ rl , 2015.
APPROVED:
Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING TO THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS THAT RATES
FOR THE SALE OF WATER BE INCREASED.
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas (the "City") owns and
operates a potable water distribution system; and
WHEREAS, the City must recover through rates charged to the customers
of the system, the cost associated with the operation and maintenance of the
system together with the cost of certain betterments and improvements to the
system which are necessary to make the system adequate to serve the needs of
the City and its inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, existing water rates and charges are established by Ordinance
No. 30-2011 of the City adopted and approved October 12, 2011 ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren Municipal Utilities Commission, after a
necessary and complete review, has recommended the rate increase to the City
Council as being in the best interest of the City and its inhabitants.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of Van Buren Municipal
Utilities Commission recommends to the Van Buren City Council that the
existing ordinance establishing current water rates and charges be repealed and
new rates and charges be enacted and become effective as shown in the proposed
ordinance before the Council.
PASSED THIS day of�"` ` , 2015.
C. E. Dougan, Chairman
Attest:
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Kathy . Geppert,Secretary