St. Charles Parish - File #: 2006-0106

• File #: 2006-0106
• Version: 2
• Name: Amend Code to adjust the Water User Charge to provide for Capital Improvements
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/1/2006
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 5/15/2006
• Enactment date: 5/15/2006
• Enactment #: 06-5-14
• Title: An ordinance to amend the Code of ordinances to adjust the Water User Charge to provide for Capital Improvements.
• Sponsors: Lance Marino, Clayton 'Snookie' Faucheux, Brian A. Fabre, Derryl Walls, April Black, Richard 'Dickie' Duhe
• Indexes: Special Committee for Waterworks Treatment Plant, Waterworks (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Ch. 23. Art. I. Sec. 23-3. - Water user charges
• Related files: 2015-0010, 2006-0216, 2000-0304, 2001-0155, 2004-0482, 2016-0419

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/16/2006	2	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
5/15/2006	2	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
5/15/2006	2	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
5/1/2006	2	Council Member(s)	Introduced
5/1/2006	2	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
3/30/2006	1	Special Committee for Waterworks Treatment Plant	Discussed.
3/30/2006	1	Special Committee for Waterworks Treatment Plant	Referred	Pass
3/30/2006	1	Special Committee for Waterworks Treatment Plant	Discussed.

2006-0106
INTRODUCED BY: LANCE MARINO, COUNCILMAN AT LARGE, DIVISION A
“SNOOKIE” FAUCHEUX, COUNCILMAN AT LARGE, DIVISION B
BRIAN A. FABRE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT II
DERRYL WALLS, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
APRIL BLACK, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT V
“DICKIE” DUHE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
ORDINANCE NO.__________
Title
An ordinance to amend the Code of ordinances to adjust the Water User Charge to provide for Capital Improvements.
Body
WHEREAS, a need for various water system improvements has been identified by the St. Charles Parish Department of Waterworks due to current plant conditions and anticipated shortfalls in meeting consumer demands; and,
WHEREAS, a $25 million dollar, 25-year Revenue Bond Issue is required in order to fund the water system improvements; and,
WHEREAS, current projected revenues from the sale of water and other fees are insufficient to finance said bond issue; and,
WHEREAS, the following rate structure is recommended in order to finance said revenue bonds.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Article I, Section 23-3(c) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) The in-parish water user charge shall be adjusted effective June 1, 2006 as follows:
$2.22 per 1000 gallons (0 to 6000 gallons of use)
$4.00 per 1000 gallons (Above 6000 to 10,000 gallons of use)
$4.30 per 1000 gallons (Above 10,000 gallons of use)
SECTION II. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Article I, Section 23-3(d) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(d) The out-of-parish water user charge shall be adjusted effective June 1, 2006 as follows:
$2.22 per 1000 gallons (0 to 6000 gallons of use)
$4.00 per 1000 gallons (Above 6000 to 10,000 gallons of use)
$4.30 per 1000 gallons (Above 10,000 gallons of use)
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:




And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of ____________, 2006...