2015-0224
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT OF WATERWORKS, DEPARTMENT OF WASTEWATER)
ORDINANCE NO. ____________
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An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10. Garbage and Trash, Article II. Uniform Solid Waste Management System, Section 10-22. Service charge, (c) Administrative Fee; Chapter 22. Sewers and Sewage Disposal, Article IV, General Sewer Use Regulations, Section 22-80. User charges and connection charges; and Chapter 23. Water, Article I. In General, Section 23-3. Water user charges (c), (d) & (e), to restructure sewer, water, non-domestic, and solid waste user fees.
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WHEREAS, the rates for Wastewater are currently set by the Parish President and should be put into the code and adjusted annually; and,
WHEREAS, the public approved a millage renewal for wastewater which will provide annual revenue to the department and assist in lowering sewer rates for all users; and,
WHEREAS, a non-domestic waste program was established to monitor and limit the amount of non-domestic waste being introduced into the sanitary sewer system and the MINOR classification is being removed since a commercial wastewater rate is being established in this ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the user rates for water have not been significantly adjusted in ten years; and,
WHEREAS, the settlement with our solid waste provided for an increase of $1.57 per month and the user charge has not been increased to reflect the settlement; and,
WHEREAS, the administrative fee for solid waste has not been adjusted in decades and should be established by the administration annually; and,
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2016, the total increase contained within this ordinance to the average user will be 1% compared to their monthly bill in 2015 and establishes an annual adjustment to all fees on January 1 of each year instead of throughout the year.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
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