HomeMy WebLinkAbout113-O-21 Amending City Code Section 7-13-3 to Decrease Sewer User Rates and Establish An Affordable Sewer Rate10/25/2021
113-O-21
AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 7-13-3 to Decrease Sewer User Rates
and Establish An Affordable Sewer Rate
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 7-13-3 “Sewer User Rates” of the City Code of
2012 is hereby amended to read as follows, to include a five percent (5%) rate decrease
in the Sewer User Rates as provided below, effective January 1, 2022:
7-13-3. - SEWER USER RATES.
(A) There is hereby established a charge for sewer use including the use of, and
service supplied by, the public sewer of the City. The sewer user charges shall
be assessed for all users each bimonthly billing period commencing on or after
January 1, 2022.
(B) The regular sewer user charge for users of the system within the City that are
not exempt from the payment of property taxes and not approved for the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program and / or Low Income Home Water
Assistance Program shall be three dollars and twenty-four cents ($3.24) three
dollars eight cents ($3.08) per billing unit of water consumed for all water
passing through the meter.
(C) The Affordable Sewer Rate is that rate established for individuals who qualify
for the Affordable Water Rate as listed in Section 7-12-7-1 (C).
(D) The Affordable Sewer User Charge shall be one dollar ninety-four cents
($1.94) per billing unit for all water passing through the meter.
(E) Payers of the Affordable Sewer Rate residing in a rental property shall be
provided an annual payment in the amount of the current Regular Sewer Rate
minus the Affordable Sewer Rate as listed in Section 7-13-3 (D) of this
Chapter, multiplied by 115. This payment will be made by June 30 each year.
(F) The sewer user charge for users of the system within the City that are exempt
from the payment of property taxes shall be three dollars eight cents
($3.08) per billing unit for the first one hundred (100) billing units of water
consumed. Thereafter, the sewer user charge shall be four dollars fifty-three
cents ($4.53) per billing unit in excess of one hundred (100) billing units of
water consumed.
(G) (D) The adequacy of the sewer user charge shall be reviewed annually by
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the City Council. The sewer user charge will be revised by ordinance as
needed.
(H) (E) The users of the public sewer will be notified of any change in the total
sewer user charges in conjunction with the regular sewer billing.
(I) (F) Those furnished with sewer service only, and not connected with or
supplied with water from the City water supply system, shall pay a bimonthly
sewer service fee based on a calculated estimate of the volume of use at the
rate established in Subsection (A) of this Section.
(J) (G) Those furnished with water service only and not connected with or supplied
with sewer service shall pay only the water rates and charges established by
Section 7-12-17 of this Title.
(K) (H) Those furnished with water and sewer service but not consuming any water
shall pay a bimonthly minimum sewer service charge of sixteen dollars and
twenty cents ($16.20) fifteen dollars and thirty-nine cents ($15.39).
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this Ordinance 113-O-21or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be
given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of
this Ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance 113-0-21 shall be in full force and effect on
January 1, 2022, after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by
law.
Introduced:_________________, 2021
Adopted:___________________, 2021
Approved:
__________________________, 2021
October 25
November 08 11/10
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_______________________________
Nicholas E. Cummings,
Corporation Counsel
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