City of Gainesville - File #: 080202.

• File #: 080202.
• Version: 0
• Name: GRU - WATER RATES (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/4/2008
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 9/18/2008
• Title: GRU - WATER RATES B) Ordinance No. 0-08-50 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION UTILITIES (3) WATER, OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY INCREASING INSPECTION, TAPPING AND BACKFLOW PREVENTER TESTING FEES; INCREASING BASE RATES AND SERVICE CHARGES AND SUPPORTED HYDRANT CHARGES; INCREASING WATER TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND PLANT CONNECTION CHARGES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE PROVIDED HEREIN.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/18/2008	0	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading, as amended (Ordinance)	Pass
9/4/2008	0	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

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GRU - WATER RATES  B)

Ordinance No. 0-08-50

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION UTILITIES (3) WATER, OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY INCREASING INSPECTION, TAPPING AND BACKFLOW PREVENTER TESTING FEES; INCREASING BASE RATES AND SERVICE CHARGES AND SUPPORTED HYDRANT CHARGES; INCREASING WATER TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND PLANT CONNECTION CHARGES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE PROVIDED HEREIN.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance, as amended.  

explanation

In the Proposed Budget for the Combined Utilities System, the General Manager made a recommendation to increase inspection, tapping and backflow preventer testing fees, increase water base rates, customer charges, and supported only hydrant charges.  It was also recommended that water connection charges for residential and non-residential customers, which include charges for water transmission, distribution and plant connection fees.  

The rate changes will be applied to bills rendered after 12:01 A.M., October 1, 2008.