HomeMy WebLinkAboutA051 - Second reading of ordinance amending Chapter 28 of the Ames Municipal Code Section 28.201 to increase drinking water rates by 3.5% and Section 28.304(3) to increase sanitary sewer rates by 5.5%To:Mayor & City Council
From:John Dunn, Director of Water & Pollution Control
Date:May 9, 2025
Subject:Second Reading of Ordinance
Item No. 58
MEMO
The ordinance relating to amending Chapter 28 of the Ames Municipal Code Section
28.201 to increase drinking water rates by 3.5% and Section 28.304(3) to increase
sanitary sewer rates by 5.5% for charges to be billed on or after July 1, 2025, is attached
for your review and consideration for second reading.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Ordinance_Water-Sewer_Rates_FY2025-2026.pdf
City Clerk's Office 515.239.5105 main
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ORDINANCE NO. __________
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 28.201(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(7) and (8)
AND 28.304(3) THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMENDING WATER AND SEWER RATES AND
CHARGES REPEALING ANY AND ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa, that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby
amended by amending Sections 28.201(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(7) and (8)and 28.304(3) as follows:
DIVISION II
WATER SERVICE
Sec. 28.201. WATER RATES AND CHARGES
The rates and charges for water supplied to consumers by the water utility of the city, to be billed on or
after July 1, 2021, 2025 are as follows:
(1)Residential Rates.
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(b)Rate per billing period.For each monthly billing period a residential rate customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge based on meter size, and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during the billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0278 $0.0288 per cubic foot for the first 1000 cubic feet of usage
$0.0490 $0.0508 per cubic foot for the next 1500 cubic feet of usage
$0.0737 $0.0763 per cubic foot for all usage over 2500 cubic feet
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30 (winter period):
$0.0278 $0.0288 per cubic foot
(2)Non-residential (Commercial) Rates
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(b)Rate per billing period:For each monthly billing period a non-residential customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge based on meter size, and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during the billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0364 $0.0376 per cubic foot
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30 (winter period):
$0.0278 $0.0288 per cubic foot
(3)Non-Peaking Industrial Rate.
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(b)Rate per Billing Period.For each monthly billing period a non-peaking
industrial rate customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge based on meter size, and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during the billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0278 $0.0288 per cubic foot
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30 (winter period):
$0.0278 $0.0288 per cubic foot
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(4)Irrigation and Yard Water Service Rate.
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(b)Rate per Billing Period.For each monthly billing period an irrigation and yard
water rate customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge as described below, and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0401 $0.0415 per cubic foot for the first 2000 cubic feet of usage
$0.0737 $0.0763 per cubic foot for the next 3000 cubic feet of usage
$0.1227 $0.1270 per cubic foot for all usage greater than 5000 cubic feet.
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30 (winter period):
$0.0278 $0.0288 per cubic foot
(5)Rural Water Rate.
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(b)Rate per billing period.For each monthly billing period, a rural water rate
customer:
(i) shall be charged a Rural water minimum charge based on meter size.
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0461 $0.0477 per cubic foot for the first 2000 cubic feet of usage
$0.0848 $0.0877 per cubic foot for the next 3000 cubic feet of usage
$0.1412 $0.1461 per cubic foot for all usage greater than 5000 cubic feet.
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30 (winter period):
$0.0320 $0.0331per cubic foot for all consumption
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(7)Minimum charges.For each monthly billing, each customer shall be charged a minimum
monthly charge based on the size of the water meter (s) and/or irrigation meter (s) at each location. The
minimum monthly charge may be prorated, based on a 30-day billing period, for the customer’s initial
and/or final bills, provided that in no case shall the minimum monthly charge be less than six dollars and
thirty-one cents ($6.82) seven dollars and six cents ($7.06).
The minimum monthly charge for each water meter location shall be as follows:
Size of Meter
Residential,
Non-Residential,
Non-Peaking Industrial,
and Irrigation Account Yard Water Accounts Rural Water Accounts
5/8”or 5/8” x 3/4”$14.20 $14.70 $5.38 $5.57 $16.34 $16.91
3/4 inch $28.40 $29.39 $8.35 $8.64 $32.66 $33.80
1 inch $56.81 $58.80 $11.63 $12.04 $65.33 $67.62
1-1/2 inch $113.62 $117.59 $16.04 $16.61 $130.67 $135.24
2 inch $227.23 $235.19 $21.33 $22.08 $261.32 $270.46
2 inch, battery of 2 $440.13 $455.53 --$506.15 $523.86
2 inch, battery of 3 $653.12 $675.97 --$751.09 $777.37
3 inch $454.36 $470.26 $27.74 $28.72 $522.52 $540.81
4 inch $766.70 $793.53 $34.49 $35.70 $881.70 $912.56
6 inch $1,277.82 $1,322.55 $41.31 $42.76 $1,469.50 $1,520.93
8 inch $2,555.64 $2,645.09 $48.13 $49.82 $2,938.99 $3,041.85
10 inch $3,833.46 $3,967.64 $54.55 $56.34 $4,408.48 $4,562.78
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(8)Multiple dwellings – Mobile home parks.Multiple dwellings, including mobile home parks,
may be serviced from a single water meter. However, there shall be a surcharge added to the water rates
set forth above, to be calculated as follows:
For a 5/8 inch meter serving 2 or more dwelling units..............4.09 $4.23/month/unit
For a ¾ inch meter serving 4 or more dwelling units............... 4.09 $4.23/month/unit
For a 1 inch meter serving 8 or more dwelling units................ 4.09 $4.23 /month/unit
For a 1-1/2 inch meter serving 16 or more dwelling units........ 4.09 $4.23/month/unit
For a 2 inch meter serving 30 or more dwelling units..........122.33 $126.61/month
for the first 30 units plus $6.35 $6.57/month per unit
for each additional unit in excess of 30 units
For a 3 inch or larger meter serving any number of dwelling units 5.62 $5.81/month/unit
For the purposes of this section, a dwelling unit is defined as a self-contained living facility,
(i.e., including kitchen and bath) such as an apartment or a licensed independent mobile home
space.
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DIVISION III
SEWERS
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Sec. 28.304. SEWER RATES ESTABLISHED.
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(3) For each monthly billing on or after July 1, 2024 2025, each customer shall be
charged a minimum monthly charge. The minimum charge for each location shall be thirteen
dollars and one cent seventy-three cents ($13.0173). The minimum monthly charge may be
prorated, based on a 30-day billing period, for the customer’s initial and/or final bills, provided
that in no case shall the prorated minimum monthly charge be less than five dollars and twenty-
seven cents ($5.0027). In addition, for all water metered beginning with the first cubic foot each
month, each user shall pay three dollars and thirty-three fifty-one cents ($3.3351) per 100 cubic
feet.
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Section Two. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and publication as required by law.
Passed this day of , 2025.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
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