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Item No:                    5B.

 

Meeting Date:           October 8, 2012

 

From:                          Bill Spinelli, Finance Director, CPA

 

Subject:                      Ordinance establishing new rates for Water and Wastewater to be effective October 1, 2012

 

 


Staff Recommendation:

Staff recommends adoption of the ordinance increasing Water and Wastewater rates by 1.20% to be effective October 1, 2012.

 

Analysis:

During the Budget Adoption Hearing on September 24, 2012, the City Commission decided to balance the General Fund budget by increasing the transfers from the utility funds by 1.20%.  In order for the utilities to transfer more funds to the General Fund, a corresponding increase in utility rates is necessary.  The following table demonstrates the new transfer percentage and amounts that will be transferred to the General Fund.

 

 

* Water and Wastewater rate ordinances were not taken to Commission in September due to Florida Statute requirements which require notification on utility bills of rate hearings.

 

Options:

1.  Adopt the Water and Wastewater rate ordinance as presented; or,

2.  Such alternative action as the Commission may deem appropriate

 

Fiscal Impact: 

If adopted, this ordinance will increase the Water and Wastewater revenues by 1.20% which will be transferred to the General Fund by a corresponding increase in the utility transfer amounts by 1.20% accordingly.

 

 

 

Submission Date and Time:    10/8/2012 4:35 PM____

 

Department:   Public Works

Prepared by:  R. Sharp

Attachments:         Yes____   No  X

Advertised:   ____Not Required ______                     

Dates:   __________________________                     

Attorney Review :       Yes X   No ____

                                                 

_________________________________           

Revised 6/10/04

 

Reviewed by: Dept. Head ________

 

Finance  Dept. __________________                                     

                              

Deputy C.M. ___________________                                                                         

Submitted by:

City Manager ___________________

 

Account No. 043-0000-343-xxxx

                        044-0000-343-xxxx

 

Project No. ___________________

 

WF No. ______________________

 

Budget  ______________________

 

Available _____________________

ORDINANCE NO.                                    

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, INCREASING RATES FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES BY 1.20% OVER EXISTING RATES, SPECIFYING HOW THE ANNUAL INDEX DRIVEN RATE INCREASE PROVIDED BY §22 – 166 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES SHALL BE APPLIED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INCREASE IMPOSED IN THIS ORDINANCE, EXEMPTING DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FROM THE RATE INCREASE, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA:

 

SECTION I.

 

§22 – 211 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to increase all rates for water service which are in effect as of September 30, 2012 (including any prior adjustments applied under §22 – 166 of this Code), effective as to all bills rendered on or after October 1, 2012, by 1.20%. This increase shall not apply to deposit requirements. The increase imposed annually by §22 – 166 shall be applied on October 1, 2012, to the rate including the additional 1.20% increase imposed by this Ordinance.

 

SECTION II.

 

§22 – 227 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to increase all rates for pollution abatement charges which are in effect as of September 30, 2012 (including any prior adjustments applied under §22 – 166 of this Code), effective as to all bills rendered on or after October 1, 2012, by 1.20%. This increase shall not apply to deposit requirements. The increase imposed annually by §22 – 166 shall be applied on October 1, 2012, to the rate including the additional 1.20% increase imposed by this Ordinance.

 

SECTION III.

 

All ordinances or part of ordinances which are in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, to the extent necessary to alleviate the conflict, but shall continue in effect insofar as they are not in conflict herewith, unless repeal of the conflicting portion destroys the overall intent and effect of any of the conflicting ordinance, in which case those ordinances so affected shall be hereby repealed in their entirety.

 

SECTION IV.

 

If any portion of this Ordinance is declared invalid or unenforceable, and to the extent that it is possible to do so without destroying the overall intent and effect of this Ordinance, the portion deemed invalid or unenforceable shall be severed herefrom and the remainder of the ordinance shall continue in full force and effect as if it were enacted without including the portion found to be invalid or unenforceable.

 

SECTION V.

 

This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and adoption according to law.

 

PASSED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, held on the                   day of                                                 , 2012.

 

 

 

                                                                                    THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA

 

 

 

                                                                                    BY:                                                                 

                                                                                                MAYOR

 

 

 

Attest:                                                                        

            CITY CLERK