Rate Changes Are Coming To Your August 2014 Utility Bill
Rate Changes Are Coming To Your August 2014 Utility Bill
On July 7, 2014, City Council passed an ordinance to increase the sanitary sewer user rates by 3%. The ordinance also approved an increase of the monthly base rate for sanitary sewer from $1.82 to $9.00. These rate increases are needed for improvements to the city’s sanitary sewer system. Both of these new sanitary sewer rate increases will be reflected on the customer’s August 2014 utility bill.
In addition, City Council also approved a $2.50 permanent reduction in the monthly solid waste/recycling collection fee. This reduction will drop the regular monthly refuse/recycling collection charge on the customer’s bill from $22.05 to $19.55. The senior citizen rate will drop from $21.05 to $18.55 and the senior citizen with approved homestead exemption rate will drop from $20.05 to $17.55. These new rates will remain in effect until the next two contractual rate increases of $0.65 are implemented beginning with the February 2015 and the February 2017 utility bills.
Residents paying for refuse/recycling collection will also notice a $2.50 credit on their August 2014 utility bill, in addition to the permanent $2.50 monthly rate reduction. The $2.50 credit is temporary and will appear on the monthly bill for the next 24 months as the surplus in the Solid Waste Fund is returned to residents paying for monthly refuse/recycling collection.
The Fuel Recovery Fee will remain a part of the monthly bill since it is a contractual obligation. The Fuel Recovery portion of the bill is adjusted quarterly by adding/subtracting seven (7) cents per residential unit for every ten (10) cent change in the per gallon price of diesel fuel above or below $3.00 per gallon. The fuel surcharge is based on the Department of Energy price for the Midwest Region on the first Monday of each calendar quarter.
If you have any questions regarding either of these rate changes, please call the Utilities Department at (440) 353-0841.
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