[R.O. 2011 §§29-9 — 29-10; Ord. No. 3169 §1, 6-30-2009; Ord. No. 3252 §1, 3-26-2012; Ord. No. 3258 §1, 6-27-2012; Ord. No. 3490, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 3508, 6-28-2022; Ord. No. 3542, 6-29-2023]
A. 
Monthly electrical rates for commercial services provided by the City of Salem, Missouri, shall be as follows:
Twelve dollar ($12.00) service availability charge and $0.1360 per KWH with a minimum charge of fifty-four dollars forty cents ($54.40) for four hundred (400) KWH or less.
B. 
Monthly electrical rates for residential services provided by the City of Salem, Missouri, shall be as follows:
Eight dollar ($8.00) service availability charge and $0.1360 per KWH with a minimum charge of twenty-seven dollars twenty cents ($27.20) for two hundred (200) KWH or less.
[R.O. 2011 §10-48; Ord. No. 2691 §§1 — 5, 3-16-1987; Ord. No. 3169 §1, 6-30-2009; Ord. No. 3252 §1, 3-26-2012; Ord. No. 3258 §1, 6-27-2012; Ord. No. 3490, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 3508, 6-28-2022]
A. 
All commercial customers who have a monthly KWD of twenty-five (25) or more shall have a demand meter.
B. 
The Salem R-80 School District, churches and the Salem Housing Authority shall be excluded from the requirements of Subsection (A).
C. 
All commercial customers who are required to have a demand meter under this Section shall be charged the sum of twelve dollars ($12.00) service availability charge and $0.1252 per kwh and three dollars forty-two cents ($3.42) per kwd unless the customer qualifies for the employment incentive rate provided for in Section 700.110 below, or the large industrial rate provided for in Section 700.120.
[Ord. No. 3511, 7-12-2022; Ord. No. 3542, 6-29-2023]
D. 
The Salem Housing Authority shall be charged the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) service availability charge and $0.1143 per KWH.
E. 
The energy rate charged the Salem R-80 School District shall remain the same with an additional fifteen dollar ($15.00) service availability charge.
[R.O. 2011 §10-49; Ord. No. 3169 §1, 6-30-2009; Ord. No. 3252 §1, 3-26-2012; Ord. No. 3258 §1, 6-27-2012; Ord. No. 3490, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 3508, 6-28-2022]
A. 
Any commercial customer which makes an application for the employment incentive rate and qualifies as provided herein shall be charged the sum of twelve dollars ($12.00) service availability charge and $0.0884 per kwh and five dollars sixty-nine cents ($5.69) per kwd.
[Ord. No. 3511, 7-12-2022; Ord. No. 3542, 6-29-2023]
1. 
Any commercial utility customer may apply for the employment incentive rate by contacting the City Utility Office.
2. 
To qualify for the employment incentive rate, the commercial utility customer must create and attain twenty-five (25) new full-time (40 hours per week) jobs (employees working in Salem facilities) following application. The employment incentive rate will be effective in each month for up to twenty-four (24) total months in which the commercial utility customer maintains the twenty-five (25) newly created full-time jobs. Verification of new jobs shall be made in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted and put in use by the City Utility Department.
[R.O. 2011 §10-50; Ord. No. 3169 §1, 6-30-2009; Ord. No. 3252 §1, 3-26-2012; Ord. No. 3258 §1, 6-27-2012; Ord. No. 3490, 9-14-2021; Ord. No. 3508, 6-28-2022; Ord. No. 3511, 7-12-2022; Ord. No. 3542, 6-29-2023]
Any commercial utility customer which operates a manufacturing, warehouse, or wholesale trade facility, as determined by its North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and uses in excess of two hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000) kwh per month shall be charged the sum of twelve dollars ($12.00) service availability charge and $0.1053 per kwh and five dollars twelve cents ($5.12) per kwd.
[Ord. No. 3252 §§2 — 3, 3-26-2012; Ord. No. 3258 §§2 — 3, 6-27-2012; Ord. No. 3394, 7-30-2018]
A. 
In the event that the rate charged by the City of Salem's wholesale supplier(s) of electric increases or decreases, determined by comparing charges from May to April for the current year, or the most recent trued-up twelve (12) month period, to the same time period of the prior year, that same rate of increase or decrease shall be applied to the rates set forth herein effective with the July billing without the necessity of a vote of the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 3541, 6-29-2023]
B. 
Nothing herein shall prohibit the Board of Aldermen from enacting different rates for electric services at any time nor prohibit the Board of Aldermen from effecting different rates for electric services when the City of Salem's electric wholesale supplier(s) effects increases or decreases in rates.
[R.O. 2011 §§29-16 — 29-17; Ord. No. 3170 §1, 6-30-2009; Ord. No. 3290 §1, 6-16-2015; Ord. No. 3333 § 1, 7-10-2017; Ord. No. 3336 § 1, 7-24-2017; Ord. No. 3392, 7-30-2018[1]]
A. 
Monthly residential water rates within the City limits of Salem, Missouri, shall be as follows:
$6.00 Base Rate
$5.39 Vol. Rate/1,000 Gallons
B. 
Monthly residential water rates outside the City limits of Salem, Missouri, shall be as follows:
$12.00 Base Rate
$6.78 Vol. Rate/1,000 Gallons
C. 
Monthly commercial water rates within the City limits of Salem, Missouri, shall be as follows:
$6.00 Base Rate
$5.39 Vol. Rate/1,000 Gallons
D. 
Monthly commercial water rates outside the City limits of Salem, Missouri, shall be as follows:
$12.00 Base Rate
$6.78 Vol. Rate/1,000 Gallons
E. 
Monthly commercial manufacturing water rates inside the City limits of Salem, Missouri, shall be as follows:
$6.00 Base Rate
$5.39 Vol. Rate/1,000 Gallons
F. 
Monthly commercial manufacturing averaging over 350,000 gallons per month shall be as follows:
$6.00 Base Rate
$3.47 Vol. Rate/1,000 Gallons
Base rate does not include any gallons and the volume rate will be assessed starting with the first gallon consumed.
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Editor's Note: These rates are in effect with the July 2018 billing.