[R.O. 2012 §700.010; Ord. No. 254 §§1 — 2, 1-31-1955]
A.
It
is hereby found, determined and declared to be necessary for the public
health, safety, welfare and benefit of the City of Ash Grove, Missouri,
and its inhabitants that the existing waterworks and sewerage system
of said City and all future improvements and extensions thereto, be
combined and that they shall thenceforth be operated and maintained
as a Combined Waterworks and Sewerage System.
B.
Thenceforth,
from and after January 31, 1955, the waterworks and sewerage system
of the City of Ash Grove, Missouri, as now or hereafter constructed,
and all future improvements and extensions thereto, whether to the
waterworks or to the sewerage system or to both, shall be and the
same are combined and it is hereby declared that said waterworks and
said sewerage system, and all future improvements and extensions thereto
as aforesaid, thenceforth be operated and maintained as a Combined
Waterworks and Sewerage System.
[R.O. 2012 §700.020; Ord. No. 612 §1, 9-8-1992]
A.
In
addition to any other fees, deposits, permits or requirements of the
Ash Grove City Code, no person shall connect to the water line of
the City without first obtaining a permit from the City of Ash Grove.
B.
The
City may issue the aforesaid permit upon receiving the applicable
deposit computed as follows:
C.
None
of the payments established in this Section shall be returnable to
any person, but shall belong solely to the City of Ash Grove.
[R.O. 2012 §700.030; Ord. No. 612 §2, 9-8-1992]
A.
In
lieu of the deposit provisions for obtaining a permit provided for
water line hookup, the City of Ash Grove may issue a permit for sanitary
sewer service upon payment by the applicant of a fee of fifty dollars
($50.00).
B.
None
of the payments established under this Section shall be returnable
to any person, but shall belong solely to the sanitary sewage fund
of the City of Ash Grove.
[R.O. 2012 §700.040; Ord. No. 311A §§1 — 2, 9-3-1963]
A.
There
is now a City of Ash Grove Water System to which non-residents of
the City of Ash Grove desire to connect, from time to time, and to
the end that all such contemplated connections be orderly and in keeping
with good practice, it shall be a condition precedent to any such
connection by any non-resident of the City of Ash Grove, that a prior
written permission therefor be obtained from the City.
B.
That
contemporaneous with such prior written permission provided for hereinabove,
the said non-resident shall pay to the City a fixed non-returnable
fee equal to the City's actual cost of materials and labor to compensate
the City for its furnishing of a water meter and meter box.
[R.O. 2012 §700.045; Ord. No. 713 §1, 4-9-1999; Ord.
No. 873 §1, 1-5-2009; Ord. No. 904 §1, 7-6-2010]
Any and all water-related services provided for residential,
commercial, and industrial customers shall be required to pay a returnable
fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to the City for providing
services. Water deposits will be refunded to the customers after one
(1) year of service provided accounts do not have a delinquent history.
[Ord. No. 1084, 4-2-2018]
In addition to the fees set forth in this Chapter, a one-time
utility service impact fee schedule is hereby established which shall
apply only to newly constructed improvements in order to provide funds
for future expansion, modifications and repairs of the water/wastewater
system to accommodate the increase in demand generated by new connections.
That fee schedule is as follows:
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Residential
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$1,000.00
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Commercial
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$1,200.00
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[R.O. 2012 §700.050; Ord. No. 615 §§1 — 2, 12-7-1992; Ord. No. 864 §1, 6-26-2008; Ord. No. 953 §1, 11-5-2012; Ord.
No. 1036, 9-6-2016]
A.
The
monthly rates required and which shall be charged and collected by
the City of Ash Grove for water and sewer service furnished by the
combined waterworks and sewerage system of the City of Ash Grove shall
be as follows:
1.
A fixed monthly fee of fifteen dollars twenty-nine cents ($15.29),
not including any gallons metered.
2.
A monthly water consumption fee, based on the metered use or the
adjusted use at a rate of three dollars thirty cents ($3.30) per one
thousand (1,000) gallons rounded to the nearest one hundred (100)
gallons. Gallons between zero (0) and fifty (50) shall be rounded
to the next lower one hundred (100) gallon increment. Gallons between
fifty-one (51) and ninety-nine (99) shall be rounded to the next higher
one hundred (100) gallon increment. The cost per one thousand (1,000)
gallons to remain constant for all gallons metered.
B.
Rate And One-Half And Payment In Lieu Of Taxes. Any and
all water and water-related services provided for residential, commercial
or industrial establishments located outside the corporate boundaries
of the City of Ash Grove, Missouri, shall be charged one hundred fifty
percent (150%) of the rates for all water and water-related services
provided to all establishments residing within the City limits of
Ash Grove, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1221, 7-17-2023]
The City has the exclusive power to authorize tank sales or
sales in bulk of water from such supply heads as it may designate.
A fixed rate of fifty dollars and zero cents ($50.00) and one cent
($0.01) per gallon shall be charged. The City may prohibit the sale
of water in bulk to any user or non-user when water service is available
from the City.
[R.O. 2012 §700.055; Ord. No. 863, 5-5-2008]
A.
If
any combined water/sewer bill shall remain unpaid over thirty (30)
days, there shall be a ten percent (10%) penalty charged on such bill.
B.
If
any bill for water or sewer service shall be and remain as long as
sixty (60) days past due and unpaid, service to such customer shall
be discontinued and shall not be reconnected until all bills are paid
in full, together with a reconnection charge of fifty dollars ($50.00).
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to notify the Superintendent
of Water, or anyone so designated by the Board of Aldermen, of such
delinquency and such person shall proceed immediately to disconnect
water service.
[R.O. 2012 §700.060; Ord. No. 316 §1, 2-11-1964]
The place of water and sewer payments shall be and it is henceforth
fixed as the City Hall, City of Ash Grove, Missouri.
[R.O. 2012 §700.070; Ord. No. 660 §§1 — 5, 5-6-1996]
A.
The
Board of Aldermen of the City of Ash Grove does hereby establish the
following procedures for prompt consideration of initial protests
filed by contractors or subcontractors concerning the solicitations
or contract awards for construction of the City of Ash Grove projects
including a public sewer and wastewater treatment system, as follows:
1.
A protest is a written complaint concerning the City of Ash Grove
solicitation or award of a subagreement or contract which must be
filed in writing with the City Clerk of the City of Ash Grove by a
party with a direct financial interest adversely affected by the City
of Ash Grove's procurement action for construction of a public sewer
and wastewater treatment system.
2.
A party with a financial interest which believes it is adversely
affected by a procurement action by the City of Ash Grove must file
a written protest stating the basis for said protest with the City
Clerk of the City of Ash Grove as early in the procurement process
as possible. A protest must be received by the Clerk within seven
(7) days after the basis for the protest is known or reasonably should
have been known. Said Board of Aldermen, upon receipt of said protest
shall hold a hearing as soon as reasonably possible or proper but
no sooner than ten (10) days after giving legal notification to the
party with the financial interest which is allegedly adversely affected
by the action of the City of Ash Grove and that said protestant shall
be accorded a complete hearing and shall have the right to adduce
evidence, both verbal and documentary to the Board of Aldermen and
upon conclusion of the hearing and the evidence adduced as submitted,
the Board of Aldermen shall announce and issue its written decision
and order making disposition of the issues raised in said protest.
A written copy of the decision of the Board of Aldermen shall be served
upon the protestant within seven (7) days after the hearing.
3.
Protestant shall have seven (7) days hereafter to file a protest
appeal with the appropriate Federal or State agency or official making
any awards of financial assistance to the City of Ash Grove in the
construction of said public utility projects.
B.
The
provisions of this Section shall be incorporated in any solicitations,
contract awards, or subagreements entered into by the City of Ash
Grove.
