[R.O. 2008 §710.010; Ord. No. 273 §1, 9-5-1978; Ord. No. 370 §1, 4-14-1986; Ord.
No. 397 Art. IV, 1-8-1990; Ord. No. 452 §1, 5-28-1996; Ord.
No. 50 §1, 5-14-2001; Ord. No. 546 §§1 —
2, 2-26-2007; Ord. No. 581 §§1 — 2, 8-23-2010]
A.
Monthly Rates Established.
1.
The following rates and charges for the use and services of
the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the City of Ironton,
based on the amount of water consumed, are hereby established:
[Ord. No. 631 § 1, 3-13-2017]
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Water Rates
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Property Inside City Limits
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Minimum
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$20 per connection
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Usage (volume) charge
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$6.50 per 1,000 gallons
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Property Outside City Limits
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Minimum
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$40 per connection
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Usage (volume) charge
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$13 per 1,000 gallons
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Property Inside City Limits
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Minimum charge
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$3.50
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Usage (volume) charge
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$3.25 per 1,000 gallons
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Property Outside City Limits
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Minimum charge
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$7.00
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Usage (volume) charge
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$6.50 per 1,000 gallons
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When more than one (1) building is connected to the same water
meter, or multiple units within the same building (such as apartment
units), the minimum billing shall be multiplied by the average number
of individual connections that were in use the previous calendar year.
The property owner shall provide reasonable proof of the average occupancy;
otherwise the minimum billing shall be multiplied by the total number
of individual connections.
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Whenever for any cause a water meter fails to operate, a reasonable
estimate shall be made of the amount supplied during the period such
meter fails to operate, and the user shall pay a rate based in whole
or in part on the estimated amount of water supplied.
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B.
Each user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on
his/her use of the sewerage system and treatment works as determined
by water meters acceptable to the City.
C.
For residential, industrial, and commercial contributors, user charges
shall be based on water used during the current month. If the contributor
has a consumptive use of water, or in some other manner uses water
which is not returned to the wastewater collection system, the user
charge for that contributor may be based on a wastewater meter or
separate water meters installed and maintained at the contributor's
expense, and in a manner acceptable to the City.
D.
Whenever for any cause a water meter fails to operate, a reasonable
estimate shall be made of the amount supplied during the period such
meter fails to operate, and the user shall pay a rate based in whole
or in part on the estimated amount of water supplied.
[R.O. 2008 §710.020; Ord. No. 273 §2, 9-5-1978]
A.
Charges for combined water and sewer shall be made and collected
against lots, parcels of land, or premises to which water is supplied
by the City Waterworks System which may have any active sewer connection
with the sewer system of the City of Ironton, or which may actively
discharge sewage or industrial waste either directly or indirectly
into said system or any part of the system.
B.
If sewer system has been constructed to provide sewer to lots, parcels
of land or premises, the person in question will be charged for the
sewer whether he/she is hooked on or not. This charge is the same
as above.
C.
Charges for sewer service only shall be made and collected against
lots, parcels of land, or premises which shall not in addition receive
water from the City. Charges for water service only shall be made
and collected against lots, parcels of land, or premises receiving
water from the City. Charges for water service shall be united with
sewer service in the same bill and one cannot be paid without the
other.
[R.O. 2008 §710.030; Ord. No. 273 §3, 9-5-1978]
A.
Bills for the rates and charges herein established shall be made
out by the City Water and Sewer Department Secretary and shall be
sent out monthly. The bills shall be payable on the first day of the
month following the reading of the meter. All bills shall be payable
at the City Water and Sewer Department.
B.
If any charge for the services of the combined system shall not be
paid by the 15th day of the month in which it shall become due and
payable, a delayed payment charge of ten percent (10%) of the amount
of the bill shall be added thereto and collected therewith.
[R.O. 2008 §710.040; Ord. No. 273 §4, 9-5-1978; Ord. No. 436 §1, 3-14-1994; Ord.
No. 461 §1, 3-10-1997; Ord. No. 511 §1, 4-8-2002 Ord.
No. 594 §1, 8-13-2012 Ord. No. 598 §1, 7-8-2013]
A.
In lieu of payment for water and sewer in advance and as a guarantee of payment by consumers, each consumer shall make an advance deposit with the City Collector of the sum specified below to safely cover the consumption of water and provision of sewer service for the next monthly payment. Each premises connected to the combined waterworks and sewer system shall provide a deposit as set out in Section 155.010 of this Code.
B.
The City Collector shall issue a suitable receipt for the advance payment required in Subsection (A) of this Section of each consumer and shall deposit the amount in the Water Department accounts with other collections.
C.
The advance payment required in Subsection (A) of this Section of each consumer will remain on deposit until the service is discontinued. At that time, the amount of such deposit, less the amount applied to the payment of charges due, will be refunded to the depositor by the Water Department, without interest.
D.
After discontinuation of service by one consumer, if the service
is continued by another party, that party will be required to post
a new deposit.
[R.O. 2008 §710.050; Ord. No. 273 §5, 9-5-1978]
The owner of any lot, parcel of land, or premises receiving
any of the services of the combined water and sewer system of the
City of Ironton, the occupant of such premises, and the user of the
services shall be liable jointly and severally for the payment of
services to such lot, parcel of land, or premises and all services
are rendered to the premises by the City of Ironton only on the condition
that such owner, occupant, and user shall be liable jointly and severally
therefor to the City of Ironton.
[R.O. 2008 §710.060; Ord. No. 273 §6, 9-5-1978]
A.
Whenever a connection is made either to the water works or the sewer system adjoining the premises, the property owner shall pay to the City an amount equal to the actual cost of material used in the construction for water connections from the main to and including the meter and a fee as set out in Section 155.010 of this Code for the sewer. If the meter is larger than a regular three-quarter-inch house meter, the customer will pay the difference of the two.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to connect any premises
with the combined system for either water supply or sewer service
shall first file an application therefor with the City Water and Sewer
Department Secretary on a blank form to be provided by the Secretary.
All connections to the system shall be constructed by employees, agents
or contractors of the City of Ironton, Missouri.
[R.O. 2008 §710.070; Ord. No. 273 §7, 9-5-1978]
A charge in an amount as set out in Section 155.010 of this Code will be made for shutting off and turning on water service, except at the time of the commencement of such service or at its termination.
[Ord. No. 630 §§ 1
4, 12-12-2016]
A.
UNOCCUPIED RENTAL PROPERTY
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Property situated within the City of Ironton, Missouri, designed
to be occupied by a person other than the actual owner thereof which
is currently unoccupied and not rented and is therefore considered
vacant. Said unoccupied rental property shall include apartments,
condominiums, duplexes or triplexes, and other habitable property
that may be used and has historically been utilized as rental property
for human habitation, so long as habitable property is separately
metered under the City of Ironton's water and sewer metering
system. In order for this to be effectuated, the owner or landlord
must so request that the water remain turned on or reconnected. Further,
all future bills, until the property is reoccupied, shall be billed
in the name of the owner or landlord. No deposit shall be charged
to the owner or landlord under these limited circumstances.
B.
Temporary Abatement Of Minimum Monthly Charge. For said unoccupied rental property, the minimum monthly water rate charge as set forth in Section 710.010(A)(1) shall be abated or suspended for the period of time that said property is unoccupied. Said period of abatement shall begin at the beginning of the first calendar month after the property becomes vacant and continue until next occupied. If the property is occupied for any period of time during a calendar month, then the minimum monthly water rate charge shall still apply. The cost of water utilized by the owner and/or landlord of the unoccupied rental premises shall be in an amount consistent with the actual water usage utilized by said owner or landlord in accordance with the rate set forth in Section 710.010(A)(1) of the Ironton Municipal Code, absent said monthly minimal charge as stated aforesaid.
C.
Connect And/Or Disconnect Fees. In the event the owner or landlord
requests, at the termination of a rental tenancy, that the water not
be disconnected and thereafter verifies to the City that the unit
is, in fact, unoccupied, the City may, at its discretion, choose to
not disconnect the water service. Until the unit is reoccupied, the
monthly minimum water rate shall be suspended. In the event the landlord
requests the water connection be disconnected and/or then reconnected,
no charge shall be imposed upon the landlord for the disconnection
and/or reconnection so long as the disconnect and reconnect requests
are limited to one time per month. If the landlord requests more than
one (1) disconnect or reconnect to the water system within any thirty-day
period, then the landlord or owner shall be required to pay the normal
reconnection fee of thirty dollars ($30.00).
[R.O. 2008 §710.080; Ord. No. 273 §7, 9-5-1978]
All revenue derived from the operation of the combined water
works and sewer system shall be set aside as collected and deposited
in a bank account separate and distinct from all other funds or bank
accounts of the City, and proper records and accurate, separate and
apart from all accounts of the City, shall be maintained.
[R.O. 2008 §710.090; Ord. No. 273 §8, 9-5-1978]
A.
The Water and Sewer Department reserves the right to impose special
rates and charges where the rates hereby established are not just
or equitable.
B.
The Water and Sewer Department Secretary shall make out a list of
all premises receiving water or sewer service or combined water and
sewer service. Such list shall show the name of the owner and the
occupant of each such premises and shall be kept up to date at all
times.
[R.O. 2008 §710.095; Ord. No. 460 §1, 3-10-1997]
No authorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any meter, structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the municipal water and
sewerage system of the City of Ironton, Missouri.
[R.O. 2008 §§710.150 — 710.170; Ord. No. 501 §§1 —
3, 12-11-2000]
A.
Removal Of Meter. If any bills for any of the services
of the combined water and sewer system shall remain unpaid for twenty
(20) days following the rendition of the bill therefor, and the water
and sewer system meter thereafter shut off for any reason, including
non-payment, and thereafter if the City of Ironton, Missouri, learns
that said water and sewer system meter has been unlawfully turned
back on and water utilized by the owner, occupant or user of said
premises, then the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department
shall be authorized to remove said water and sewer system meter from
the premises.
B.
Reinstallation Of Meter. Prior to the reinstallation
of any water or sewer system meter, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
shall be paid by the owner, occupant or user of said premises. In
addition, any and all past due and unpaid bills for any of the services
of the combined water and sewer system, including past due fees, shall
be paid prior to said reinstallation of a meter.
C.
Joint And Several Liability. The owner of any lot,
parcel of land or premises receiving any of the services of the combined
water and sewer system of the City of Ironton, the occupant of such
premises, and the user of the services shall be liable, jointly and
severally, for the payment of the removal and reinstallation fee of
said meter.
