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ORDINANCE NUMBER 8265
(Published in The Salina Journal ks , 1972)
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE MONTHLY WATER RATES TO BE CHARGED AND
COLLECTED FOR WATER SERVICE FURNISHED TO USERS OF THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF THE
CITY, AMENDING SECTION 35-55 OF THE SALINA CODE AND REPEALING THE EXISTING
SECTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 1973.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Sa`ina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 35-55 of The Salina Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 35-55. Water Rates Established.
Except for minimum amounts allowed, the monthly water
rates to be charged and collected for water service furnished
to any user by the waterworks system of the city, the same
being a part of the combined water and sewerage system of
the city, shall be as follows:
Sec. 35-55 (1). Rates inside City:
First 2,000 cu. ft. at 0.39 cents per 100 cu. ft.;
Next 28,000 cu. ft. at 0.27 cents per 100 cu. ft.;
All over 30,000 cu. ft. at 0.24 cents per 100 cu. ft.
Sec. 35-55 (2). Minimum. The following are hereby
established as the minimum charges for users of water using the
prescribed size of meter and not to exceed the maximum volume
of water for each minimum charge on a monthly basis:
MONTHLY
Meter
Minimum
Cu. Ft.
Size
Charge
Allowed
5/8"
$ 2.00
300
3/4"
3.10
500
1"
3.90
600
1-1/2"
6.50
1,000
2"
7.95
1,100
3"
14.75
2,000
4"
77.00
25,000
6"
110.00
30,000
8"
125.00
30,000
Sec. 35-55 (3). Rates outside City. The general specific
and minimum rates charged for water produced and sold by the
waterworks system of the city as now or hereafter prescribed
by ordinance are hereby declared to be applicable only to
water consumed or used within the limits of the city. The
minimum charge for water consumed or used outside the limits
of the city shall be two (2) times the minimum charge for
water consumed within the city. Water consumed or used
outside the city in a volume in excess of the minimum for
each meter shall be charged at the regular rate plus twenty-
five per cent (25%) thereof. The rates prescribed herein
shall not apply to situations wherein the waterworks system
of the city is bound by noncancellable contracts to provide
water at other rates to consumers or users outside the city.
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Sec. 35-55 (4). Rates for ruraZ mater districts.
Any contract executed by the city to furnish water to a
rural water district organized pursuant to Article 6 of
Chapter 82a of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or any
amendments thereto shall specify that the rates to be
charged for said water furnished shall be one hundred
twenty-five per cent (125%) of the rate specified in
Section 35-55 (1) for multiple uses through a single
meter or battery of meters as provided in Section 35-44
or any amendments to either of said sections."
Section 2. That the existing Section 35-55 is hereby repealed.
Section 3. The rates established by this ordinance shall become
effective as of January 1, 1973.
(SEAL)
Attest:
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D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
Introduced: December 4, 1972
Passed: December 11, 1972
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' Jack Wei sgerber, Mayor