HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 4344
ORDINANCE NO. ---.4 S 4 4
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
14.04.120 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO WATER
RATES AND FEES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14.04.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:
14.04.120 Rates and fees.
A. Monthly rates and fees. The City water board, with concurrence of the
City Council, shall establish monthly rates and fees for water usage. The monthly fee
consists of two components: the "readiness to serve fee" which is a flat rate for all
customers based on the size of connection and a "quantity unit rates" based on the
quantity of water used. A complete schedule of all rates and fees authorized to be
charged for water service shall be kept in the City's local offices where they will be
available for public inspection.
B. Availability fees. The City water board, with concurrence of the City
Council, shall establish availability fees for water service facilities required to enable
development of all areas served by the City water system except those described in
Exhibit C-1 of the City Agreement No. 76-36. Such fees are hereby declared to be
necessary to compensate the City for the expense incurred in furnishing source,
storage, and water distribution facilities, and related capital project expenses, including
but not limited to costs of acquisition and financing and necessary costs of operation,
maintenance, replacement, improvement and extension of the water system.
Each fiscal year, the water department shall submit to the water board a
proposed availability fee schedule. The availability fee shall be adjusted annually by the
Construction Cost Index defined in Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 15.84.030D.
Also, the fee schedule shall be further adjusted to reflect all City expenses incurred as
set forth in the previous paragraph. The fee shall be adopted by resolution of the City
Council following a noticed public hearing.
C. All applicants for service where availability fees are to be paid, shall sign a
domestic water service contract and pay the required fee at Final Map recordation. No
final map allowing construction shall be recorded prior to payment of proper fees for
water service.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provIsions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after
the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by.
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN 7 20U,6
by the following vote:
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COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, MAGGARD, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCRIVNER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
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Council of the City of
APPROVED:
JUN
7 2006
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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¿JJANICE SCANLAN
Assistant City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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COUNTY OF KERN )
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 8th day of June, 2006 she posted on the Bulletin Board at City
Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4344, passed by the
Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 7th day of June, 2006 and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14.04.120 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO WATER RATES AND
FEES.
PAMELA A. McCARTHY
City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
By:a bd
DEPO CI Clerk
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