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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 7.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearings June 5, 2023 Brandon Wisner, Engineering Project Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment: Determination of Billable Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Flow, Loading, and User Charge <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, ordinance amendment removing the senior citizen exception from section 78-187. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />At the Council Work Session on April 17, staff presented the topic of the senior citizen exception as listed in the <br />sewer ordinance. The exception is to bill for actual water usage vs the normal practice of using the monthly <br />average water consumption of winter months billing, which is likely cheaper than using actual consumption. <br /> <br />The ordinance amendment is as follows: <br /> <br />(2) Determination of user charges for normal domestic strength users. User charges for normal domestic users, except <br />senior citizens and unmetered water users, shall be calculated on a unit charge for each 1,000 gallons. <br />However, under no circumstance will a user be billed less than the minimum charge. Senior citizens shall <br />be charged for the actual metered usage at the unit cost per 1,000 gallons. Unmetered users shall be <br />charged a flat fee calculated from the average domestic usage throughout the community. The user charges <br />for the three classifications of domestic users shall be as follows: <br />a. Metered water users. The per-month billable wastewater volume shall be an average of the metered <br />water usage during the months of November, December, January, February, and March. <br />b. Unmetered water users. The charge shall be a flat rate per household unit. <br />c. Senior citizens. The charge shall be for the actual metered water usage (rounded to 1,000 gallons). <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Ethical, efficient, and responsible <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> N/A <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br />Updated: January 2023 <br /> <br />