Ordinances-2003-258

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2003- 258 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1994- 188 REGARDING CHARGES FOR MINIMUM MONTHLY WATER USAGE FOR USERS Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Ordinance No. 1994- 188, so as to establish a new minimum monthly rate charged for water usage. Section 2. Amendment. Section I(a) of Ordinance No. 1994- 188 of the City of Tiffin Ordinances is repealed and the following Section is substituted thereof: a.) First 2, 000 gallons or lesser amount, for each metered use within the city limits of Tiffin, Iowa, the minimum monthly fee shall be $ 18. 00, effective upon water usage metered beginning on July 1, 2003, and billed for thereafter. Section 3. Amendment. Section I(d) of Ordinance No. 1994- 188 of the City of Tiffin Ordinances is repealed and the following Section is substituted thereof: d.) First 2, 000 gallons or lesser amount, for each metered user outside the city limits of Tiffin, Iowa, the minimum monthly fee shall be $24. 00, effective upon water usage metered beginning on July 1, 2003, and billed for thereafter. Section 4. Penalty Provision. The city may elect, at its sole discretion, to prosecution any violation either as simple misdemeanor or a municipal infraction. Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Severability. If any section, provision, or part of this ordinance shall be Section 6. adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval, and posting as provided by law. On the 12th day of February 2003, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson Shaffer introduced Ordinance No. 2003- 258, and moved that it be given its first reading. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Gericke. Ayes: Gericke, Huedepohl, Shaffer, Bartels and Dils Nays: None C Absent: None Five members of the council being present and having voted " Aye", Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried, and Ordinance No. 2003- 258, was read the first time and discussed and placed on record. Page 1 of 2 S:\ Clients\ Cities\ Tiffin\ ORDINANCES\ WATER& SEWER\ AMENDING RATES FOR MINIMUM USAGE IN CITY. doc Last printed 03/ 12/ 03 9: 13 AM kd f