Label
DPU111219WATERRATES
Department of Public Utilities
Ed Moore (x1845)
Ord-538-19
Title
Amending portions of Section 933.02 in Title III, Chapter 933 of the Toledo Municipal Code to establish new water rates.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Ordinance No. 124-13 established water rates for a period of five years from 2014 with the last increase effective on January 1, 2018. On November 6, 2018, the citizens of Toledo paved the way for historic regional cooperation through passage of a Charter Amendment allowing the creation of the Toledo Regional Water Commission, charged with continuing to provide a safe and dependable water supply at the lowest cost for all customers. All regional contract jurisdictions have signed 40-year uniform contracts to purchase the City of Toledo produced water. The City of Toledo now can proceed to establish an improved rate design that supports continued infrastructure investment, adds water affordability measures and ties customer costs directly to water use. This ordinance establishes rates for water service for the years 2020 through 2023 that will cover existing and future debt service incurred to fund the cost of water infrastructure improvement projects, and provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant and distribution system. The amount of the Senior/Homestead discount will remain at 25%, which greatly benefits those who qualify.
The fiscal impact of this ordinance is as follows:
- The amount of funds requested: none
- The expenditure budget line item: n/a
- New revenue generated (operational revenue, grants, if any): n/a
- Revenue budget line item (if any): n/a
- Are funds budgeted in the current fiscal year (yes/no)?: n/a
- Is this a capital project (yes/no)?: no
- If yes, is it new or existing (new/existing)?: n/a
- What section of the City's Strategic Plan does this support:
o Excellence in Basic Services (yes/no) yes
o Quality Community Investment (Livable City, Devel...
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