HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3213 Intent to increase water rates by 3%
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 3213
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON A PROPOSED
THREE PERCENT (3.0%) INCREASE IN THE WATER RATE CHARGED TO
CUSTOMERS OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman, Montana (City) owns and operates a municipal
water utility system; and
WHEREAS, Section 7-13-4304, Montana Code Annotated (M.C.A.) requires the
governing body of a municipality operating a municipal water system to fix and establish
rates, rentals and charges for services, facilities, and benefits directly or indirectly afforded
by the system, taking into account services provided and benefits received;
WHEREAS, Section 7-13-4307, M.C.A., authorizes the City of Bozeman to set rates
and charges for water utility services in an amount sufficient in each year to provide income
and revenue adequate for payment of reasonable expenses of operation and maintenance
and for the payment of funds required to be paid into the sinking fund and for the
accumulation of such reserves and the making of such expenditures for depreciation and
replacement of said system as shall be determined necessary from time to time by the
governing body or as shall have been covenanted in the ordinances and resolutions
authorizing the outstanding bonds; and
WHEREAS, Section 7-13-4308, M.C.A., grants local government the right to change
and readjust from time to time the rates and charges fixed and established provided the
aggregate of such rates and charges shall always be sufficient to meet requirements of
Section 7-13-4307, M.C.A.; and
WHEREAS, Section 69-7-1 01, M.C.A., authorizes local governmentto establish and
change water rates as it considers proper; and
WHEREAS, a three percent (3.0%) increase is necessary to meet the financial needs
of the City's water system, including the costs of major maintenance of older water
distribution lines and capital improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission deems it advisable to consider a three
percent (3.0%) water rate increase, to be reflected in the February 1, 1998, billing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, that a public hearing be held on Monday, the 15th day of December
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1997, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Commission Room located in the basement of City
Hall, 411 East Main Street, Bozeman, Montana, to hear public comment on the proposed
three percent (3.0%) increase in the water rate charged to customers of the Bozeman
municipal water system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Commission give notice to the
customers of the Bozeman municipal water system of said hearing pursuant to the notice
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requirements set forth in Section 69-7-111, M.C.A., and mail by first class, postage prepaid,
a copy of all notices of hearing to the Montana Consumer Counsel.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
at a regular session thereof held on the 17th day of November 1997.
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DON E. STUECK, Mayor
ATTEST:
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ROBIN L. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PUBLISHED NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bozeman City Commission will conduct a public
hearing on Monday, the 15th day of December 1997 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission Room
in the City Hall, 411 East Main Street, Bozeman, Montana, for the purpose of considering
a proposed water rate increase of three percent (3.0%), to be reflected in the February 1,
1998, billing. This three percent (3.0%) increase will generate a $0.60 increase in an
average $20 monthly water bill. For additional information, contact Robin L. Sullivan, Clerk
of the Commission, at 411 East Main Street, Bozeman, Montana, or telephone at
(406) 582-2320.
ROBIN L. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
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