HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3113 Intent to increase water rates 4%
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 3113
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON A PROPOSED
FOUR PERCENT (4.0%) 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 rightto 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 69-7-101, M.C.A., authorizes local governmentto establish and
change water rates as it considers proper; and
WHEREAS, a four percent (4.0%) 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 four
percent (4.0%) water rate increase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, that a public hearing be held on Monday, the 20th day of May 1996,
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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 four percent
(4.0%) 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
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 15th day of April 1996.
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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 20th day of May 1996 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 four percent (4.0%), to become effective on the July 1,
1996, billing. This 4-percent
increase will generate a $0.76 increase in an average $19
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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