HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3577 Intent to increase water rates 6%
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 3577
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON A PROPOSED SIX
PERCENT (6.0%) 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 69-7-101, M.C.A., authorizes local government to establish and change
water rates as it considers proper; and
WHEREAS, a six percent (6.0%) increase is necessary to meet the financial needs of the City's
water system, including inflationary costs, 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 six percent (6.0%)
water rate increase, to be reflected in the April 1, 2003, billing.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of
the City of Bozeman,
Montana, that a public hearing be held on Monday, the 10th day of March 2003, 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 six percent (6.0%) 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 10th day of February 2003.
ATTEST:
GI~U~
ROBIN L. LLlVAN
Clerk of the Commission
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PUBLISHED NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bozeman City Commission will conduct a public hearing
on Monday, the 10th day of March 2003 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 six
percent (6.0%), to be reflected in the April 1 , 2003, billing. This six percent (6.0%) increase will generate
a $1.80 increase in an average $30 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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NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED ON WATER/SEWER BILLS
NOTICE: At 7:00 pm on Monday, March 10, 2003, in the Commission
Room,
basement of City Hall, 411 East Main, the City Commission will hear public comment
on a proposed rate increase of 6% in water, to be reflected on April 1, 2003, bill,
whereby a monthly water bill of $30.00 would increase by $1.80. No increase in the
sewer rates is proposed at this time. In addition, the Commission will consider a
proposed rate increase of 4% in solid waste collection, also to be reflected on the
April 1, 2003, bill. For info contact: Robin Sullivan, 411 East Main, phone 582-2320.
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