Water Service User Fees Amendment Bylaw 977 (amends Bylaw 835), effective Jan 1, 2026 — full text, Warfield, British Columbia

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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF WARFIELD BYLAW 977 A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH WATER SERVICE USER FEES FOR THE YEAR 2025 WHEREAS section 194 of the Community Charter authorizes the Council of the Village of Warfield to impose fees in respect of a municipal service; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Village of Warfield, in an open meeting assembled, hereby ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1. CITATION This Bylaw may be cited as the "Village of Warfield Bylaw 835 Water Service User Fees 2026 Amendment Bylaw 977". 2. AMENDMENT Bylaw 835 as amended by Bylaw 964 is hereby amended by this Bylaw by deleting Schedule "A" thereto and replacing Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw. 3. ENACTMENT a. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of a courtof competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the part that is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder. b. Village of Warfield Bylaw 835 Water Service User Fees 2025 Amendment Bylaw 964 is hereby repealed. c. This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on January 1, 2026. READ A FIRST TIME this 14th day of October, 2025. READ A SECOND TIME this 14th day of October, 2025. READ A THIRD TIME this 14th day of October, 2025. RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 2025. ^__ ^^^^^^""y^^'^-7^- Mayor Corporate Officer CERTIFIED TRUE COPY of Bylaw 977 cited as "Village of Warfield Bylaw 835 Water Service User Fees 2025 Amendment Bylaw 977" this _ day of _, 2025. Corporate Officer THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF WARFIELD BYLAW #977 Schedule 'A' WATER SERVICE USER FEE SCHEDULE Part I - Residential Fees 1. Residential - for each of the first and second dwelling units installed in a single building: a. $588 per year, or b. $547 per year if paid in full on or before the last business day in February. 2. Residential - for each secondary suite and each of the third and subsequent dwelling units installed in a single building: a. $283 per year, or b. $263 per year if paid in full on or before the last business day in February. Part II - Non-Residential Fees 3. Kootenay-Columbia School District #20 (James L. Webster Elementary School) a. $5,450 per year, or b, $5,070 per year if paid in full on or before the last business day in February. 4. FortisBC Canada a. $3,654 per year, or b. $3,399 per year if paid in full on or before the last business day in February. 5, Ray-Lyn Motel a. $283 per guest room per year, or b. $263 per guest room per year if paid in full on or before the last business day in February. 6. Haley Field - Minimum charge of $1,690 per year. Part III - Miscellaneous Fees 7. Fee for service shut off a. requested to be provided Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.: $75. b. requested to be provided at any time except during the times specified in this section: $250. 8. Fee for service turn on a. requested to be provided Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.: $75 b. requested to be provided at any time except during the times specified in this section: $250 9. Swimming pools a. All residential swimming pools (including above ground) equipped with filtering and re- circulating system will be charged an annual fee of $95. BYLAW 977, 2025 10. Service Work Charges: For the purpose of this section, private water service shall mean a waterline which serves a single service connection from the point where the line ends or enters a building to the curb stop (water shut off valve). The charge for any maintenance or construction work performed on a private water service by the Village shall include the cost of materials, plus the cost of equipment rental at the current Village equipment rental rate, plus the cost of labour at the current Village loaded labour rate, plus costs paid to any contractor hired by the Village to perform or assist such work and all applicable federal and provincial taxes. Where the Village is requested to provide service work outside of regular working hours, being Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., except statutory holidays, a basic call out charge of $250 shall be invoiced in addition to all other charges defined in this section. 11. Arrears A water service account balance which remains unpaid on December 31 in any year, including an account relating to service work as defined in this schedule, shall be transferred to the property tax account of the property being serviced by such water service account on that date as be considered as taxes in arrears on January 1 of the following year. BYLAW 977, 2025