By-Law No. 4350 - South St. Andrews Wastewater Utility rates — full text, Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, Manitoba

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RURAL MTII\ICIPALITY OF' ST. ANDREWS Bv-Law No.4350 BEING A BY-LAW OF TIM RIIRAL MUNICIPALITY OF ST. ANDREWS TO ESTABLISH WASTEWATER RATES FOR THE ST. ANDREWS SOUTH WASTEWATER UTILITY- WHEREAS the Rural Municipatity of St. Andrews owns and operates the St. Andrews South Wastewater Utility; AND WHEREAS The Rural Municipality of St. Andrews has undertaken a wastewater rate study for the newly created St. Andrews South Utility to establish initial wastewater rates; AND WHEREAS Section 232 (l) and (2) and 252 (1) of The Municipal Act, S.M. 1996, c. 58, provides inpart as follows: 232(l) A council may pass by-laws for municipal purposes respecting the following matters: (1) public utilities; 232(2)Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a council may in a by-law passed under this Division- ... (d) establish fees or other charges for services, activities or things provided or done by the municipalify or for the use ofproperty under the ownership, direction, management or control of the municipality; 252(l) A municipality exercising powers in the nature of those referred to in clauses 250(2Xb), (c) and (e) may set terms and conditions in respect of users, including (a) setting the rates or amounts of deposits, fees and other charges, and charging and colleoting them; AND WHEREAS it is deemed advisable to provide initial rates to be paid by persons to whom wastewater collection is supplied by the St. Andrews South Utility and to provide for the collection thereof; NOW TTIEREFORE TTIE COUNCIL OF TI{E RURAL MI.]NICIPALITY OF ST. ANDREWS IN SESSION DULY ASSEMBLED, IIEREBY ENACTS A BY.LAW AS FOLLOWS: 1) THAT all accounts for minimum quarterly charges for metered services for the St. Andrews South Utility as set forth in the Schedule of Quarterly Rates shall be billed quarterly. Consurners shall pay for wastewater service supplied to them by the Utility at the rates and terms set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this by-law. 2) No person shall tamper with the water meter. Any damage through neglect or otherwise, by a contractor for the owner or occupant, to the water meter shall be the responsibiliry of the owner or occupant. 3) THAT no person shall wilfully or maliciously hinder or cause to hinder The Rural Municipality of St. Andrews or its representative in the exercise of their duties in relation to the operation and maintenance of the wastewater system. 4) THAT any person violating any provision of this byJaw shall: a) b" grulty of an offence and, upon conviction,liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and costs for each violation; b) be liable to The Rural Municipality of St. Andrews for any expense, loss or damage suffered by the Municipality as a result of the violation; c) be liable for the repairs and costs of the repairs to the system as a result of the violation. If that person is in default of effecting the repairs, the Municipality may affect the repairs and charge the cost thereof to that persons, or add the cost to property taxes and collect those property taxes in the same maruler as other property taxes. 5) This by-law and rates established by this by-law, shall come into force and be effective on, from and afrer both approval of the Public Utilities Board of Manitoba and receip of third and fllnal reading thereof. PASSED AND ENACTED BY TIM RURAL MUMCIPALITY OF ST. ANDREWS IN COUNCIL DULY ASSEMBLED TI{IS 25"ft day of May. 2021- Mayor Chief Administrative Offi cer Read a fiffit time this 8ft day of Dqcembe.r,2020. Road a second time this lIrt day of Mav, 2021. Read a third time 251day of Mav" 2021. RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ST. ANDREWS SOUTH ST. ANDREWS WASTEWATER UTILITY SCIIEDULE '{A)' TO WASTEWATER UTILITY RATES BY-LAW NO. 4350 SCHEDULE OF QUARTERLY RATES l. Schedule of Commodity Rates & Quarterly Service Charge Wastewater Rate per Cubic Meter $3'57 Quarterly Customer Service Chatge $80'82 2. Minimum Charges per Ouarter Notwithstanding the rates set forth in paragraph 1, all customers will pay the applicable minimum charges per quarter set out below, which includes the water allowance as listed. a) Wastewater Customers - Residential Wastewater Customer Wastewater Wastewater Included Service Commodity Total Quarterly Meter Size C-M, Charge Charge Minimum 5/8 inch 14 $30'82 S49'98 $130'80 314 inch 28 $80'82 599'96 $180'78 1 inch 56 $80'82 $199'92 $280'74 1 Y,tnch 140 $80.82 $499'80 S580'62 2 inch 350 $80.82 51,249'50 51,330'32 3 inch 630 $80.82 $2,249'rO $2,32992 4 inch 1,260 $80'32 $4,498'20 54,579'02 b) Wastewater Customers - Commercial, Industrial or Other Non-residential Property For each property that is a commercial, industrial or other non-residential property, a charge equal to $284.46 for each $500,000 dollars or portion thereof of Developed Assessed Market Value as defined in the Service Sharing Agreement between the RM of St. Andrews and the City of Winnipeg. 3. Billings and Penalties Accounts shall be billed quarteriy based on water used and are payable within 30 days of the billing date. A late payment penalty charge of | l/oo/t compounded monthly shall be charged on the dollar amount owing after the billing due date. 4. Disconnection and Reconnection The Public Utilities Board has approved the Conditions Precedent to be followed by the Mgnicipality with respect to disconnection of service for non-payment inctuding such matters as notice and the right to appealsuch action to The Public Utilities Board. A copy of the conditions precedent is available for inspection at the Municipality's office' 5. Liabilitv for Charges pursuant to Section 252 (2) of the Municipal Act, the amount of all outstanding charges for Wastewater services, including fines and penalties, are a lien and charge upon the land serviced, and may be collected in the same manner in which ordinary taxes upon the land are collectible, and with like remedies'