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THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF KILLALOE, HAGARTY AND RICHARDS
BY-LAW NO. 31 - 2023
Being a by-law to establish sewage and water rates for the year 2023 to provide
sufficient revenue to meet the estimates required for the operation of the Water
and Sewage Plants.
WHEREAS Section 391(1)(a),(b),(c),(d) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that a council
of a local municipality may pass by-laws imposing fees or charges on any class of persons;
AND WHEREAS the Corporation of the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards has
entered into an operating agreement with the Ontario Clean Water Agency for the supply of
water and sewage service to the municipality and passed a five-year Financial Plan in 2020
for the Killaloe Water Treatment Plant.
AND WHEREAS the sewage rates are effective June 1, 2023.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and
Richards enacts as follows:
1. RATES:
Sewage Rates:
Residential
$35.00 per month
Commercial
$38.00 per month
Separate School
$330.00 per month
Public School
$330.00 per month
Water Rates:
Residential
$106.23 per month
Small Commercial
$119.51 per month
Large Commercial
$132.79 per month
As per the municipal financial plan approved by Council by resolution in July 2020, the water
rates will increase by 6% each year until 2025 and increase by 2% in 2026.
2. PAYMENTS:
a) All accounts shall be billed bi-monthly.
b) Penalty for nonpayment of 2(a) above shall be 1.25% per month and shall be
applied to all unpaid sewage and\or water bills on the first day of each month
following the due date.
c) Water and/or Sewer arrears persisting (6) six consecutive months beyond the
billing date may result in the termination of water and/or sewer services to the
delinquent premise and the amount and any related penalty and interest charges
added to the tax roll for collection pursuant to the Tax Collection Policies and
Procedures of the municipality.
d) Where service is disconnected at the request of the user a $50.00 fee shall be
received in advance before the service is reconnected.
e) Accounts may be paid in person at the Township Office at 1 John Street, Killaloe,
Ontario by cash, cheque or debit, at CIBC in Killaloe, through telephone banking
or by e-transfer.
3. A sewage and\or water service rate is hereby imposed upon the owners of lands
which are supplied with sewage and\or water service as a consequence of the
entering into of the above-mentioned agreement with the Ontario Clean Water
Agency.
4. For apartment buildings, all sewage and\or water service rates continue to be charged
for each unit even if the unit is vacant unless the unit will cease to exist as a separate
unit and will no longer be rented. The owner shall notify the office in writing once
the unit ceases to exist.
5. If a commercial building or portion thereof becomes vacant and providing that the
municipality is notified in writing by the owner, the commercial sewage and\or water
service rate will be changed to the applicable residential rate.
6. All vacant lots or buildings on a property that are connected or where a connection
is available will be charged the applicable sewage and\or water service rates.
THAT this By-Law shall come into force and take effect on the day of final passing thereof.
THAT this By-Law shall rescind all previous By-Laws pertaining to water and sewage rates.
READ A FIRST, SECOND and THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED THIS 18th DAY OF JULY,
2023.
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Mayor - Dave Mayville
CAO Clerk-Treasurer - Tammy Gorgerat