Bylaw No. 01/23 - A Bylaw to Establish Water and Sewer Utility Rates

Kinistino, Saskatchewan · No. 01/23 · adopted 2023-09-13 · summary & facts

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TOWN OF KINISTINO BYLAW NO 01/23 A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RATES The Council of the Town of Kinistino, in the Province of Saskatchewan, hereby, in open meeting, enacts as follows: l. PART I- SHORT TITLE This Bylaw may be cited as the Town of Kinistino Utility Rates Bylaw. PART II — DEFINITIONS In this Bylaw: “CAQ” or “ADMINISTRATOR?” shall refer to the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Kinistino; “COUNCIL” shall refer to the Council of the Town of Kinistino; “DESIGNATED OFFICER” shall mean the person authorized to enter a private dwelling for maintaining, repairing or replacing town-owned meters; “DWELLING UNIT” shall be as defined in the Town of Kinistino Official Community Plan and/or Zoning Bylaw; “MUNICIPALITY” shall refer to the Town of Kinistino; “PROPERTY” shall mean a parcel of land located within the boundaries of the Town of Kinistino and on which a building or buildings (commercial or residential) may or may not be situated, whether such buildings are occupied or unoccupied PART III - PURPOSE . The purpose of this Bylaw is to set out utility rates for provision of water and collection of wastewater by the Municipality. PART IV — WATER CONSUMPTION RATES The charges to be paid by a consumer who has water service to the property and whose water service has been turned on shall be as set out in Schedule “A” attached. The minimum amount is payable for every water connection, whether or not any water is consumed. Schedule “A” provides rates for the coming years and reflects the recent and future increases being implemented by SaskWater, the water service provider, on the potable water supplied to the community. The rates also take into consideration the Town of Kinistino Capital Investment Strategy policies currently in place with respect to Water and Wastewater. Water and Sewer rates shall be regularly reviewed by the CAO and referred to Council as required to ensure that the Water and Wastewater utilities are self-sustaining. 10. 11. PART V —-SEWER RATES The charges to be paid by a consumer who has wastewater service to the property and whose sewer service has been connected shall be as set out in Schedule “B” attached. The minimum amount is payable for every sewer connection, whether or not any waste is disposed. PART VI — INFRASTRUCTURE FEE The Municipality will institute an Infrastructure Fee as set out in Schedule “C” hereto. PART VII — INVOICING AND PENALTIES Accounts for water service and/or sewer service shall be rendered as set out in the Utilities Management Bylaw of the Town of Kinistino. They shall be issued monthly and shall be rendered on or before the tenth day of the month. Accounts shall be paid by the last day of the month in which they are rendered. A penalty in the amount of two and a half (2.5%) percent shall be added to unpaid accounts at the beginning of the following month. The Municipality shall ensure a Utility Management Bylaw is in place (and reviewed annually). PART VIII - REPEAL PREVIOUS BYLAW Bylaw 02/18 (last approved Water and Sewer Utility Rates) is repealed. PART IV — COMING INTO FORCE AND EFFECT The rates and charges contained in this Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of approval being issued by the Local Government Committee. Introduced and read a first time this 13" day of September, 2023 Read a second time this 13 day of September, 2023 Read a third time and adopted this 13"" day of September, 2023 L Mayor . CAO CAO TOWN OF KINISTINO BYLAW NO 01/23 A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RATES SCHEDULE “A” Commencing January 2024 MONTHLY WATER RATES Base Rate (minimum 2500 gallons) $61.50 Over 2500 gallons (per thousand) $24.75 BULK WATER RATE Water fill station - per thousand gallons $28.75 ON/OFF CHARGE Due to seasonal disconnect $50.00 Due to non-payment $75.00 Reconnect outside working hours, additional $150.00 Commencing January 2025 MONTHLY WATER RATES Base Rate (minimum 2500 gallons) $63.00 Over 2500 gallons (per thousand) $25.50 BULK WATER RATE Water fill station - per thousand gallons $29.50 Commencing January 2026 MONTHLY WATER RATES Base Rate (minimum 2500 gallons) $64.55 Over 2500 gallons (per thousand) $26.25 BULK WATER RATE Water fill station - per thousand gallons $30.25 Commencing January 2027 MONTHLY WATER RATES Base Rate (minimum 2500 gallons) $66.15 Over 2500 gallons (per thousand) $27.00 BULK WATER RATE Water fill station - per thousand gallons $31.00 TOWN OF KINISTINO BYLAW NO 01/23 A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RATES SCHEDULE “B” Commencing January 2024 MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL SEWER RATES Flat rate $20.00 MONTHLY COMMERCIAL SEWER RATES (based on water consumption) 2500 gallons or less (minimum) $20.00 -Over 2500 gallons 30% of water charge TOWN OF KINISTINO BYLAW NO 01/23 A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RATES SCHEDULE “C” Commencing January 2024 INFRASTRUCTURE FEE Monthly rate 12.50 23-282 Eberl TOWN OF KINISTINO — WATER AND SEWER RATES That the Committee approve the water and sewer rates, excluding the management fees, as outlined in the Town of Kinistino’s Bylaw No. 01/23 in accordance with subsection 23(3) of The Municipalities Act. CARRIED SASKATCHEWAN MUNICIPAL BOARD LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE EXCERPT FROM MINUHES OF MEETING OF: | OCT 05 2023 CERTIFIED TRUE COPY , { ike wv EEL. % f a Secretary += +--+