Bylaw No. 01-2023 - Utility Rates

Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502, Saskatchewan

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## BYLAW NO. 01-2023 ## A BYLAW OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRITANNIA NO. 502 TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR WATER USE AND SEWER SERVICE The Council of the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. This Bylaw shall be known as the Utility Rates Bylaw. 2. The charges to be paid by a water consumer whose water services have been turned on in accordance with the Water and Sewer Utility Administration Bylaw, shall be those set out in Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of this Bylaw. 3. Consumers who own or occupy premises drained or that are required to be drained into the sanitary sewer shall pay for such services, the charges set out in Schedule "B" attached to and forming part of this bylaw. 4. Utility accounts shall be billed monthly, at the beginning of each month, to cover the services that were used in the previous month. 5. The following properties are exempt from water and sewer charges: - a) Hillmond Redden Arena - Blk/Par B - Plan 101884901 Ext O - b) Britannia United Services Memorial Hall - BIk/Par A -- Plan 101884901 Ext O - c) The R.M. of Britannia No. 502 Municipal Shop - Blk/Par AA - Plan 99B06024 Ext 1 6. A monthly interest charge of two (2) percent shall be added to the balance of any account aged 90 days or over, on the first day of every month. The monthly interest charge shall only be applied to any portion of the account aged 90 days or over. The age of the account balance shall be determined based on invoice date. 7. If a utility account remains outstanding more than 120 days, a final reminder notice shall be sent to the Owner, stating that if arrears are not paid within 30 days, the water utility service will be disconnected. All fees associated with disconnection and reconnection along with all arrears will be required to be paid in full prior to reconnection. Any unpaid fees will be added to the outstanding utility account. 8. As provided for in Section 369(1)(b) of The Municipalities Act 2006, unpaid charges for a utility service provided to a parcel by the public utility that are owing with respect to the parcel may be added to the tax roll for that parcel. 9. The rates, charges, tolls, or rents contained in this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of approval being issued by the Local Government Committee or March 1, 2023, whichever is the later. 10. Bylaw 24-2022 is hereby repealed <!-- image --> Read a first time this 8 day of February 2023. Read a second time this § day of February 2023. Read a third time this day of February 2023. Administrator <!-- image --> ## BYLAW NO. 01-2023 ## A BYLAW OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRITANNIA NO. 502 TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR WATER USE AND SEWER SERVICE ## SCHEDULE "A" - Monthly Water Service Charges 1. Monthly Water Rates (Residential) per cubic metre of water consumed 2. Monthly Water Rates (Residential un-metered) 3. Monthly Water Rates (School) 4. Infrastructure Fee (all Residential and School) Monthly Fee $1.50/m3 $150.00/month $6.00/m3 $25.00 ## SCHEDULE "B" - Monthly Sewer Service Charges 1. Monthly Sewer Rates (Residential), one of either - a) per cubic metre of water billed as per Schedule "A" - b) residence with private water source $1.00/m3 $20.00/month 2. Monthly Sewer Rate (Residential un-metered municipal water service) included in the Schedule "A" Monthly Water Rate of $150.00/month. 3. Monthly Sewer Rates (School) 4. Infrastructure Fee (all Residential and School) Monthly Fee $2.00/m3 $10.00 <!-- image --> <!-- image --> March 14, 2023 Bryson Leganchuk CAO RM of Britannia No. 502 Box 661 LLOYDMINSTER SK SOV OY7 Dear Bryson Leganchuk: Enclosed for your records is approval of water and sewer rates pursuant to subsection 23(3) of The Municipalities Act. Please be advised that the utility is running a deficit, it is necessary to review the utility performance each year to ensure the utility is self-sustaining. Yours truly, <!-- image --> Malina Dai Financial Analyst Enclosure Room 480 - 2151 Scarth Street - Regina, SK S4P 2H8 Phone: 306-787-6221 Fax: 306-787-1610 Local Government Committee That the Committee approve the water and sewer rates contained in the Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502's Bylaw No. 01-2023 in accordance with subsection 23(3) of The Municipalities Act. ## CARRIED <!-- image -->