NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
ON PROPOSED RATES AND CHARGES
Property owners, ratepayers and other interested parties in, served by or to be served by the Water Utility of the City of Bluffton are hereby notified that Ordinance No. 1560, amending the rates and charges for services to be rendered by the Water Utility, was introduced at a meeting of the City Council held on July 5, 2022. At a meeting of the City Council to be held at 6:00 p.m. (local time) on August 2, 2022, in the Bluffton City Hall, 128 East Market Street, Bluffton, Indiana 46714, there will be a public hearing on the matter of the rates and charges, and consideration of adoption of said Ordinance No. 1560, which provides in part:
13.08.030 Rates
There shall be and there are hereby established for the use of and the service rendered by Bluffton Utilities Water Department the following rates and charges, based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system:
Rates Per 100 cu. ft.
Effective with first full
billing cycle following
Metered Rates Per Month adoption
First 200 cu. ft. over minimum usage allowed $7.72
Next 800 cu. ft. 5.92
Next 5,000 cu. ft. 4.53
Next 14,000 cu. ft. 3.11
Over 20,000 cu. ft. 2.47
Minimum Monthly Charge
Each user shall pay a minimum monthly charge in accordance with the following applicable size of meter installed, for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water set out of the above schedule of rates.
Minimum Charge
Meter Size Cu. Ft. Allowed per Month
5/8” and 3/4” 200 $15.44
1” 342 23.85
1 ¼” and 1 ½” 553 36.34
2” 749 47.94
3” 1,206 72.13
4” 1,730 95.87
6” 2,792 143.98
Public Fire Protection Per Month
Meter Size
5/8” $5.09
3/4” 7.64
1” 12.73
1 ½” 25.47
2” 40.75
3” 76.40
4” 127.33
6” 254.66
Private Fire Protection Per Month
Sprinkling System
1 ½” line $48.06
2” line 63.87
3” line 88.15
4” line 104.19
6” line 168.33
8” line 210.03
10” line 260.31
12” line 374.79
For Each hydrant per annum $636.87
Tapping Charges
Meter Size
5/8” & 3/4” $1,500 Single Set, $3,000 Dual Set
Larger than 3/4” Labor & Materials
Meter Split $750
At such hearing and prior to final adoption of said Ordinance, all interested parties may appear and be heard. A copy of Ordinance No. 1560 may be examined at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
Dated this ___ day of July 2022.
Tamara D. Runyon, IAMC, MMC
Municipal Clerk Treasurer
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