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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1823 - Automatic Water Rate AdjustmentORDINANCE NO. 1823 toAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING SECTION 14.12.090 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR AN AUTOMATIC WATER RATE ADJUSTMENT FROM AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1980 WHEREAS, the City, as a water pruveyor, is anticipating major changes in the price of water from the Metropolitan Water District in the near future; and WHEREAS, amending the rate ordinance by individual Council action upon each increase in water prices from the Metropolitan Water District requires a long lead time to reflect the increase in the water billing cycle; and WHEREAS, the City's present rate system is no longer able to absorb increases in the cost of imported water due to the maintenance of a capital improvement program and increasing operational costs, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Section 14.12.090 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: 1114.12.090 Quantity Changes. In addition to the readiness to serve charges set forth in this Chapter, the rate for water supplied to consumers through a meter, other than pursuant to a written contract approved by the City Council, shall be as follows: Effective Date Rate July 1, 1977 $0.39 per 100 cu. ft. July 1, 1978 $0.45 per 100 cu. ft. January 1, 1980, and City water rates will be thereafter adjusted to reflect Metro- politan Water District rate changes, by resolution of the City Council. Should the automatic adjustment require a water rate increase, the amount of the increase shall be added to the ! I 0 • quantity charges and shall be equal to the Metropolitan Water District increase, raised to the next highest whole penny for each 100 cubic feet used." SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption. This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 1st day of October 1979, and was adopted on the 10th day of October 1 1979, by the following vote, to wit: ATTEST: --City Clerk CERTIFIED AST V:�*,INAL r ... ...... ............ .. ........... CITY CLERK Of THE CITY OP NEVW OCT 11 1979 DATE- - - - - ----­-­---- - ­ AYES, COUNCILMEN Hart, Heather, Hummel, Ryckoff, McInnis, Strauss NOES, COUNCILMEN ABSENT COUNCILMEN Mayor -2- None Williams CERTIFIED AS VE ORIGINAL AND .CERTIFIED AS TO PUBLICATION DATE OCT 1 1979 ............... ... HRC/kv 10/1/79