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Water and sewer rate increase adopted December 19, 2022

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After the Committee of the Whole's 7–0 voice vote on December 5, 2022, the City Council approved an ordinance amending the Municipal Code's utility billing rates as part of its consent agenda on December 19, 2022; the consent agenda carried by roll call 7–0. The staff memo listed the water rate rising from $8.11 to $8.92 and the sewer rate from $1.51 to $1.74 per thousand gallons, the sewer fixed charge from $3.55 to $4.08 and the fixed water charge for the smallest meters from $9.68 to $10.16, starting January 1, 2023.

Documented status: Approved (recorded), Dec 19 2022. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Committee recommendation · Recorded in minutes

    Committee of the Whole approves the rate ordinance

    Meeting date: Dec 5 2022. Item VI.A.3: the motion carried (7 to 0).

    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of Committee of the Whole minutes, 2022-12-05, Committee of the Whole, Dec 5 2022. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of Committee of the Whole minutes, 2022-12-05, Committee of the Whole, Dec 5 2022. Open the quote and source.
  2. · Approved · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the rate ordinance on its consent agenda

    Meeting date: Dec 19 2022. Agenda item 5. (consent agenda): Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code. Item VIII.C.5: the motion carried (7 to 0); moved by Alderperson Sanchez, seconded by Alderperson Moran.

    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2022-12-19, City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2022-12-19, City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2022-12-19, City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  3. · Other · Scheduled on an agenda

    New water and sewer rates take effect

    Effective date: Jan 1 2023. Fee: $8.92 for services. Fee: $1.74 for services. Fee: $4.08 for services. Fee: $10.16 for services.

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

Amounts are read from the cited pages and added up by code. A recommendation, an award or an authorized amount does not establish that money was paid.

  • Fee

    $3.55

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  • Fee · Jan 1, 2023

    $4.08

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  • Fee · Jan 1, 2023

    $10.16

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  • Fee

    $9.68

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  • Fee

    $1.51

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  • Fee · Jan 1, 2023

    $8.92

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  • Fee · Jan 1, 2023

    $1.74

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.
  • Fee

    $8.11

    Services

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 19 2022. Open the quote and source.

Contracts, payments and completion

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Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

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What remains unresolved?

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Open questions

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What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

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Official source records

  1. Committee of the Whole minutes, 2022-12-05

    Committee of the Whole, Dec 5 2022

  2. City Council minutes, 2022-12-19

    City Council, Dec 19 2022

  3. Approve an Ordinance Modifying Article 11, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Park Ridge Municipal Code for Utility Billing Rates (Memorandum)

    City Council, Dec 19 2022

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  1. Edition 2(current)

    Edition 2: 11 revised.

  2. Edition 1(shown on this page)

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