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HomeMy WebLinkAbout49-05 - Res. Establishing Utility Rates and Charges for Harstine Pointe Water and Sewer Resolution No . 4 9 - 0 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MASON COUNTY, ESTABLISHING UTILITY RATES AND CHARGES FOR
CUSTOMERS OF THE HARTSTENE POINTE WATER AND SEWER
SYSTEMS , AMENDING CHAPTER 13 . 16 OF THE MASON COUNTY CODE,
AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE .
WHEREAS , Mason County is responsible for the maintenance, operation, and
improvement of the water and sewer utility systems for the Hartstene Pointe community; and
WHEREAS , these water and sewer systems are established as "enterprise funds" and
must be self- supporting through the revenues from payments for water and sewer services ; and
WHEREAS , Mason County is responsible for ensuring the fiscal solvency of these
enterprise funds while maintaining the long term health of these infrastructure systems ; and
WHEREAS , an assessment of operational and capital conditions in the water and sewer
systems resulted in identified needs for additional funding to support capital improvements and
perform annual preventative maintenance; and
WHEREAS , a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners is the appropriate
mechanism to establish the fees and charges for water and sewer services ;
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners does hereby resolve as follows :
SECTION 1 :
Chapter 13 . 16 . 020 of the Mason County Code is amended to read as follows :
The following monthly rates shall be charged for each residential unit receiving water services :
July 2005 2006 2007
Single Family Dwelling : $ 23 . 00 $ 23 . 00 $ 24 . 00
Lot without Dwelling : $ 9 . 00 $ 9 . 00 $ 9 . 50
SECTION 2 .
Chapter 13 . 16 . 030 of the Mason County Code, titled " Surcharges" is hereby deleted .
SECTION 3 .
Chapter 13 . 16 . 040 of the Mason County Code shall be amended to read as follows :
The following monthly rates shall be charged for each residential unit receiving sewer services .
July 2005 2006 2007
Single Family Dwelling : $ 37 . 00 $ 37 . 00 $ 41 . 00
Lot without Dwelling $ 15 . 00 $ 15 . 00 $ 16 . 50
SECTION 4 .
Chapter 13 . 16 . 060 ( a) of the Mason County Code is revised to read as follows :
(a) When sewer and/or water charges are not paid within sixty (60) days after the date of
billing, such charges shall be considered delinquent, and the water service for the delinquent
account may be shut off by the County. In the event that water service is shut off of
delinquent charges , all outstanding charges must be paid before service will be restored . In
addition to delinquent charges which caused the service to be shut off, a $ 25 . 00 service fee
shall be paid to reestablish service . During the period between service shutoff and
reestablishment, monthly service charges will continue to accrue at the normal rates . All
delinquent payments for service shall also be subject to interest penalties in an amount equal
to eight percent ( 8 %) annually. Such interest charges shall be computed monthly based on
outstanding service charges .
SECTION 5 : Effective Date
The rates and service charges specified in this Resolution shall take effect on the first day of the
month following adoption by the Board of County Commissioners .
ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Mason County, this 7 t h day of
June , 2005 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST :
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,t _; , Jayn . amin, Chair er on
Rebecca S . Rogers, Clerk of tile Board
VED S TO FORM: da Ring Erickson, Commissioner T
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tim Sheldon, Commissioner