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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 55 of 2019
(Amending the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule
to amend Class 7 Sewer Rates)
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule is proposed to be amended to modify the Class 7 sewer rates charged by the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council approved amendments to the Consolidated Fee Schedule for Class 7 sewer rates in June 2019, based on the Department’s requests for sewer rate increases for all residents following an in-depth rate study that included the different customer classes and the costs to provide wastewater service; and
WHEREAS, the rate charged for service for the City’s “Class 7” sewer customer class, which are generally commercial customers, was increased because the rate study showed that these customers, based on higher volumes of wastewater and/or significant waste strength characteristics, were not paying the full cost to provide them with sewer service; and
WHEREAS, it was subsequently determined that the rate change was well beyond the forecasted 18% rate increase and to allow the Department additional time to analyze how best to implement the rate increase, it proposes that the Consolidated Fee Schedule for Class 7 customers be adjusted for the remainder of this fiscal year to more closely reflect an 18% increase over last year’s rates as shown in the attached Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council finds (i) the fees set forth in Exhibit “A” are necessary, reasonable, and equitable in relation to regulatory and service costs incurred by the City; and (ii) adoption of this ordinance reasonably furthers the health, safety, and general welfare of the, citizens of Salt Lake City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. The Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule shall be, and is hereby amended, in pertinent part, to reflect the fees set forth in the attached Exhibit “A” relating to Class 7 sewer rates.
SECTION 2. The official copy of the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule shall be revised to include the fees set forth in the attached Exhibit “A” and a copy of thereof shall be published on the official Salt Lake City website.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 19th day of November, 2019.
Bill No. 55 of 2019.
Published: November 22, 2019.