THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF MONTROSE

 

BYLAW #571

 

A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH POTABLE WATER USER RATES FOR EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2001

 

WHEREAS the Village’s Financial Plan calls for an increase in water user rates for the purpose of reducing the subsidy from the General Operating Fund to the Water Operating Fund, and

WHEREAS certain costs of the water service are recovered from parcel taxes, and

WHEREAS the municipality cannot impose a parcel tax outside of the municipal boundary, and

WHEREAS Council deems it fair and reasonable that those properties receiving water service from the municipality not be subsidized by the municipality’s taxpayers,

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Council of the Village of Montrose in open meeting assembled, enact as follows:

SHORT TITLE

1.         (1)        This Bylaw may be cited as the “2001 Water User Rate (External) Bylaw.”

RATES

2.         (1)        The single family residential rate for the year 2001 for the existing water service provided by the Village to a property outside of the municipal boundary shall be two hundred and fifty-three dollars and forty cents ($253.40).

            (2)        The non-residential rate for the year 2001 for the existing water service provided by the Village to a property outside of the municipal boundary shall be two hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty cents ($266.60).

ENACTMENT

3.         (1)        If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the part that is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder.

            (2)        Bylaw #523 is hereby repealed.

            (3)        This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on January 1, 2001.

 

READ A FIRST TIME                                                        this 19th day of December, 2000

READ A SECOND TIME                                                 this 19th day of December, 2000

READ A THIRD TIME                                                       this 19th day of December, 2000

RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED                        this 16th day of January, 2001

 

 

              _________________________                                       _________________________

                               Mayor                                                                          Clerk

 

Certified a true copy of Bylaw #571, as adopted                                                                           

 

               _________________________                                                                                   

                                Clerk