THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF MONTROSE

BYLAW #582

A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH POTABLE WATER USER RATES FOR EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2002

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 "2002 Water User Rate (External) Bylaw."

RATES

2. (1) The single family residential rate for the year 2002 for the existing water service provided by the Village to a property outside of the municipal boundary shall be three hundred and two dollars and eighty cents ($302.80).

(2) The non-residential rate for the year 2002 for the existing water service provided by the Village to a property outside of the municipal boundary shall be three hundred and twenty dollars and eighty cents ($320.80).

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) This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on January 1, 2002.

READ A FIRST TIME this 6th day of November, 2001

READ A SECOND TIME this 6th day of November, 2001

READ A THIRD TIME this 6th day of November, 2001

RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED this 20th day of November, 2001

 

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Mayor                                                                             Clerk

Certified a true copy of Bylaw #582, as adopted

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Clerk