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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 32, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL, CHAPTER 8, USER CHARGES, SECTION 4, SEWER USER CHARGE RATE SCHEDULE, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, TO ADJUST SEWER USER RATE SCHEDULE.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY:
Section 1. That Title 32, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, Chapter 8 User Charges, Section 4 Rates of Sewer User Charges of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented be and the same is hereby amended as follows:
[Note: Bold and Underlined text represents additions and strikethroughs represent deletions]
32:8-4. SEWER USER CHARGE RATE SCHEDULE.
Note: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 6 S&F-f, May 4, 2005, as amended by Ordinance 6 S&F-h, May 17, 2006, as codified in Section 32:8-3, Rates of Sewer User Charges, beginning on January 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, The Director of Water and Sewer Utilities shall adjust the sewer rate not to exceed by the Cost of Living Adjustment. This shall be based on the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Governments for New Jersey and published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
RATES OF SEWER USER CHARGES
The sewer rate is calculated per 1,000 cu. ft and is the sum of the sewer rate and the P.V.S.C. rate.
(Rates as per monthly adjustment by the Director of Water and Sewer Utilities.)
Effective March 1, 2015, the Director of Water and Sewer Utilities is implementing a three-year rate increase for the period March 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017 that shall not exceed the following:
(Rates Effective March 1, January 1, 2014 2015 through December 31, 2015: as per adjustment by the Director of Water and Sewer Utilities. )
Sewer Rate per 1,000 cu. ft. $31.06
PVSC Direct Bill User Rate $19.83
Senior Citizen Rate $29.53
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MONTHLY SEWER RATE |
MONTHLY P.V.S.C RATE |
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CUSTOMER TYPE |
FIRST 600 CUFT |
OVER 600 CUFT |
FIRST 600 CUFT |
OVER 600 CUFT |
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REGULAR - (M0&I0) |
$3.34 |
$5.00 |
$19.12 |
$28.70 |
DIRECT P.V.S.C. - (MX&IX) |
5.10 |
7.66 |
9.21 |
13.86 |
SENIOR CITIZEN - (MS1) |
3.20 |
4.77 |
18.15 |
27.27 |
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Rates Effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016:
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MONTHLY SEWER RATE |
MONTHLY P.V.S.C RATE |
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CUSTOMER TYPE |
FIRST 600 CUFT |
OVER 600 CUFT |
FIRST 600 CUFT |
OVER 600 CUFT |
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REGULAR - (M0&I0) |
$3.54 |
$5.30 |
$20.26 |
$30.42 |
DIRECT P.V.S.C. - (MX&IX) |
5.41 |
8.12 |
9.76 |
14.69 |
SENIOR CITIZEN - (MS1) |
3.39 |
5.06 |
19.24 |
28.90 |
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Rates Effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017:
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MONTHLY SEWER RATE |
MONTHLY P.V.S.C. RATE |
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CUSTOMER TYPE |
FIRST 600 CUFT |
OVER 600 CUFT |
FIRST 600 CUFT |
OVER 600 CUFT |
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REGULAR - (M0&I0) |
$3.77 |
$5.65 |
$21.58 |
$32.40 |
DIRECT P.V.S.C. - (MX&IX) |
5.76 |
8.65 |
10.40 |
15.64 |
SENIOR CITIZEN - (MS1) |
3.61 |
5.39 |
20.49 |
30.78 |
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Section 2. Any prior ordinances or part thereof which is inconsistent with this ordinance is hereby repealed.
Section 3.This ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
STATEMENT
This Ordinance amends Title 32, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, Chapter 8, User Charges, Section 4, Sewer User Charge Rate Schedule of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, to adjust the sewer user charges by establishing an amended rate schedule for sewer users. This adjustment results in a three-year rate increase effective March 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017.