Resolution 5466 - Setting Public Hearing - Sewer Rate IncreaseSEWER UTILITY.
WHEREAS, the recently completed utility rate study conducted for the City of Kalispell concluded
that current sewer rates should be adjusted in order to adequately fund the necessary
operations of the sewer facility as well as the financial obligations incurred in the last
replacement and capacity increases to the system, and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously determined that the implementation of the five-year
Capital Improvement Program that included the last replacement and capacity
increases to the system was essential to maintain adequate sewer services, and
WHEREAS, the City is proposing a five percent (5%) rate increase to move the City of Kalispell
closer to cost -based rates which will collect sufficient revenue to cover the planned
operating and capital needs of the City's Wastewater/Sewer System, and
WHEREAS, prior to initiating any increase in the fees, schedules, rates, charges, and
classifications, the City is required, pursuant to Section 69-7-111, Montana Code
Annotated, to hold a public hearing on the matter after giving due and proper notice
of said hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That there is hereby set a Public Hearing on the 6th day of December,
2010, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall,
Kalispell, Montana, to discuss a proposal to increase sewer rates by
five percent (5%).
SECTION II. The City Clerk and City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed
to make, publish and distribute notices of said Public Hearing in
conformity with Section 69-7-111, MCA.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, ON THE 1ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2010. ,
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Tammi Fisher
ATTEST Mayor
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Theresa White
City Clerk