City of Delray Beach - File #: 22-689

• File #: 22-689
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/19/2022
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 6/7/2022
• Title: ORDINANCE NO. 17-22: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING TITLE 5, “PUBLIC WORKS,” CHAPTER 52, “WATER,” SUBHEADING “RATES, CHARGES, AND FEES,” SECTION 52.34, “WATER RATES,” SUBSECTION (B), “MONTHLY RATES,” INCREASING THE RATES FOR WATER FURNISHED BY THE CITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 53, “SANITARY SEWERS,” SUBHEADING “USER CHARGE AND INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY SYSTEM,” SECTION 53.130, “USER CHARGES; WHOLESALE SEWER RATES; CALCULATION OF SEWER SURCHARGE,” SUBSECTION (D), “[RATES AND CHARGES.],” INCREASING THE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES; AMENDING CHAPTER 59, “RECLAIMED WATER,” SECTION 59.09, “FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES,” TO REFERENCE THE COMMODITY CHARGES IN SECTION 52.34, “WATER RATES;” PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (SECOND READING)
• Sponsors: Finance Department, Utilities Department

TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Hugh B. Dunkley, Finance Department
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: June 7, 2022

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ORDINANCE NO. 17-22: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING TITLE 5, “PUBLIC WORKS,” CHAPTER 52, “WATER,” SUBHEADING “RATES, CHARGES, AND FEES,” SECTION 52.34, “WATER RATES,” SUBSECTION (B), “MONTHLY RATES,” INCREASING THE RATES FOR WATER FURNISHED BY THE CITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 53, “SANITARY SEWERS,” SUBHEADING “USER CHARGE AND INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY SYSTEM,” SECTION 53.130, “USER CHARGES; WHOLESALE SEWER RATES; CALCULATION OF SEWER SURCHARGE,” SUBSECTION (D), “[RATES AND CHARGES.],” INCREASING THE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES; AMENDING CHAPTER 59, “RECLAIMED WATER,” SECTION 59.09, “FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES,” TO REFERENCE THE COMMODITY CHARGES IN SECTION 52.34, “WATER RATES;” PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (SECOND READING)

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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Ordinance No. 17-22, pertaining to Title 5, “Public Works,” Chapter 52, “Water,” Subheading “Rates, Charges, and Fees,” Section 52.34, “Water Rates,” Subsection (B), “Monthly Rates,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida.

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Background:
Willdan Financial Services, Inc. (Consultant), was retained by the City to conduct a rate study and provide recommendations for future water and sewer rates. The primary goals of the study included the following:
· full cost recovery of utility expenditures;
· equity among customer classes and
· administrative efficiency through a five-year financial plan using a cost-based rate structure consistent with common industry standards.
The Consultant’s findings were presented to the City Commission via its regular Commission meeting of March 8, 2022. The study took into consideration the rising operating costs of the wa...