Title
Ordinance - An Ordinance of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Establishing Rates to be Charged for Water and Sewer Service in the City of Mansfield; Amending Chapter 51 “Sewer and Water Service” by Amending Section 51.052 “Water Service Rates”; Amending Section 51.053 “Water Reconnection Charge”; Amending Section 51.054 “Sewer Service Rates”, Incorporating the Recitals into the Body of the Ordinance; Providing a Severability Clause; Providing for the Repeal of All Ordinances in Conflict; Providing a Savings Clause; Providing for Publication; And Providing an Effective Date
Requested Action
Consider an Ordinance setting the Water and Sewer rates for the City as discussed during the annual budget.
Recommendation
Staff recommends passing of the Ordinance.
Description/History
City staff annually reviews the rates for water and sewer taking into account the cost passed to the City by both Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) for raw water and Trinity River Authority (TRA) for sewer transportation treatment. On 9/10/2012 Council passed Ordinances OR-1839-12 and OR-1840-12 authorizing the staff to pass those rates charged by TRWD and TRA to customers of the City’s water and sewer systems.
Justification
The City has reviewed the current water and sewer rates and on July 22, 2024, during the FY 24-25 Budget work session with the City Council, City staff discussed the need to raise the water and sewer rates to account for the Raw Water Rate and Sewer Treatment Rate charged to the City by TRWD and TRA respectively. As discussed in the budget work session, these rates account for a 3.3% increase on a ¾ inch meter.
Additionally, this ordinance contains housekeeping matters that references the City’s adopted Master Fee Schedule, as adopted for other rates contained in Chapter 51 of the Code of Mansfield.
Funding Source
N/A
Prepared By
Jeff Price, Executive Director of Public Works