RESOLUTION No. 2020 – 05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOLALLA, OREGON ESTABLISHING SANITARY SEWER RATES AND ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS THEREAFTER AS PROVIDED BY MOLALLA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.08
WHEREAS, The Molalla Municipal Code Section 13.08.030 provides that fees for sanitary sewer service be established by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to regularly review the costs of operating, maintaining and improving the sanitary system; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a fee rate analysis which has identified sanitary sewer system costs, rate structure alternatives, debt and equitable cost recovery methods; and
WHEREAS, the City completed a 5-year sanitary sewer capital improvement plan and rate analysis to revise the fees based on the updated plan and wastewater treatment plant upgrade cost estimate; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to implement the average annual rate increase of 7.33% each year for the next five years.
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish within its sanitary sewer rate structure an annual increase to address inflation based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics All Items in WEST – Size Class B/C, all urban; Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers; Series ID CUURN400SA0, service provision and maintenance.
WHEREAS, the City will annually review cost and revenue requirements and adjust fees as needed by Resolution.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Molalla as follows:
Section 1. Resolution No. 2018-22 is repealed upon the effective date of this Resolution.
Section 2. The fixed fee shall be based on a rate per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) per month for residential and per connection for commercial and industrial classifications.
Section 3. The use charge shall be based on the per hundred cubic feet (Ccf) of winter average water consumption for residential properties. The use charge shall be based on the per hundred cubic feet (Ccf) of actual use for commercial and industrial properties. Use based on winter average water consumption for commercial and industrial properties will be approved on a case by case basis and reviewed annually for backflow testing compliance. Sanitary Sewer Rates and Fees are established:
Rate Schedule thru June 30, 2020 – Sanitary Sewer
(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)
Class | Fixed Fee | Use Charge (per Ccf) |
Residential (per dwelling unit) | $40.46 | $4.01 |
Commercial 1 | $40.46 | $3.61 |
Commercial 2 | $40.46 | $4.61 |
Commercial 3 | $40.46 | $5.21 |
Commercial 4 & Industrial | Flow (per Ccf) BOD (per Lb) TSS (per Lb) | $3.61 $0.60 $0.60 |
Rate Schedule Effective July 01, 2020 – Sanitary Sewer
(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)
Class | Fixed Fee | Use Charge (per Ccf) |
Residential (per dwelling unit) | $43.43 | $4.30
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Commercial 1 | $43.43 | $3.87 |
Commercial 2 | $43.43 | $4.95 |
Commercial 3 | $43.43 | $5.59 |
Commercial 4 & Industrial | Flow (per Ccf) BOD (per Lb) TSS (per Lb) | $3.87 $0.64 $0.64 |
Rate Schedule Effective July 01, 2021 – Sanitary Sewer
(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)
Class | Fixed Fee | Use Charge (per Ccf) |
Residential (per dwelling unit) | $46.61 | $4.62 |
Commercial 1 | $46.61 | $4.16 |
Commercial 2 | $46.61 | $5.31 |
Commercial 3 | $46.61 | $6.00 |
Commercial 4 & Industrial | Flow (per Ccf) BOD (per Lb) TSS (per Lb) | $4.16 $0.69 $0.69 |
Rate Schedule Effective July 01, 2022 – Sanitary Sewer
(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)
Class | Fixed Fee | Use Charge (per Ccf) |
Residential (per dwelling unit) | $50.03 | $4.96 |
Commercial 1 | $50.03 | $4.46 |
Commercial 2 | $50.03 | $5.70 |
Commercial 3 | $50.03 | $6.44 |
Commercial 4 & Industrial | Flow (per Ccf) BOD (per Lb) TSS (per Lb) | $4.46 $0.74 $0.74 |
Rate Schedule Effective July 01, 2023 – Sanitary Sewer
(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)
Class | Fixed Fee | Use Charge (per Ccf) |
Residential (per dwelling unit) | $53.69 | $5.32 |
Commercial 1 | $53.69 | $4.79 |
Commercial 2 | $53.69 | $6.12 |
Commercial 3 | $53.69 | $6.91 |
Commercial 4 & Industrial | Flow (per Ccf) BOD (per Lb) TSS (per Lb) | $4.79 $0.80 $0.80 |
Rate Schedule Effective July 01, 2024 – Sanitary Sewer
(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)
Class | Fixed Fee | Use Charge (per Ccf) |
Residential (per dwelling unit) | $57.63 | $5.71 |
Commercial 1 | $57.63 | $5.14 |
Commercial 2 | $57.63 | $6.57 |
Commercial 3 | $57.63 | $7.42 |
Commercial 4 & Industrial | Flow (per Ccf) BOD (per Lb) TSS (per Lb) | $5.14 $0.85 $0.85 |
Rate Schedule Effective July 01, 2025 – Sanitary Sewer
(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)
Class | Fixed Fee | Use Charge (per Ccf) |
Residential (per dwelling unit) | $61.85 | $6.13 |
Commercial 1 | $61.85 | $5.52 |
Commercial 2 | $61.85 | $7.05 |
Commercial 3 | $61.85 | $7.96 |
Commercial 4 & Industrial | Flow (per Ccf) BOD (per Lb) TSS (per Lb) | $5.52 $0.92 $0.92 |
Section 4. Rates for all existing services outside of the City limits shall be 150% of the rate schedule shown above.
Section 5. Annual inflationary adjustments for all sanitary sewer users shall be effective automatically each year on July 1 based on the published values by the Bureau of Labor Statistics All Items in WEST – Size Class B/C, all urban; Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers; Series ID CUURN400SA0.
Section 6. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption and all rates and charges established herein for sanitary sewer customers shall go into effect as of dates provided in rate schedule.
Duly adopted by Molalla City Council the 22nd day of April, 2020.
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Mayor, Keith Swigart
ATTEST the 22nd day of April, 2020
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Christie DeSantis, City Recorder