Ordinance 2025-17 •
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMENDING WATER
SERVICES RATES FOR CITY BUILDINGS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County, Illinois
This 25t'day of February, 2025
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County, Illinois on March 4, 2025.
Ordinance No. 2025-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMENDING WATER
SERVICE RATES FOR CITY BUILDINGS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City") is a duly
organized and validly existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the
Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and
WHEREAS, expenses to be paid by the City's water fund include operational expenses
and expenses incurred in expansion of the water system; and
WHEREAS, the City has planned future water infrastructure projects which require the
City to account for all water usage of its system; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined it is necessary to charge its own facilities a
reasonable rate for water usage in order to account for all water requirements of the City's water
system; and
WHEREAS, Mayor and City Council have determined that the fees established by this
ordinance are necessary and reasonable for the operation of its water system.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals shall be and are hereby incorporated as findings of fact
as if set forth herein.
Section 2. That Title 7 of Chapter 5, Section 7-5-5-1. of the Yorkville City Code is
hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to said Section:
"E. Each City facility using water shall be charged at the rate of$1.00 for the first
350 cubic feet of usage and $0.01 per cubic feet of usage over 350 cubic feet.
F. Water used by the City or another Unit of Local Government, as defined by the
Illinois Constitution of 1970, for firefighting activities, sewer jetting, street
sweeping,water facilities and the manufacture of road brine shall be charged at the
rate of$1.00 for the first cubic feet of usage and $0.01 per cubic foot of usage over
350 cubic feet."
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Section 3. This amendment to Title 7 of Chapter 5, Section 7-5-5-1 of the Yorkville City
Code is a retroactive amendment and is effective as of January 1, 2024. All water use by the City
of Yorkville under Section 7-5-5-1.F shall be charged at the rate stated in 7-5-5-1.E, as of January
1, 2024, as stated herein.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effectl0 (ten) days after its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
25`h day of February, A.D. 2025.
Y CLERK
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE CRAIG SOLING AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE MATT MAREK AYE
SEAVER TARULIS AYE RUSTY CORNEILS AYE
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
this 21thday of kbruq rl , A.D. 2025.
J
J
MAYOR
Attest:
C CLERK
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