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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." Ordinance No.2025-17 Page 2 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 Ordinance No.2025-17 Page 3