Ordinance 2025-54 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-54
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS AMENDING WATER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County, Illinois
This 24th day of June, 2025
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County, Illinois on June 27,2025.
Ordinance No. 2025-54
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS AMENDING WATER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES
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, the City pursuant to Sections 11-117-12 and 11-129-6 of the Illinois
Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11-117-12 and 5/11-129-6) has the authority to charge reasonable
rates for water and sanitary sewer service that are sufficient to meet operation and maintenance
costs, to provide a depreciation fund and to meet principal and interest payments of any utility
bonds; and,
WHEREAS, due to future limitations of water systems served by wells in the Kendall
County and surrounding region, the City has determined it is in the best interests of the City
stakeholders to change from the Ironton-Galesville ground water source to a sustainable Lake
Michigan water source and has contracted with the DuPage Water Commission, a county water
commission which owns and operates a water works system as a supplier of Lake Michigan water
to member costumers (the "Commission") that contract for water services; and,
WHEREAS, as the result of the City's contract for water services from the Commission
the City has been required to replace its existing watermains and to acquire property in order to
construct all of the infrastructure deemed necessary to connect to the Commission's water service
system (the "Project"); and,
WHEREAS,the City has been required to issue bonds and enter into several loan
agreements to finance the cost of the Project thereby necessitating annual increases to meet the
debt service payments; and,
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the best interests of the City to proceed
with the Project and raise water rates as hereinafter provided in order to ensure healthy and
adequate service to the City for the foreseeable future.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
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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 A of the Yorkville City Code is hereby
amended by deleting Section 7-5-5-1A in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
A. Water Rates Established
1. The water infrastructure improvement and maintenance fee of eight p dollars and
twenty-five cents ($8.25) per month charged to each utility customer is hereby
repealed as of July 1, 2025.
2. The water rates shall be:
$58.27 up to 350 cubic feet of usage, effective July 1, 2025
$7.28 per 100 cubic feet of usage over 350 cubic feet, effective July 1, 2025
$68.97 up to 350 cubic feet of usage, effective May 1, 2026
$9.10 per 100 cubic feet of usage over 350 cubic feet, effective May 1, 2026
$79.67 up to 350 cubic feet of usage, effective May 1, 2027
$10.92 per 100 cubic feet of usage over 350 cubic feet, effective May 1, 2027
$92.45 up to 350 cubic feet of usage, effective May 1, 2028
$13.10 per 100 cubic feet of usage over 350 cubic feet, effective May 1, 2028
$107.73 up to 350 cubic feet of usage, effective May 1, 2029
$15.72 per 100 cubic feet of usage over 350 cubic feet, effective May 1, 2029
3. Commencing May 1, 2030, and every May 1 for each year through and including
May 1,2064,the base rate of up to 350 cubic feet of usage and every 100 cubic feet
over 350 cubic feet shall on May 1 of every year increase at the rate of three percent
(3%).
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, publication,
and approval as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
24th day of June,A.D. 2025. tewAtio.k.
UTY CLERK
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KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER ABSENT
ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE CRAIG SOLING PRESENT
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE MATT MAREK AYE
RUSTY CORNEILS AYE RUSTY HYETT AYE
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
thisalday of JC/ne ,A.D. 2025.
MAYOR
Attest:
C CLERK
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