Understanding Your Bill
| Current Rates: | |
| Garbage | |
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Monthly Charge: |
$12.98 |
| Water | |
| Minimum Charge: | $7.00 |
| Rate per Thousand Gallons: | $4.22 |
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Sewer |
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| Service Charge: | $2.00 |
| Rate per Thousand Gallons (based on water usage): | $5.76 |
| Note: There is no sewer charge for water that goes through a separate lawn meter. The water rate on a lawn meter is the same as the house water rate. | |
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Electric (Residential) |
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| Service Charge: | $8.00 |
| First 400 kilowatt hours: | .0824 per kilowatt hour |
| Next 400 kilowatt hours: | .0550 per kilowatt hour |
| Excess: | .0490 per kilowatt hour |
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| 1 - The 'From and To' dates show the period that is reflected on the bill. The 'Billing Date' and 'Due Date' are listed. Bills always come out the first of the month and are due the 20th. | |
| 2 - The readings are actual meter readings unless there is an asterisk "*" in the EST (estimated) column. The number listed under 'Used' is the usage that the bill is based upon. The 'Cost Adjustment' is the savings that the City receives from the supplier. Our savings are passed on to you. The 'Code' indicates what the charge is for. See below for a list of Codes. Sales tax is charged on Electric and Water. The tax rate for Electric is currently 6%. The tax rate on water is 7%. If you are on the Budget Billing (also known as the Level Payment Agreement), your 'Budgeted Balance' will reflect the balance on your account. If there is a minus sign in front of the amount, then your balance is a credit balance (you have overpaid). If there is no minus sign, you have underpaid. See below for more information on Budget Billing. If you have a balance leftover from the previous month, it will be listed under 'Previous Balance'. | |
| 4 - The 'Total Due Now' is the amount you must pay if you pay before the 21st of the month. If you pay on the 21st or anytime thereafter, you must pay the amount listed under 'Total Due After Due Date'. | |
| 5 - The 'Location' is the service address. Your account number follows. If you have an after-hours emergency involving your utilities, the number to call is 203-0206. | |
| 6 - The right hand side of the bill is the portion that you are requested to submit with your payment because of the bar code. It lists your account number, amount due and your mailing address. | |
| Billing Codes: | |
| RE | Residential Electric |
| DE | Demand Electric |
| CE | Commercial Electric |
| CA | Power Cost Adjustment |
| WA | Water |
| LM | Lawn Meter |
| SW | Sewer |
| GB | Garbage |
| GG | Second Garbage Can |
| LF | Landfill Charge (Charged to all customers, regardless of whether or not they have garbage pick-up service. |
| TX | Tax |
| SS | Stormwater Utility |
| HH | Household Hazardous Waste (once a year charge) |
| SL | Security Light |
| Budget Billing Plan (Also known as Level Payment Agreement) | |
| If you would like your bill
to be the same amount every month, you can do this by signing up for the
Level Payment/Budget Billing plan. The monthly amount is figured by
using the estimated average charges. These figures are re-evaluated
every March. Any overpayment or underpayment is figured into the new
amount. The City does not issue checks for overpayments. It is
recommended that you wait until you have had 12 consecutive billings
before signing up for this plan, so that the figures are based on your
actual usage, and not the usage of the previous occupant. If you are
moving into a brand new house, with no history, you may not sign up for
the plan until there is significant history for us to base your payment
on. You may go off the budget billing at any time, however you must
then wait one year before signing back up. Your budget balance will
be indicated on your bill each month. If, at any time, you have
questions about the plan, your balance, or how your bill is figured,
please call City Hall and we will be happy to go through it with
you.
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