| UTILITY BILLING |
| The Water Department Office, located adjacent to the Administrator’s Office, provides customer service and account maintenance. The Water Clerk works closely with the Meter Readers and Water Commissioner to insure accurate accounting of water usage, billings and collections, and miscellaneous service charges. |
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| Rates - Effective February 25, 2010 Billing |
| Water - 2000 Minimum ($14.00) $5.95/1000 gallons thereafter |
| Sewer - 2000 Minimum ($11.95) $5.00/1000 gallons thereafter |
| Non-Resident - 2000 Minimum ($21.68) $9.79/1000 gallons thereafter |
| Call Out Charges Outside City Limits |
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Hourly Rate |
Time & 1/2 Rate |
Sunday Rate |
| Water Dept. |
$45.00 |
$58.00 |
$72.00 |
| Water Supervisor |
$59.00 |
$80.00 |
$98.00 |
| Electric Dept. |
$51.00 |
$65.00 |
$81.00 |
| Water Clerk / Computer Operator |
$45.00 |
$58.00 |
$72.00 |
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| Water Line Thawing Outside City Limits |
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Regular Hours |
After Hours & Saturday |
Sunday & Holidays |
| 1st Hour Flat Fee |
$120.00 |
$375.00 |
$550.00 |
| Plus: Each additional hour at the rates listed for the first hour, Pickup/Truck at $10.00/hr. plus labor for each truck, and Welder at $30.00/hr plus labor. |
| Regular working hours are 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday. |
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| All work outside the City limits (including, but not limited to, meter reading / repair / replacement: water / sanitary sewer /storm sewer line and appurtenances location requests; water line thawing; steaming; sewer cleaning etc.) shall be billed at per hour rate (1 hour minimum) for equipment rental plus labor (water and / or electric department). |
| Water line thawing: see above rate schedule. |
| Water line thawing shall require the services of Minnesota Power. They shall be contacted by the customer to disconnect the electrical service prior to thawing by the City. The owner is to furnish Minnesota Power a release requesting and approving Minnesota Power assistance. Minnesota Power will bill the customer. |
| Labor Rates Within the City |
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Hourly Rate |
Time & 1/2 Rate |
Sunday Rate |
| Water Dept. |
$38.00 |
$49.00 |
$61.00 |
| Water Supervisor |
$50.00 |
$67.00 |
$84.00 |
| Electrical Dept. |
$44.00 |
$55.00 |
$69.00 |
| Water Clerk / Computer Operator |
$38.00 |
$49.00 |
$61.00 |
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| Water Line Thawing Within the City |
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Regular Hours |
After Hours & Saturday |
Sunday & Holidays |
| Per Occurrence |
$100.00 |
$300.00 |
$450.00 |
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| Regular working hours are 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday. |
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| All work inside of City limits (including, but not limited to, meter reading / repair / replacement: water / sanitary sewer / storm sewer line and appurtenances location requests: water line thawing: steaming: sewer cleaning, etc.) shall be billed at per hour rate (1 hour minimum) for equipment rental plus labor (water and/or electric department). Damage to any equipment (hoses, nozzles, etc.) shall require the customer to replace the equipment. City shall order necessary equipment and bill customer actual replacement costs. |
| The owner shall sign a City Release Form before the City will do any work on the property. |
| Water line thawing: see above rate schedule for city charges. |
| Water line thawing shall also require the services of Minnesota Power to disconnect the electrical service prior to thawing by the City. The owner, if required by Minnesota Power, shall furnish Minnesota Power a release requesting and approving Minnesota Power's assistance for thawing before the City will do any required thawing work. Minnesota Power will bill the customer directly for their services. |
| Equipment Rental Rates |
| Truck/Operator |
$10.00 / hr. plus labor |
| Welder/Truck/Operator |
$30.00 / hr. plus labor |
| Steamer/Truck/Operator |
$50.00 / hr. plus labor |
| Sewer Cleaner/Operator |
$75.00 / hr. plus labor |
| JD 710 Backhoe/Operator |
$60.00 / hr. plus labor |
| JD 690 Backhoe/Operator |
$80.00 / hr. plus labor |
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