A BYLAW of the (Town, Village Or Resort Village) of (Name of Town, Village Or Resort Village)

BYLAW NO.

A BYLAW OF THE (Town, Village or Resort Village) OF (Name of town, village or resort village) TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE USE AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER AND TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED BY WAY OF RENT OR SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE USE OF SEWER

COUNCIL of the (Town, Village or Resort Village) of (Name of town, village or resort village), in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

1. The charges to be paid by the water consumer whose water service has been turned on shall be those set out in Schedule "A" attached; provided, however, that the minimum shall be payable in every case whether or not any water is consumed.

2. Persons who own or occupy premises drained or that are by bylaw required to be drained into the sewer shall pay for such services a rental rate or service charge in accordance with Schedule "B" attached.

3. Accounts for water service and/or sewer service shall cover a period of (insert number of months of service, for example, one, two or three successive months) successive months, and shall be rendered on or before the first day of the month next following such period. Accounts shall be paid within a period of thirty days from the date on which such accounts are rendered. If an account is not paid within the period of thirty days, the water service may be cut off. When the water service is cut off, it shall not be turned on until all arrears have been paid, together with a fee of $(dollar amount for disconnection) to cover the expenses of turning off the water and turning it on again; provided that if it is required to turn on the water service outside the employees' regular working hours, the fee shall be $(dollar amount for reconnection).

4. Consumers may be permitted to pay for (describe the term in which discounts will be allowed if applicable) % discount off the base rate.

5. A penalty of (indicates a percentage for the penalty if applicable) % will be added to all water and sewer accounts outstanding at the date of the next billing.

6. Bylaws Nos. (bylaw numbers to be repealed that are no longer valid) are repealed.

THE rates, charges, tolls or rents contained in this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of approval being issued by the Local Government Committee.

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Mayor Clerk/Administrator

Certified a true copy of

Bylaw No.

adopted by resolution of (SEAL)

Council on the

day of , 20 .

Clerk/Administrator

OF

SCHEDULE "A"

TO BYLAW NO.

1. MONTHLY WATER RATES:

,000 gallons or less Minimum $

Over ,001 gallons $ per ,000 gallons

or part thereof

OF

SCHEDULE "B"

TO BYLAW NO.

MONTHLY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES:

Banks, Credit Unions $ each

Barber Shop $ each

Cafes $ each

Car Wash – per stall $ each

Churches $ each

Drug Stores $ each

Garages $ each

Hotel $ each

Hospital $ each

Offices $ each

Pool Rooms $ each

Residences $ each

Schools-Elementary $ each

Schools-High $ each

All Others $ each

WATER AND SEWER RATES BYLAW

Paragraph 3

Complete the first sentence filling in the number of months of service being billed each time.

Example – one month, two successive months, or three successive months, etc.

Complete the fourth sentence indicating the appropriate charge of shutting off the water service and turning it on again for non-payment of accounts.

Paragraph 4 & 5

Enter percentage of discount and/or penalty. These clauses may be changed to suit municipalities needs.

Paragraph 6

Enter numbers of previous bylaws fixing water rates and/or sewer service charges.