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ORDINANCE 2011-28 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HEREIN BELOW IDENTIFIED SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE III, OF THE CODY CITY CODE TO MODIFY ELECTRICAL RATES. Article III, Section 9-13 shall be hereby amended as follows: Sec. 9-13. Schedule of rates. Residential service rate. The rates to be charged for domestic purposes shall be as follows: For electrical usage billed after February 1, 2012 A. Each customer shall pay a customer charge of $15.583; and B. Additionally, each customer shall pay $0.0939 per kilowatt-hour used per month as an energy charge. Commercial and miscellaneous service rate. The rates to be charged for commercial and miscellaneous purposes shall be as follows: For electrical usage billed after February 1, 2012 A. Each customer shall pay a customer charge of $46.75, and B. Additionally, each customer shall pay $0.0879per kilowatt-hour. Optional small commercial and miscellaneous service rate. The rates to be charged for the optional commercial and miscellaneous service rate shall be as follows: For electrical usage after February 1, 2012 Each customer shall pay a customer charge of $15.86; and (ii) Additionally, each customer shall pay $0.144 per kilowatt-hour for all energy used per month as an energy charge. General service rate. The rates to be charged for those customers with demand meters shall be as follows: For electrical usage billed after February 1, 2012 A. Each customer shall pay a customer charge of $93.50 and ---PAGE BREAK--- B. Additionally, each customer shall pay $0.0332 per kilowatt-hour for all energy used per month as an energy charge, and C. Additionally, each customer shall pay a demand charge of $14.81 per kilowatt of demand as shown or computed from the readings of the City’s demand meter installed at the customer’s location for the fifteen-minute period of customer’s greatest use during the billing period. Customers requesting or transferring service of more than two hundred amperes after May 14, 2001 shall be billed under this demand rate. The Public Works Director or his/her designee shall recommend to the Administrative Services Director the rate classification for new commercial customers requesting electrical service, based on the customer’s energy and demand requirements. Irrigation rate. The rates to be charged for those customers with irrigation and pumping shall be as follows: For electrical usage after February 1, 2012 A. Each customer shall pay an annual customer charge of $95.41 for twenty-five horsepower or less. B. Each customer shall pay an annual customer charge of $159.27 for everything over twenty-five horsepower. C. Additionally, each customer shall pay $0.0635 per kilowatt-hour for all energy used per month as an energy charge. Outdoor nighttime lighting. The rates to be charged for those customers who have city installed outdoor lighting on City of Cody structures shall be as follows: Security Light Watts Charge per Month Energy Rate Used 63 Watt $2.47 $0.125/kWh 175 Watt $7.87 $0.125/kWh 150 Watt $6.75 $0.125/kWh 200 Watt $9.00 $0.125/kWh 250 Watt $11.25 $0.125/kWh 400 Watt $17.99 $0.125/kWh 1000 Watt $44.98 $0.125/kWh This includes all energy costs and maintenance costs associated with each unit. Service Charges The following charges apply to all levels of service in addition to any other charges. ---PAGE BREAK--- Connection and Reconnection Charge: Normal Office Hours (7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) $25.00 Other than Normal Office Hours $110.00 Trouble Calls on Customer-Owned Equipment: Normal Office Hours (7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) No Charge Other than Normal Office Hours (for first two hours, actual labor costs for work in excess of two hours) $110.00 Temporary Service Connection: Single Phase and Three Phase $105.00 Returned Check Charge: $30.00 Utility Deposit: Residential $100.00 Commercial $200.00 Meter Testing: Testing of meters more than once at customer’s request in a twelve month period, where meter is found to be accurate within two percent. $50.00 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CODY, WYOMING; PASSED ON FIRST READING December 6, 2011__ PASSED ON SECOND READING ___December 20, 2011__ PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIRD AND FINAL READING. ___January 3, 2012_____ Nancy Tia Brown, Mayor ATTEST: Baker Administrative Services Officer