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CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2018-020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION 2018-008, WHICH
AUTHORIZED THE SEWARD PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ALLOW A
DELAY OF UP TO SIX MONTHS IN THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
WATER AND SEWER TARIFFS TO CORRECT THE CLASSIFICATION
FOR SOME CUSTOMERS INCORRECTLY BILLED METERED WATER
AND SEWER RATES RATHER THAN STANDARD MONTHLY RATES,
IN ORDER TO INDEFINITELY DELAY THE
RECLASSIFICATION OF CUSTOMER UTILITY ACCOUNTS
IMPROPERLY BILLED AT METERED RATHER THAN "ERU"
RATES, PENDING FURTHER DIRECTION BY THE SEWARD
CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS,the Seward City Council passed Resolution 2018-008 on January 22, 2018,
authorizing Seward Public Utilities to allow a delay of up to six months in the effective date of the
water and sewer tariffs to correct the classification for some customers incorrectly billed metered
water and sewer rates rather than standard monthly Equivalent Residential Unit("ERU")rates;and
WHEREAS,the billing department has determined that a number of customers classified as
Residential and/or Small General Service—which are classes not subject to metered water and sewer
rates per the Water and Sewer Tariff—were incorrectly billed under the metered rate structure rather
than based on ERU; and
WHEREAS,the Seward City Council intends to hold future work sessions to evaluate the
Water Tariff and Sewer Tariff and address the use of metered rates versus Equivalent Residential
Unit rates,and until such time as a determination is made with respect to the appropriate handling of
Residential and Small General Service classifications, the billing department will not further re-
classify customers previously assigned metered rates which should have been billed ERU rates.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD,ALASKA that:
Section 1.Resolution 2018-008 approved on January 22,2018 is hereby rescinded effective
immediately.
Section 2. Seward Public Utilities is hereby authorized to indefinitely delay implementing
further corrections to the classification of certain water and sewer customer accounts, where the
customer has been improperly billed for metered water and/or sewer rates,and who should instead
have been charged standard ERU rates under the Residential (Class A), Small General Service
(Class B), or Large General Service(Class C)classifications.
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2018-020
Section 3. This resolution does not preclude Seward Public Utilities from making any other
appropriate changes and/or corrections to customer accounts unrelated to the billing of metered
rather than ERU rates.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska,this 20th day of
March, 2018.
THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
THIS RESOLUTION WAS REMOVED FROM
THE AGENDA
David Squires,Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Brenda Ballou, MMC
City Clerk
(City Seal)