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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
FINANCE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 2:8. |
Ordinance No. 19-O-0018 — Water and Sewer Rates
FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: 5/7/19
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: 5/20/19
STAFF REVIEW: SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR:
SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Please see the attached memorandum.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance No. 19-O-0018.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:

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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of Council
FROM: Michael Guttman, City Administrator
SUBJ: Water and Sewer Rates
DATE: May 3, 2019
At its March meeting, the Finance Committee reviewed the attached worksheet, which shows
how West Chicago’s water and sewer rates compare to other municipalities. Prior to the
economic downturn, the City used to increase its water and sewer rates annually by
approximately the cost of living. However, West Chicago’s water usage rates have not increased
since 2006 and its sewer rates have not increased since 2008, both as a result of the deliberate
recommendations of the Finance Committee and ultimate approvals by the City Council, to help
alleviate the financial burden on our customers during this difficult economic time.
While rates have not increased over these periods, the cost of goods and services (as reflected in
the various economic indices for the Chicagoland region) has increased between 18% and 20%.
Furthermore, the cost of the City’s labor and benefit costs have increased approximately 27%
since 2007. These facts, coupled with the improved economic times, lead staff to recommend
that rates increase at this time: the water rate to $5.00 per 1,000 gallons and the sewer rate to
$7.00 per 1,000 gallons, both below the average and median rates of West Chicago’s municipal
competition.' The combined rate, after the increases, still positions West Chicago below the
average and median rates of other municipalities, landing six of twenty.
At the March meeting, in response to a question, staff indicated that, ideally, the rate increase is
needed immediately and should occur at once. After a comprehensive discussion, the Finance
Committee directed staff to phase in the rate increase over two years. There are also several
other components of customers’ utility bills, including the minimum usage charge, nonresidential
sewer charge and a billing charge. For small households and seniors who historically use an
amount of water that is less than the amount used to establish the minimum usage charge (2,491
gallons bi-monthly), their bi-monthly bills would increase from $23.00 to $29.00 (and then to
$34.00 in August 2020).
' The rates of the other municipalities are as of March 2019. A majority of those municipalities have May 1 Fiscal Years, so any
proposed/approved rate increases in those municipalities as part of their budget processes have not been incorporated into this
analysis.

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Minimum Usage Charge
Meter Size (inches) _ Current 8/1/2019 8/1/2020
% or less $20.00 $25.00 $30.00
1 $30.00 $35.00 $40.00
1% $40.00 $45.00 $50.00
2 $100.00 $150.00 $150.00
3 $250.00 $300.00 $300.00
4 $475.00 $525.00 $525.00
6 $1,325.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00
8 $2,750.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00
10 $5,075.00 $5,300.00 $5,300.00
Water $3.88 $4.50 $5.00
Sewer $5.61 $6.45 $7.00
Pretreatment $0.21 $0.26 $0.30
Billing Charge $3.00 $4.00 $4.00
The nonresidential sewer charge (pretreatment) has not changed in over 20 years; the billing rate
has not changed since 2008. The minimum usage charges were increased in 2012 anywhere
between $1.00 (nearly all residential customers — 4” or 1” meters) to $24.00 (customers with a
4” meter), with the remainder adjusted only to round up to an increment of $5.00 or $10.00.
Finally, any rate increase would only apply for bills issued after August 1, 2019. So, customers
who are still in the process of getting caught up will not see the impact of any increase until they
are caught up. Customers who are now being billed for current usage will realize the impact
later this year.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

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March 2019 Water Rates (per 1,000 gallons) March 2019 Sewer Rates (per 1,000 gallons) March 2019 Combined Rate (per 1,000 gallons)
Warrenville
St. Charles
West Chicago
Batavia
Wheaton
Geneva
Glendale Heights
Carol Stream
Roselle
Downers Grove
Woodridge
Lombard
Addison
Villa Park
Hanover Park
Bartlett
F
1.54 Bartlett
3.60 Warrenville
3.88 Villa Park
4.72 Geneva
6.31 Carol Stream
7.10 Glendale Heights
7.63 Woodridge
7.75 Hanover Park
7.80 West Chicago
8.04 Batavia
8.18 Roselle
8.26 St. Charles
8.88 Wheaton
9.01 Downers Grove
9.35 Lombard
9.70 Addison
Glen Ellyn 9.85 Elmhurst
Bensenville 10.00 Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst $ 10.58 Winfield
Winfield $ 12.25 Bensenville
3.03 Warrenville $ 4.66
3.12 St. Charles $ 9.45
3.57 West Chicago $ 9.49
3.89 Batavia 10.40
4.22 Geneva 10.99
4.75 Carol Stream 11.97
5.46 Wheaton 12.21
5.57 Glendale Heights 12.38
5.61 Villa Park 12.58
5.68 Bartlett 12.73
5.85 Woodridge 13.64
5.85 Roselle 13.65
5.90 Downers Grove 14.33
6.29 Lombard 14.60
6.34 Hanover Park 14.92
6.49 Addison 15.37
6.96 Glen Ellyn 17.03
7.18 Elmhurst 17.54
8.33 Bensenville 18.49
8.49 Winfield 20.58
FAA AF AFF AF FF HF HH HHH KEKS
FAA AHA HFA KHHH AHH HHS
AA AF FH AHHH HH HHH HSE
Average $ 7.72
Median $ 8.11
F
5.63
5.77
F
13.35
13.19
F
F
Proposed $ 5.00 $ 7.00 $ 12.00

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ORDINANCE NO. 19-0-0018
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO —WATER AND SEWER SERVICES
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West Chicago, Illinois, in regular
session assembled as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 18, Sections 18-37(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of West Chicago is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language shall be
substituted:
“(a) The waterworks usage rates for water furnished to the customers of the city shall be
as follows:
(1) The minimum charge for each bill, including the first three hundred thirty-
three (333) cubic feet or the first two thousand four hundred ninety one
(2,491) gallons of water used is based on meter size, as follows:
Minimum Usage Charge
Meter Size (inches) _ 8/1/2019 _ 8/1/2020
3/4or less $25.00 $30.00
1 $35.00 $40.00
1.5 $45.00 $50.00
2 $150.00 $150.00
3 $300.00 $300.00
4 $525.00 $525.00
6 $1,500.00 $1,500.00
8 $3,000.00 $3,000.00
10 $5,300.00 $5,300.00
(2) a. Additional water usage in excess of thirty-three (333) cubic feet shall be
billed at three dollars and thirty-seven cents ($3.37) per one hundred (100)
cubic feet effective August 1, 2019 and three dollars and seventy-four cents
($3.74) per one hundred (100) cubic feet effective August 1, 2020.
b. Additional water usage in excess of two thousand four hundred ninety-one
(2,491) gallons shall be billed at four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) per one
thousand (1,000) gallons effective August 1, 2019 and five dollars and no
cents ($5.00) per one thousand (1,000) gallons effective August 1, 2020.”

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Section 2. That Section 18-68.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago
is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language shall be substituted:
“Sec. 18-68.2. Billing charge.
A billing charge of four dollars ($4.00) shall be applied to all users served.”
Section 3. That Section 18-68.3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago
is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language shall be substituted:
“Sec. 18-68.3. Basic sewer charge.
A basic sewer charge shall be applied based upon metered consumption of water in the
amount of four dollars and eighty-two cents ($4.82) per one hundred (100) cubic feet or
six dollars and forty-five cents ($6.45) per one thousand (1,000) gallons effective August
1, 2019. These amounts will increase to five dollars and twenty-four cents ($5.24) per
one hundred (100) cubic feet or seven dollars and no cents ($7.00) per one thousand
(1,000) gallons effective August 1, 2020.”
Section 4. That Section 18-68.5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago
is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following language shall be substituted:
“Sec. 18-68.5. Pretreatment Charge.
The pretreatment charge to all nonresidential users of wastewater services based upon
metered consumption of water shall be nineteen cents ($0.19) per one hundred (100)
cubic feet or twenty-six cents ($0.26) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of flow billed
effective August 1, 2019. These amounts will increase to twenty-two cents ($0.22) per
hundred (100) cubic feet or thirty cents ($0.30) per one thousand (1,000) gallons effective
August 1, 2020.”
Section 5. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 6. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days from and
after its passage, approval, and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.

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PASSED this 20" day of May 2019.
Alderman J. Beifuss
Alderman J. Sheahan
Alderman A. Hallett
Alderman Birch Ferguson
Alderman C. Swiatek
Alderman R. Stout
Alderman N. Ligino-Kubinski
APPROVED as to form:
Alderman L. Chassee
Alderman H. Brown
Alderman Ferguson
Alderman S. Dimas
Alderman M. Garling
Alderman J. Short
Alderman B. Gagliardi
City Attorney
APPROVED this 20" day of May 2019.
ATTEST:
Mayor Ruben Pineda
City Clerk, Nancy M. Smith
PUBLISHED: