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New Billing Cycle and Rates
(Effective October 1, 2009)
On September 11th
and 25th 2006, the City held public hearings to discuss the
restructuring of our utility billing system. At the conclusion of the meetings,
it was determined that we would adopt a new billing structure that would adjust
both fixed and variable costs and change our billing cycle from the bi-monthly
cycle. On September 8th and 22nd, the City held public
hearings to increase water and waste water service rates based on a fee study
done by Black and Veatch. Below, is a table reflecting the net changes to your
utility bill based on the new fee structure.
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Fees |
2007 Rates |
2008 Rates |
2009 Rates |
Dollar Increase |
|
Garbage Fee |
$
20.41 |
$ 22.22 |
$
22.42 |
$
0.20 |
|
Availability Fee |
$ 15.00 |
$
18.48 |
$
21.25 |
$
2.77
|
|
Availability Tax |
$ 1.50 |
$
1.85
|
$
2.13
|
$
0.28
|
|
Stormwater Fee |
$
10.00 |
$
10.78
|
$
10.60
|
$
(0.18)
|
|
Consumption |
$ 31.50 |
$
38.79
|
$
44.64
|
$
5.85 |
|
Consumption Tax |
$ 3.15 |
$
3.96
|
$
4.64
|
$
0.68 |
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Total Change |
$
81.56 |
$
96.08
|
$
105.68 |
$
9.60
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*Based on 9
thousand gallons of water consumption
In summary, the overall
increase is $9.60 or 15 percent. .
Estimating Water Bills between Billing Periods
(Effective October 1, 2008)
Lauderhill bills for water
on a monthly basis, every 28-30 days. Customers may want to estimate their bills
between billings if they are buying or selling a home, they are sharing the cost
of a bill, or they may have a leak or other flow problem that may cause large
bills. Listed below are instructions for estimating an interim bill- remember
that this is an estimate only and should not be the basis for any actual payment
to the City of Lauderhill.
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Read your meter on the day of the estimate. The meter is normally located in a
concrete box in your front yard, near the sidewalk. Many boxes are located on
your property line and have both your meter
and your neighbor’s meter in them. Your meter is the one closest to your
house.
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Lift the metal cover off
the meter box. Then open the plastic cover on your meter. You may have to
clean dirt or sand out of the box to reach your meter; this is normal in
South Florida, especially after rain.
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Read the 4 black digits on white background on the left side of the dial. The
white digits on black background are not read. This is your meter reading.
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Subtract the meter reading on your most recent bill from the reading you just
took. This is your consumption for the
interim billing period.
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Determine the date of your last bill. This is the Service To date on
your most recent bill.
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To
calculate an interim bill, use the following numbers:
SPECIAL INTEREST
Whenever a particular closing falls in the middle of the billing cycle, the
buyer & seller may choose to escrow funds, and pro rate the subsequent bill, the
city will not issue an interim bill in place of or in addition to its normal
two-month cycle.
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