City of Quincy ILLINOIS

25.303 General Consumption Rates

(1) Generally:  The following general water rates are hereby established:

Cubic Feet per Quarter	Rate or Cost per 100 Cubic Feet
First 10,000 cubic feet	$1.94
Next 90,000 cubic feet	1.74
Over 100,000 cubic feet	1.32

(2) Minimum Rates:  In no case shall the gross bill of any customer (including eleemosynary institutions) be less than the amount stated below:

For 5/8" meter	$ 13.31/quarter
For 1" meter	32.45/quarter
For 1 1/2" meter	65.52/quarter
For 2" meter	96.84/quarter
For 3" meter	161.23/quarter
For 4" meter	235.90/quarter
For 6" meter	408.85/quarter
For 8" meter	643.69/quarter
For 10" meter	968.97/quarter

(3) Outside Corporate Limits:

(a) Residential: Residential consumption rates outside corporate limits shall be double the rates and minimum specified in subparagraph (1) and (2) of this section.

(b) Commercial: Commercial and industrial consumption outside the corporate limits shall be 1 ¹/₄ times the rates and minimums specified in subparagraph (1) and (2) of this section if non- contiguous, and 1 ¹/₂ times if contiguous.

(4) Eleemosynary or Charitable Organizations:

(a) Generally:  Eleemosynary or charitable organizations located in the City of Quincy shall be charged $1.32 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed but shall be subject to the meter rate established in subparagraph (2) of this section.

(b) Defined:  For purposes hereof, an organization will be deemed to be eleemosynary or charitable if the property receiving water services is exempt from real property taxation under the law of the State of Illinois and is approved as such by the City Council. The Superintendent may require proof of continuing compliance with this provision and may withdraw approval relative to any organization failing to comply. An organization will no longer be considered eleemosynary or charitable even if approved by the City Council if the property is no longer exempt. Organizations which have been approved by the City Council are as follows:

Blessed Sacrament	St. Francis School
Blessing Hospital	St. James School
Board of Education Community	St. Peter's School
Unit School District No. 172	St. Vincent's Home
Calvary Cemetery	Salvation Army
Chaddock	Social Center Association
Cheerful Home	Sunset Home
Good Samaritan Home	Sycamore Health Care
Greenmount Cemetery	Transitions of Western Illinois
Quincy Christian Academy	Valley of Peace Cemetery
Quincy Notre Dame High School	Woodland Cemetery
Quincy Park District	Woodland Home
Quincy University	Y.M.C.A.
St. Boniface Cemetery	Y.W.C.A.
St. Dominic's School

(5) Penalty:  A penalty of 10% will be added to the amount due if such amount is not paid on or prior to the 20th day following the original date set forth in the current bill.