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-150 Vail made motion, Olson seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1987-60, RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CITY OF HUGO STREET LIGHTING POLICY. All aye. Motion Carried. 8.6 RESOLUTION APPROVING UTILITY BUDGET As per Council direction, city staff has completed the proposed utility budget for the 1988 fiscal year. This budget reflects the second phase of the Council's decision to make the utilities budget self supporting and have the budget include all expenditures that are utilities related. The budget for the water department is proposed at $18,238.00 with the major expenditures coming in the area of salaries for administrative intern and 1/12 of the billing clerk's salary. This budget is funded primarily from the sale of water to consumers. The 1988 sewer department budget is recommended at $71,537.00. This budget also includes the cost of billing, administration, insurance, audit services, and a 16% increase by the Metro Waste Control Commission. Atkinson made motion, Peltier seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1987-61, RESOLUTION ADOPTING 1988 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES BUDGET. All aye. Motion Carried. 6.7 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SANITARY SEWER RATES To fund the sanitary sewer budget previously approved by the City Council, it will be necessary to implement a 22% rate increase for sanitary sewer usage. Of this 22% increase, 16% can be attributed to increased charges from the MWCC and 6% to cover administration, billing, and insurance costs for the utilities department. It was recommended that the base rate for sewer usage per quarter be established at $32.00 for those connected to the city's water system and $35.00 for those not connected to the water system. It was also recommended that the period used to establish the water charge, over the minimum charge, be based on a spring quarter usage as opposed to the winter quarter usage and become effective for the utility billing period ending December tial, 1987. Atkinson made motion, Peltier seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 1987-62, RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SANITARY SEWER RATES. All aye. Motion Carried. 8.8 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING WATER SERVICE RATES To fund the previously approved water department budget, it will be necessary to increase the water rates for customers in the City of Hugo. It was recommended that the water service rates be set at $11.50 for the first 15,000 gallons of consumption plus 60 cents per thousand gallons for each thousand gallons or part thereof over 15,000 per quarter. Again, this rate increase is necessary to implement phase two of a plan to make the utilities department budget self supporting so that they cover all expenses related to the utility department operation. As was the case for the sewer rate increase, it is recommended that this adjustment become effective for the utility billing period ending December 31, 1987.