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ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE TO ESTABLISH NEW WATER RATES
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WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, are authorized to take such actions as pertain to the government and affairs of the Village; and
WHEREAS, provision of water service to its citizens and the setting of rates therefore are matters pertaining to the government and affairs of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village had previously received notice that the City of Chicago would be increasing the rates charged to its customers by 25% on January 1, 2012 and 15% on each of January 1, 2013, January 1, 2014, and January 1, 2015 due to increasing costs of operations and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago’s water rate increases will be passed along to the Village of Orland Park by the Village of Oak Lawn, from which the Village of Orland Park purchases Lake Michigan water; and
WHEREAS, the Village received notice from the Village of Oak Lawn that additional time is needed by all parties to complete the new Water Sale, Purchase and Service Agreement between Oak Lawn and the Southwest Customer Group (Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Orland Park and Tinley Park); and
WHEREAS, Oak Lawn is willing to continue to provide water to the Southwest Customer Group for the year 2013 based on the terms of the Village’s original agreement with Oak Lawn, subject to the replacement of rates and charges provided in the original agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, an Illinois Home Rule Municipality, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance as fully as if they were restated in this Section in their entirety.
SECTION 2
The Orland Park Village Code, Title 4, Water and Sewer, Chapter 3, Charges and Rates is hereby amended to change the bimonthly service charge per billing unit and bimonthly us...
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