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VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL Published Weekly Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: STATE OF FLORIDA Before the undersigned authority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, Jr. who on oath says that he is Business Manager of the Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly newspaper published at Vero Beach inIndianRiver County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being in the matter of in the Court, was pub- lished in said newspaper in the issues of Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is a newspaper published at Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River County, Florida, weekly and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida for a period of one year next preceeding the first publication of the attached copy of adver- tisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adver- tisement for publication in the said newspaper. �r Sworn to and subscribed before a this �J day of A.D. (Business Manager) e /' t• (SEAL) u (Clerk of the Circuit C t, Indian River County, Florida) NOTICE . - i NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, will hold a public hearing an April 23, 1980 at 10:00 A.M. in the County Com- mission Chambers in the Indian River County Courthouse to consider the adoption of an Ordinance Promulgating the Rates and other Costs to Be Chargeg for Use of County Water and Swere Services; Outlining Means of Enforcing Payment for Such Service; Promulgating Requlrementsfor Connection; Setting UP Maintenance Requirements; Prohibiting Free Service; Penalties for Violation; and Amending or Repealing All Ordinances in Conflict Therewith. �. A Rate Schedule Will be adopted by the County providingfor the following user Rates: WATER RATE , RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL First 3,000 Gallons (Base Rate) 47.10 per ihonih•Minimum All over 3,000 Gallons $1.50 per 1,000 Gallons Residential with Master Meter (Base Rate) $7.10 for first 3,000 Gallons Minimum 3,000 Gallons for each Unit $7.10 per month per unit All over 3,W0 Gallons 51.50 per 1A00 Gallons SEWER RATE nemutN IIAL with water service $7:50 per month per single. .family dwelling RESIDENTIAL without water service $7.10 for first 3,000 Gallons (based on water consumption) All over 3,000 Gallons minimum 87 percent Of $1.50 per 1,000 Gallons up t0 10,000 additional Galims !. iBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By:-s•Wlllard W. Siebert. Jr. j Chenrman •Aar. 30, 1980, ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT THE NOTICE ADEQUATELY DESCRIBES THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND PROVIDES FOR RATES ON A GALLONAGE BASIS. HE ADDED THAT THE MATERIAL THE BOARD HAS BEFORE THEM IS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT AS THE PUBLICATION APPEARS, BUT HE BELIEVED THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY NOTICED FOR WHAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CALLED. THE BOARD AGREED TO CONTINUE. GEORGE LINER, UTILITIES DIRECTOR, APPROACHED THE BOARD AND EXPLAINED THAT THE ORDINANCE BEFORE THE BOARD -IS AN AMENDED ORDINANCE BASED ON ONE THAT WAS PASSED FOR THE GIFFORD SYSTEM, AND IT IS FOR COUNTY -WIDE COVERAGE AND THE ORDINANCE DOES ASK THAT,THE RATES WILL BE STANDARDIZED FOR THE COUNTY.- HE CONTINUED THAT IN DECEMBER THE BOARD DID VOTE BY RESOLUTION THAT IF NEEDED, RATES WOULD BE INCREASED TO A HIGHER LEVEL AND THIS COMPROMISE WILL RAISE THE MINIMUM BASE RATE TO $7.10 FOR THE FIRST 2,000 GALLONS AND $1.50 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 1,000 GALLONS. MR. LINER NOTED THAT THE SEWER RATES ARE TO BE BASED ON SOME PROPORTION OF WATER CONSUMPTION. HE ADDED THAT IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER USED 6,534 GALLONS FOR AN AVERAGE BILL PER MONTH OF $8.53 IN THE SOUTH COUNTY 37 eoo 43 FACE 2 l AP 2 31900 :� a