ORDINANCE NO. 1145 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JOHNSTON, IOWA, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A SEPARATE USER CHARGE FOR USERS LOCATED IN THE HIGHWAY 141 / NW SAYLORVILLE DRIVE AREA SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION FEE DISTRICT

ORDINANCE NO. 1145 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JOHNSTON, IOWA, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A SEPARATE USER CHARGE FOR USERS LOCATED IN THE HIGHWAY 141 / NW SAYLORVILLE DRIVE AREA SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION FEE DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City of Johnston has extended, and will be extending, sanitary sewer mains for the purpose of serving new sanitary sewer customers in the northwest area of the City, as well as areas to be annexed into the City in the future; and WHEREAS, the cost of this infrastructure is estimated at $19,115,000; and WHEREAS, the new sewer infrastructure includes some improvements that primarily benefit customers in the northwest area of the City; and WHEREAS, the extension of these sanitary sewer mains will give the City the ability to serve new sanitary sewer customers, and by increasing the number of users of the system, will provide a larger and more stable revenue base for the utility overall, which will allow future sewer costs to be recovered from more customers; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Johnston therefore finds that it is fair, reasonable, just, uniform and nondiscriminatory to recover the cost of these improvements, including debt service thereon, with a combination of connection fees, payable by the properties that directly connect to the infrastructure, general user charges, payable by all customers of the sanitary sewer system, and user charges to be paid by the benefitted district served by the infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the City of Johnston shall periodically review and adjust the sanitary sewer rates as necessary to ensure the separate rate classes remain reasonable and equitable as the costs of these improvements are repaid; and WHEREAS, this ordinance establishes a new user rate class for sanitary sewer customers located in the Highway 141 / NW Saylorville Drive Area Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Johnston, Iowa, that: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a new sanitary sewer rate class for users located in the Highway 141 / NW Saylorville Drive Area Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Johnston, Iowa, 2007, is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection 5 to Section 99.07 as follows: 5. User Charges for Customers in the Highway 141 / NW Saylorville Drive Area Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District. Notwithstanding the foregoing, users located within the Highway 141 / NW Saylorville Drive Area Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee District, as described in City Code sec. 101.10(1)(B), shall pay the following user charges: Service Availability Charge. Each separate residential unit and each separately billed commercial, industrial or educational premises shall be charged a service availability charge in the amount of: July 1, 2024 $9.36/month January 1, 2026 $10.15/month July 1, 2026 $11.02/month July 1, 2027 $11.97/month July 1, 2028 $13.01/month Commercial condominiums serviced by a single connection shall be billed for each owner of space in the structure. Sewer User Charge. In addition to the service availability charge, each user shall pay a user charge for each 1,000 gallons of water used per month of: July 1, 2024 $8.26/1,000 gallons/month January 1, 2026 $8.99/1,000 gallons/month July 1, 2026 $9.79/1,000 gallons/month July 1, 2027 $10.67/1,000 gallons/month July 1, 2028 $11.63/1,000 gallons/month Sewer User Charge for sewer only customers, within the City limits, with no water meter will be based on a volume of 4,633 gallons of water per month. July 1, 2024 $47.63 per month January 1, 2026 $51.80 per month July 1, 2026 $56.38 per month July 1, 2027 $61.40 per month July 1, 2028 $66.89 per month Customers Outside City Limits 1) Sewer only customers with water meters located outside the corporate limits of the City which the City has agreed to serve at rates one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the rates provided in 99.07(5)(B) July 1, 2024 $12.39/1,000 gallons/month January 1, 2026 $13.48/1,000 gallons/month July 1, 2026 $14.68/1,000 gallons/month July 1, 2027 $16.00/1,000 gallons/month July 1, 2028 $17.44/1,000 gallons/month 2) Sewer only customers with no water meter located outside the corporate limits of the City which the City has agreed to serve at rates one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the rates provided in 99.07(5)(C) July 1, 2024 $71.44 per month January 1, 2026 $77.70 per month July 1, 2026 $84.57 per month July 1, 2027 $92.11 per month July 1, 2028 $100.34 per month SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Johnston, Iowa, 2007, is hereby amended by repealing and replacing Section 99.11 as follows: 99.11 APPLICATION. Unless a particular provision states otherwise, the user charge rates established in this chapter apply to all users of the City's treatment works, regardless of their location. SECTION 4. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision, or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 6. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Passed and approved by the City Council the 17th day of November, 2025. ______________________ Paula S. Dierenfeld, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________ City Clerk December 5 2025 LIOW0410673