Ordinance 605 Water Surcharge RateCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.605
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TTTLE 10, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 6 OF THE CITY CODE
OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA, DAKOTA COUNTY,
CONCERNING A WATER SURCHARGE RATE
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, does hereby ordain:
Title 10-5-6 is hereby amended as follows:
10-5-6: WATER SURCHARGE:
B. Purpose; Surcharge Imposed: For the purpose of, in part, assisting the city in paying for the
construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement, improvement or other obtainment, and the
maintenance, operation and use of the city's municipal water system, there is hereby imposed a
surcharge equal to five �ent (5046) two and a half percent (2.5%) of the charge imposed for
water supplied to properties located within or without the city. The surcharge may be collected
under agreement with water companies, or in such other manner as may be determined by the city
council. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case where properties within the city are billed for
water on a fixed monthly charge rather than on the basis of water actually used, the city council,
by resolution, may determine the surcharge hereunder for such properties on the basis of what the
surcharge hereunder would have been had said properties been charged on the basis of water
actually used. (1981 Code 806 § 2; amd. Ord. 495, 4-19-2016)
This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after the date of its passage and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 16th day of December 2025.
ATTEST:
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CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF NDOTA HEIGHTS
Stwph anie . Levine, Mayor