Winnfield council adopts Ordinance 2 of 2025 to set new sewer rates, effective May 1

The Winnfield Mayor and City Council adopted Ordinance 2 of 2025 on March 11, 2025, revising Section 19-64 of the city code to set new sewer service user charges, which the ordinance says will take effect May 1, 2025. The council voted 5-0 to adopt the measure.

The ordinance sets district- and customer-type rates. Key rates in the ordinance text include a Joyce Sewer District user charge of $21.96 per month plus $3.05 per 2,000 gallons; residential customers inside city limits at $18.30 plus $3.05 per 2,000 gallons; commercial customers at $30.50 plus $3.05 per 2,000 gallons; industrial customers at $36.60 plus $3.05 per 2,000 gallons; and a correctional facility rate listed at $183.00 plus $3.05 per 2,000 gallons. The ordinance states that, “in no event shall the residential user fee be in excess of $45.00 per month.” It also provides that, in the event of a water leak, a commercial user fee will not exceed $65.00 per month.

Councilmember discussion on the item was procedural; the motion to adopt was made by Councilperson Dudley and seconded by Councilperson Breda, and the Mayor declared the ordinance adopted after a recorded vote of five yeas, zero nays.

The ordinance text also states it is severable and that conflicting ordinances are repealed. The ordinance will be effective May 1, 2025, as stated in the final paragraph signed by Katina Smith, City Clerk, and Mayor Gerald Hamms.