The Town of Hot Springs

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THIS PAGE IS PROVIDED AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY BUT IS NOT THE OFFICIAL POSTING BOARD. OFFICIAL NOTICES ARE POSTED AROUND TOWN AT THE TOWN HALL, THE SENIOR CENTER, BUCKS AND GAMBLES, USUAL LY 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town Council will be appointing a councilor to fill a vacancy in Ward 1, the south side of town.

If you are interested in serving a 2 year term that expires on December 31, 2013 and meet the residency requirements please send a letter of interest to the town council at PO Box 669, Hot Springs, MT 59845.

Letters will be accepted through Monday, September 20, 2011.

2.04.010 Qualifications of town councilor. No person is eligible for the office of town councilor unless he is a resident for at least sixty days preceding the election to office of the ward electing him or of an area, which has been annexed by the town and placed in the ward. (Ord. 1990-6 Section 1, 1990: prior code Section 2-5-01)

1.08.010 Description of wards. The boundary between the wards shall be on the following traverse:

Starting at the center of Section Three (3), running west along the quarter section line to the quarter corner common to Sections Three (3) and Four (4); then south along the section line to Main Street; then west along Main Street to Demers Street; then south along Demers Street to Central Avenue; then west along Central Avenue and Central Avenue projected west; all in Township 21 North, Range 24 West, P.M.M., Sanders County, Montana.

All those parts of the municipality north of described traverse are in Ward Number Two.

All those parts of the municipality south of the described traverse are in Ward Number One.(Prior code Section 1-7-01)

If you wish to learn more about serving on the town council, literature is available for review at the town hall during regular business hours.

DATED THIS 7^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2011

JULIE LAZARO

TOWN CLERK

RESOLUTION NO. 2011-005R

RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HOT SPRINGS, MONTANA TO INCREASE THE RATES FOR THE USERS OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM

RECITALS

WHEREAS, under Section 69-7-101, Montana Code Annotated, the Town of Hot Springs, Montana (the "town") has the power and authority to regulate, establish, and change, as it considers proper, rates, charges, and classifications imposed for utility services to its inhabitants and other persons served by the municipal systems. Rates, charges, and classifications must be reasonable and just; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town (the "Council") has determined that a rate increase is required to pay the principal and interest on outstanding bonds and the costs of operation and maintenance of the system; and

WHEREAS, the Council has determined it to be in the best interest of the water users to the necessary increases; and

WHEREAS, the required public hearings have been held and the water customers and the Montana Consumer Counsel have been notified of such public hearings

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED by the Town Council of the Town of Hot Springs as follows:

Section 1. Increase Water User Charges. The Town will implement a rate increase for users of the System effective as of August 16,2011, as set forth herein.

Section 2. Determination of Annual Budget for System. Each year the Council shall determine the amount of money needed to pay the costs of the System including but not limited to: (a) the payment of the reasonable expense of operation and maintenance of the System; (b) administration of the System; (c) the payment of principal and interest on any bonded or other indebtedness of the System; and (d) the establishment or maintenance of any required reserves, including reserves needed for expenditures for depreciation and replacement of facilities, as may be determined necessary from time to time by the Councilor as covenanted in the ordinance or resolution authorizing any outstanding bonds of the System. Based on the annual needs of the System, the Council will establish monthly charges for the use of the System.

Section 3. Monthly Charge. The Town currently imposes a monthly charge known as the "Monthly Charge" on all connections to the System. The costs of the System to be covered by the Monthly Charge will be the amount necessary to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the System, to pay the principal of and interest on any outstanding debt of the System and to establish and maintain any reserves therefore, determined on an annual basis. The Town will determine the total amount of revenue to be raised by the Monthly Charge on an annual basis, the total number of connections for each Equivalent Dwelling Unit (the "EDU"), and the total number of customer equivalents. The monthly water charges for each user will be the base rate for the standard lines times the number of EDUs applicable to the unit served by the system per month. The current Monthly Charge for each type of connection is as follows:

WaterLinelMeterSize	Multiplier	MonthlyWater Base Rate	Cost Per 1,000 Gallons
	Multiplier	MonthlyWater Base Rate	Cost Per 1,000 Gallons
3/4 inch	1.00	$ 16.06	$2.01
1 inch	1.79	$ 28.75	$2.01
1 1/2 inch	4.00	$64.24	$2.01
2 inch	7.14	$ 114.67	$2.01
3 inch	16.00	$256.97	$2.01
4 inch	28.57	$458.85	$2.01

There are currently 459.05 EDUs in the Town.

Section 4. Water Rate Increase. The City hereby increases its water rates effective as of August 16,2011, the Monthly Charge for each type of service is as follows:

WaterLine/Meter Size	Multiplier	MonthlyWaterBaseRate	CostPer1,000Gallons
	Multiplier	MonthlyWaterBaseRate	CostPer1,000Gallons
3/4 inch	1.00	$ 18.87	$2.00
1 inch	1.79	$33.87	$2.00
1 1/2 inch	4.00	$75.50	$2.00
2 inch	7.14	$134.76	$2.00
3 inch	16.00	$301.99	$2.00
4 inch	28.57	$539.24	$2.00

This rate increase represents an average increase in the Monthly Charge of
approximately 17 % over the rates in effect for the previous year.

Section 6. Further Rate Increases, Subsequent adjustments to the Monthly Charge will be made by resolution of the Town Council duly adopted after a public hearing with notice thereof given as provided by law. It is anticipated that additional rate increases will be needed to pay debt service once bonds are issued.

The letter below was sent to all water customers and property owners with water service. A copy has also been sent to the Montana Consumer Counsel.

June 8, 2011

At their June 7, 2011 Council meeting, the Town Council of the Town of Hot Springs approved a resolution of intent to raise water rates. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 7 pm at the Town Hall, 109 Main Street, Hot Springs, MT 59845 for the public to comment on the proposed water rate increase.

For most residential customers, the increase will result in an additional $2.81 charge each month. The table below illustrates the new rate:

Meter size	Number of connections in town	OLD BASE RATE	PROPOSED NEW BASE RATE	AMOUNT OF INCREASE
¾ INCH	373	$16.06	$18.87	$2.81
1 INCH	1	$28.75	$33.79	$5.04
1½ INCH	5	$64.24	$75.50	$11.26
2 INCH	9	$114.67	$134.76	$20.09
3 INCH	0	$256.97	$301.99	$45.05
4 INCH	0	$458.85	$539.24	$80.39

The charge for water usage will be reduced to $2.00 per 1000 gallons.

The charges for sewer will remain unchanged. These rates can be found in the Appendix Table of Fees of the Hot Springs Ordinance Book and also found online at www.hotspringsmt.net/clerk/FEES2011.htm

For further information regarding the hearing you may contact me at the address below.

Julie Lazaro, Clerk-Treasurer

PO Box 669

Hot Springs, MT 59845

406-741-2353

clerk@hotspringsmt.net

DATED THIS 8^TH DAY OF JUNE 2011

JULIE LAZARO, TOWN CLERK

THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE TOWN ORDINANCES WEBSITE

Unless otherwise rescheduled the following boards meet regularly at these times:

Town Council meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Hot Springs TOWN HALL.

Planning Board meets the 4^th Tuesday EVERY OTHER month at 6:30 PM at the Town Hall.

Library Board meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Library.

City Court is held the first Monday and the third Friday of each month from

9am until noon, except for holidays.

Ø Copies of the Year 2010 Annual Consumer Confidence Public Water Supply Report

are available at the Town Hall and posted on this website below.

Ø The 2010 CCR will not be mailed to individual water consumers.

Ø The Year 2010 CCR covers water testing conducted from

January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

Dated this 10^th day of March, 2011

Julie Lazaro

Town Clerk

TOWN OF HOT SPRINGS

Montana Public Water Supply ID number 00251

2010 Water Quality Report

In compliance with the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act and in an effort to keep you informed about the quality of water and services we provide to you each day, we're pleased to provide you with our Annual Water Quality Report. This report is a snapshot of the quality of water we provided you last year. It includes details regarding the source of your water, what your water contains and how it compares to EPA and the State of Montana standards.

Our drinking water comes from three wells that range in depth from 250 feet to 800 feet deep. We have 434 service connections and have added one new connection this year.

We are pleased to report that our drinking water is safe and meets all federal and state requirements. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Randal Woods at (406) 741-2353. Lloyd Wilkins and Jason Subatch are our certified operators with one year of experience. They attend periodic training sessions to meet continuing education requirements.

DID YOU KNOW ? The sources of drinking water (both tap and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of land or through the ground it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and in some cases radioactive elements. Water can also pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in water include:

Due to the purity of our water, we have applied for and been issued a monitoring waiver for ten inorganic contaminants for all three of our wells. This waiver allows our system to sample only once every nine years for these contaminants. Due to the purity of our water we have also applied for and been granted a monitoring waiver for 30 pesticides. Past sampling has shown that these contaminants are either not present in our water or occur in such small amounts that they do not warrant a health hazard. We renew this waiver every three years by submitting a user susceptibility assessment. We will not have to test for these pesticides until 2011.

The following table lists the contaminants detected during recent testing. Some of the data in this table may be more than one year old, since certain chemical contaminants are monitored less than once per year.

Regulated Contaminants

CONTAMINANT

VIOLATION

Y/N

SAMPLE DATE

HIGHEST LEVEL DETECTED

UNIT MEASURE-MENT

MCLG

MCL

LIKELY SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION

Alpha Emitters

Well #3

4-3-06

5.2

pCi/L

Erosion of natural deposits

Copper

9-14-10

90^th % is 0.02

^ppm

^1.3

^AL=

^1.3

^{Corrosion of
Household plumbing systems: Erosion of natural deposits: Leaching from wood
preservatives}

^Fluoride

^{Well #1}

^{Well #2}

^{Well #3}

^12-22-04

^1-29-04

^1.79

^1.59

^0.51

^ppm

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^{Erosion of
natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth: Discharge from
fertilizer and aluminum factories}

^{Radium 226}

^{Well #1}

^{Well #2}

^{Well #3}

^3-20-03

^4-3-06

^0.3

^0.7

^1.5

^pCi/L

⁰

⁵

^{Natural
deposits}

^{Radium 228}

^{Well #2}

^{Well #3}

^3-20-03

^4-3-06

^1.6

^5.6

^pCi/L

⁰

⁵

^{Natural
deposits}

^{Lead in drinking water comes primarily from
materials and components of the service lines and home plumbing systems. It is possible that lead levels at your
home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials
used in your home’s plumbing. Our
water system is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but we
cannot control the variety of materials used in private home plumbing
systems. If present, elevated
levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women
and young children. If you are
concerned about elevated lead levels in your home’s water, you may wish to have
your water tested by a certified laboratory like the one we send our samples to
(Montana Environmental Laboratory, 406-755-2131). When your water has been sitting for several hours,
you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap until the
water temperature has stabilized (usually for 30 seconds to 2 minutes) before
you use the water for drinking or
cooking. Information on lead in
drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure to
lead is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791, or
online at}^.

^{In July of 2003, the Montana
Department of Environmental Quality conducted a source water assessment of our
system. This report provides
additional information on the potential vulnerability of our wells to
contamination. This report is
available for review at City Hall.
It is also available online at}^{. The report can
be summarized in the following table:}

^{Significant Potential
Contaminant Sources}

^Source	^Contaminant	^Hazard	^{Hazard Rating}	^Barriers	^{Susceptibility}	^Management
^{Well #1}	^{Pathogens, NO}₂^{, etc.}	^{Leakage into Well}	^{High to Moderate}	^Multiple	^{Moderate to Low}	^{Well Head Protection Program Ordinance}
^{Well #2}	^{Pathogens, NO}₂^{, etc.}	^{Leakage into Well}	^{High to Moderate}	^Multiple	^{Moderate to Low}	^{Well Head Protection Program Ordinance}
^{Well #3}	^NA	^NA	^NA		^{Very Low}	^{Well Head Protection Program Ordinance}

^{Our water system is committed to providing
our customers with safe, pure water and we are pleased that our water meets or
exceeds all established state and federal standards. Thank you for reviewing this report.}

^{RANDAL A. WOODS , MAYOR}^{Prepared
by Montana Environmental Lab, LLC 3/11}

THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE CHANGE WAS APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL AT BOTH THE MARCH AND APRIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS AFTER PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE HELD FOR COMMENT ON BOTH DAYS.

THE NEW CURFEW HOURS GO INTO EFFECT MAY 6, 2010

Chapter 9.12

CURFEW

Sections:

9.12.010 Curfew.

9.12.020 Curfew Hours

9.12.030 Application

9.12.040 Obligation of Parent of Guardian.

9.12.010 Curfew. A curfew is established for the town in compliance with the curfew established by the board of county commissioners, as such curfew may from time to time be amended. (Ord. 1988-5 Section 2, 1988).

9.12.020 Curfew Hours. It shall be unlawful for minors under the age of eighteen years to be in or upon or to loiter upon or frequent the streets, alleys and public places within the Town, after 10:00 p.m., except on the days of Friday and Saturday and the night before a federal holiday, when the time shall be extended to midnight.

9.12.030 Application. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to any minor going to or returning from his or her place of employment nor to any minor accompanied by his or her parents, guardian or other adult person having the care or custody of such minor, or where such minor is engaged upon an errand or business directed by his or her parent, guardian or adult person having his or her care or custody, provided, however, that and such minor embraced within the provisions of this ordinance shall not unnecessarily linger or loiter at any time while engaged or occupied as in this section provided.

9.12.031 Upon notice to the Hot Springs Police Department from the Hot Springs School District #14J, the curfew hours provided for herein may be extended to one-half hour past the end of specific school sanctioned functions. Variances for other local or community functions may be given by the Town Council upon petition to the Town Council at a Town meeting scheduled prior to the function.

9.12.040 Obligation of parent or guardian. The parent or parents or legal guardian of any minor who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereafter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by incarceration in the county jail not to exceed Thirty (30) days or by both such fine and incarceration.

Public NoticesThis page is provided as a service to the community but is not the official posting board. Official Notices are posted around Town at the Town Hall, the Senior Center, Bucks and Gambles, usually 72 hours prior to the meeting.

Public Notices

This page is provided as a service to the community but is not the official posting board. Official Notices are posted around Town at the Town Hall, the Senior Center, Bucks and Gambles, usually 72 hours prior to the meeting.