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(a) Base unit costs. For the purpose of computations herein, the costs and charges for determining the base unit • costs of gas are (1) supplier tariffs, (2) contract quantities, and (3) costs of substitute natural gas, in effect Map-31;-19gg April 30, 1984 • such base unit costs are $3.91-32 4.9786 per thou- sand cubic feet for firm gas service and $L76636 4.3604 per thousand cubic feet for interruptible gas service. (b) Periodic adjustment. In the event of any changes in supplier tariffs, contract quantities or costs of scheduled substitute natural gas, the unit costs shall be recomputed on the basis of such change in accordance with procedures approved by the city manager. The difference between the unit costs so computed and the base unit costs shall represent the purchased gas adjustment to be applied to all customer bills, including minimum monthly charges but not including ornamental gas lights, issued beginning the first billing month after each such change. (c) Annual adjustment. For each twelve months ending October 31, a comparison shall be made of the total incremental cost of gas purchased by the city and the total incremental costs of purchased gas recovered pursuant to this section from volumes of gas billed to customers. In accordance with procedures approved by the city manager, any difference between such total • costs of purchased gas and costs recovered shall be expressed as an annual purchased gas adjustment to be applied to all firm service customer bills issued for the ensuing twelve month period beginning December 1 of each year. Section 24-2. Monthly service charges. Any person having a connection directly or indirectly, to the city sewer system shall pay therefor a monthly charge based upon water consumption as follows: (a) For the first three hundred cubic feet of water metered or any fractional part thereof, the sewer charge shall be $2.25. (b) For all water metered in excess of three hundred cubic feet, the sewer charge shall be $979:� 9.33 for each one thousand cubic feet or fractional part thereof. (c) Any water customer not discharging the entire volume of water used into the city's sanitary sewer system shall be allowed a reduction in the charges imposed hereunder; provided, that such person shall install, at his or her expense, a meter to record either the water which will, or will not, ultimately reach the 11