ALTUS - Rates for electric, sewer, water, trash pickup and landfill services are going to be going up in July if the Altus Municipal Trust Authority and City Council vote to hike them during their regular meeting Tuesday night.

The agenda for Tuesday's meeting states that the city has experienced significant increases in costs since last revising electric rates in 2005 and rates for water, sewer, sanitation and landfill in 2004.

The proposed increases were presented during a budget meeting May 30 and approved by the council.

Following are the proposed hikes:

ELECTRICITY

- Residential

Winter (November through March)

first 750 kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0745 to $0.0797

over 750 kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0421 to $0.0455

Summer (April through October)

first 750 kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0735 to $0.0788

over 750 kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0745 to $0.0797

- Small Commercial

Winter (November through March)

all kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0598 to $0.0642

Summer (April through October)

all kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0735 to $0.0783

- Large Commercial

all kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0426 to $0.0455

- Level 2, Industrial

all kWH, per kWH: increase from $0.0302 to $0.0367

SEWER

- General Residential

minimum of $4.50 per month plus $1 per 1,000 gallons (an increase of 20 cents per thousand gallons)

- Nonresident Users

minimum of $8 per month plus $1 per 1,000 gallons (an increase of 20 cents per thousand gallons)

WATER

- All Customers Within City Limits

customer charge $6

first 3,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons, increase from $1.80 to $2

next 37,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons, $2.30

over 40,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons, increase from $1.73 to $2

- Outside of City; fire service connections

double the rates provided for users within city limits

SANITATION

- Residential

increase from $10 to $10.60

- Business Establishments, Schools and Churches

increase from $18 per container to $19 per container

- All Classifications

increase from 70 cents per month to $1 for flatbed service

increase from 30 cents to 60 cents per month for solid waste management fee

LANDFILL

- Resident Contractors and Businesses

increase from $22 per ton to $23.32 per ton

- Market Area Contractors

increase from $27 per ton to $28.65 per ton

- Outside Market Area Contractors

increase from $38 per ton to $40.30 per ton

Tuesday's meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers following a special meeting at 5 p.m. to present and consider adoption of the proposed FY 2006-2007 budget.