Cost of Public Services Survey

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MAYOR Doug Echols CITY COUNCIL Susie
Hinton Osbey Roddey Kathy Pender John Gettys,
Jr. James Reno, Jr. Kevin Sutton, Mayor Pro
Tem
Cost of Public Services Survey 2009
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Comparison of Electric RatesRock Hill
Residential Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities
1. Gastonia 2. Columbia 3. Charleston 4. N.
Charlstn 5. Mt. Pleasant 6. W'minster 7.
Laurens 8. Clinton 9. Abbeville 10.
Florence 11. Sumter 12. Easley 13. Union 14.
Rock Hill(14) 15. Greer 16. Newberry 17.
Monroe 18. Gaffney 19. Greenville 20.
Spartburg 21. Lancaster 22. Anderson 23. Fort
Mill 24. Clover 25. Tega Cay 26. York 27.
Concord 28. Charlotte
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Comparison of Electric RatesRock Hill
Commercial/Industrial Rates Compared to S.C.
Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities, York
County Cities

• W'minster
• Columbia
• Charleston
• N. Charlstn
• Mt. Pleasant
• Gastonia
• Newberry
• Concord
• Gaffney
• Union
• Clinton
• Easley
• Abbeville
• Rock Hill(13)
• Florence
• Sumter
• Greer
• Monroe
• Laurens

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Comparison of Water RatesRock Hill Residential
Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities,
Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Laurens
• Clover
• Concord
• Tega Cay
• Lancaster
• N. Charlstn
• York
• Anderson
• Gastonia
• Abbeville
• Easley
• Mt. Pleasant
• W'minster
• Clinton
• Florence
• Fort Mill
• Union
• Newberry
• Monroe

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Comparison of Water RatesRock Hill Commercial
Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities,
Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Clover
• Laurens
• Concord
• Tega Cay
• Lancaster
• York
• Gastonia
• N. Charlstn
• Easley
• Anderson
• Charlotte
• Clinton
• Fort Mill
• Abbeville
• Columbia
• Spartburg
• W'minster
• Newberry
• Monroe

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Comparison of Water RatesRock Hill Industrial
Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities,
Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Clover
• Laurens
• Tega Cay
• Concord
• Lancaster
• York
• Gastonia
• N. Charlstn
• Easley
• Charlotte
• Clinton
• Anderson
• Fort Mill
• Abbeville
• W'minster
• Columbia
• Monroe
• Spartburg
• Newberry

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Comparison of Wastewater RatesRock Hill
Residential Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Greenville
• N. Charlstn
• Charleston
• Clinton
• Spartburg
• Clover
• Charlotte
• Concord
• Rock Hill(9)
• Lancaster
• Laurens
• Tega Cay
• W'minster
• Gastonia
• Greer
• York
• Mt. Pleasant
• Florence
• Easley

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Comparison of Wastewater RatesRock Hill
Commercial Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Greenville
• N. Charlstn
• Charleston
• Spartburg
• Charlotte
• Clinton
• Fort Mill
• Concord
• Mt. Pleasant
• Tega Cay
• Laurens
• Anderson
• W'minster
• Lancaster
• Clover
• Greer
• Gastonia
• Columbia
• Rock Hill(18)

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Comparison of Wastewater RatesRock Hill
Industrial Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Greenville
• N. Charlstn
• Charleston
• Spartburg
• Greer
• Charlotte
• Clinton
• Fort Mill
• Concord
• Mt. Pleasant
• Tega Cay
• Laurens
• Anderson
• W'minster
• Lancaster
• Gastonia
• Clover
• Columbia
• Rock Hill(17)

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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater
RatesRock Hill Residential Rates Compared to
S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities, York
County Cities

• N. Charlstn
• Greenville
• Charleston
• Laurens
• Gastonia
• Mt. Pleasant
• W'minster
• Clinton
• Clover
• Abbeville
• Concord
• Easley
• Columbia
• Tega Cay
• Lancaster
• Florence
• York
• Rock Hill(18)
• Anderson

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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater Rates
Rock Hill Commercial Rates Compared to S.C.
Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities, York
County Cities

• N. Charlstn
• W'minster
• Charleston
• Concord
• Greenville
• Columbia
• Mt. Pleasant
• Clinton
• Gastonia
• Newberry
• Laurens
• Easley
• Union
• Abbeville
• Clover
• Gaffney
• Tega Cay
• Spartburg
• Rock Hill(18)

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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater Rates
Rock Hill Industrial Rates Compared to S.C.
Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities, York
County Cities

• N. Charlstn
• Greenville
• Charleston
• W'minster
• Concord
• Mt. Pleasant
• Columbia
• Clinton
• Gastonia
• Laurens
• Clover
• Tega Cay
• Greer
• Newberry
• Spartburg
• Easley
• Abbeville
• Charlotte
• Fort Mill

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Comparison of Sanitation RatesRock Hill
Residential Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Concord
• Rock Hill(2)
• Clinton
• York
• Lancaster
• Union
• W'minster
• Monroe
• Clover
• Abbeville
• Fort Mill
• Charleston
• N. Charlstn
• Mt. Pleasant
• Newberry
• Florence
• Anderson
• Laurens
• Charlotte

Green- City fee for disposal collection
Blue- County fee for disposal City
fee for collection Red- County tax for
disposal City fee for collection
Yellow- County fee for disposal City tax
for collection 21-28- City tax for disposal
collection
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Comparison of City Tax RatesRock Hill City Tax
Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities,
Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Lancaster
• Monroe
• Gastonia
• Anderson
• Laurens
• Gaffney
• York
• Charlotte
• Concord
• Clover
• Sumter
• Spartanburg
• Columbia
• Abbeville
• Clinton
• Rock Hill(16)
• Greer
• N. Charleston
• Newberry

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of County Tax RatesRock Hill County
Tax Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities,
Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Newberry
• Charlotte
• Union
• Sumter
• Anderson
• Columbia
• Gastonia
• Spartanburg
• Gaffney
• Abbeville
• Clinton
• Laurens
• Florence
• Monroe
• Lancaster
• Westminster
• Easley
• Fort Mill
• Clover

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of School Tax RatesRock Hill School
Tax Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities,
Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Columbia
• York
• Newberry
• Clinton
• Rock Hill(4)
• Fort Mill
• Tega Cay
• Clover
• Sumter
• Abbeville
• Laurens
• Spartanburg
• Florence
• Gaffney
• Lancaster
• Union
• Easley
• Anderson
• Greenville

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Annual TaxesRock Hill City
Residential Taxes Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Gastonia
• Anderson
• Monroe
• Gaffney
• York
• Charlotte
• Clover
• Concord
• Spartburg
• Rock Hill(10)
• Greer
• W'minster
• Greenville
• Newberry
• Lancaster
• Tega Cay
• Fort Mill
• Union
• N. Charlstn

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Annual TaxesRock Hill City
Commercial Taxes Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Anderson
• Gaffney
• York
• Clover
• Lancaster
• Spartburg
• Rock Hill(7)
• Greer
• W'minster
• Greenville
• Newberry
• Gastonia
• Tega Cay
• Monroe
• Fort Mill
• Laurens
• Sumter
• N. Charlstn
• Charlotte

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Annual TaxesRock Hill City
Industrial Taxes Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Anderson
• Lancaster
• Gaffney
• York
• Clover
• Spartburg
• Laurens
• Rock Hill(8)
• Greer
• W'minster
• Sumter
• Greenville
• Newberry
• Columbia
• N. Charlstn
• Abbeville
• Tega Cay
• Fort Mill
• Union

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Annual TaxesRock Hill City,
County, School Residential Taxes Compared to
S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities,
York County Cities

• Gastonia
• Charlotte
• Newberry
• Monroe
• Anderson
• Concord
• York
• Union
• Spartanburg
• Clover
• Gaffney
• Rock Hill(11)
• Tega Cay
• Fort Mill
• Greer
• Greenville
• Sumter
• Westminster
• Lancaster

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Annual TaxesRock Hill City,
County, School Commercial Taxes Compared to
S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities,
York County Cities

• Newberry
• Columbia
• York
• Anderson
• Clover
• Gaffney
• Rock Hill(8)
• Spartanburg
• Union
• Tega Cay
• Fort Mill
• Sumter
• Clinton
• Lancaster
• Abbeville
• Laurens
• Greer
• Greenville
• Westminster

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Annual TaxesRock Hill City,
County, School Industrial Taxes Compared to
S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities,
York County Cities

• Newberry
• Columbia
• York
• Anderson
• Clover
• Clinton
• Gaffney
• Sumter
• Rock Hill(9)
• Spartanburg
• Union
• Tega Cay
• Fort Mill
• Lancaster
• Laurens
• Abbeville
• Greer
• Greenville
• Westminster

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater/Tax
RatesRock Hill Residential Rates/Taxes Compared
to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities,
York County Cities

• N. Charlstn
• Greenville
• Gastonia
• Charleston
• Clover
• Laurens
• W'minster
• Concord
• York
• Anderson
• Lancaster
• Monroe
• Tega Cay
• Abbeville
• Spartburg
• Mt. Pleasant
• Rock Hill(13)
• Clinton
• Columbia

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater/Tax
RatesRock Hill Residential Rates/C-C-S Taxes
Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional
Cities, York County Cities

• Gastonia
• Charlotte
• Newberry
• Monroe
• Anderson
• Concord
• York
• Union
• Clover
• Spartanburg
• Rock Hill(11)
• Gaffney
• Greenville
• Tega Cay
• Fort Mill
• Westminster
• Greer
• Sumter
• Lancaster

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater/Tax
RatesRock Hill Commercial Rates/Taxes Compared
to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities,
York County Cities

• N. Charlstn
• W'minster
• Charleston
• Greenville
• Concord
• Columbia
• Gastonia
• Mt. Pleasant
• Clinton
• Newberry
• Gaffney
• Clover
• Laurens
• Union
• Abbeville
• Tega Cay
• Spartburg
• Anderson
• Lancaster

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater/Tax
RatesRock Hill Commercial Rates/C-C-S Taxes
Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional
Cities, York County Cities

• Newberry
• Columbia
• York
• Anderson
• Clover
• Gaffney
• Rock Hill(8)
• Union
• Spartanburg
• Tega Cay
• Clinton
• Fort Mill
• Sumter
• Lancaster
• Abbeville
• Laurens
• Westminster
• Greenville
• Greer

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater/Tax
RatesRock Hill Industrial Rates/Taxes Compared
to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional Cities,
York County Cities

• N. Charlstn
• Greenville
• Charleston
• W'minster
• Concord
• Mt. Pleasant
• Columbia
• Clinton
• Gastonia
• Laurens
• Clover
• Tega Cay
• Greer
• Newberry
• Spartburg
• Easley
• Abbeville
• Charlotte
• Fort Mill

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Electric/Water/Wastewater/Tax
RatesRock Hill Industrial Rates/C-C-S Taxes
Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA Cities, Regional
Cities, York County Cities

• Newberry
• Columbia
• York
• Anderson
• Clover
• Clinton
• Gaffney
• Rock Hill(10)
• Spartanburg
• Sumter
• Union
• Tega Cay
• Fort Mill
• Laurens
• Lancaster
• Abbeville
• Greenville
• Westminster
• Greer

Local Option Sales Tax
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Comparison of Stormwater RatesRock Hill
Residential Rates Compared to S.C. Cities, PMPA
Cities, Regional Cities, York County Cities

• Charlotte
• Charleston
• Greenville
• Columbia
• Concord
• Anderson
• Gastonia
• Florence
• Rock Hill(8)
• Mt. Pleasant
• Easley
• Greer
• N. Charleston
• Spartanburg
• Lancaster
• Sumter
• Abbeville
• Clinton
• Gaffney