HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd No. 11-3563AMENDMENT WATER RATE ADJUSTMENT
Sec. 25 -33. Refund of deposit.
ORDINANCE NO. 11 -3563
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 25 ARTICLE II ENTITLED "RATES AND CHARGES" OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS;
CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview, Texas, provides water to its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is charged with the responsibility of establishing
water rates in order to insure that the services provided are maintained at an acceptable
level; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an increase in the fees charged for such
services is necessary to insure the continued viability of said program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Plainview hereby ordains that:
SECTION I
Section 25 shall be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 25 -32. Cash deposit to be made with application; bond in lieu of deposit
As security to guarantee the payment for all water and services furnished by the
City, a deposit shall be made with the wate orks utility accounting department at the
time of making application for water service. The minimum amount of said deposit
which shall be as follows:
Residential:
Single family (per meter) 50.00 75.00
Multifamily on one meter
First unit 50.0 75.00
Each Additional Unit 2-0700 -30.00
Commercial:
Estimated 11/2 times monthly bill or minimum of 75.00 100.00
(Ord. No.66 -931, 4- 18 -66; Ord. No. 76 -1979, 8- 24 -76; Ord. No. 84 -2561, 7- 24 -84;
Ord. No. 03 -3402, 9 -9 -03)
hall be made upon the termination
service. Application of the deposit may be made in partial or total settlement of
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by the city. (Ord. No. 66 931§-7-4-1-2,-66-)
(a) The deposit shall be refunded to the depositor when he discontinues City
water use. All bills and accounts due the City for water service must be paid
first.
(b) Such deposit guarantees payment of water, sewer, and sanitation service
accounts or damages to service connections or meters caused through
neglect, abuses or failure of the customer or his agents to use proper care.
The City may apply the deposit or any part thereof to the payment of any such
accounts when they become past due.
(c) Customer's failure to pay the water, sewer, and sanitation bill when due is
considered notice from the customer to discontinue service and apply so
much of the deposit as is necessary for the payment of the then past due
account.
(d) Should a deposit or any part thereof be applied in payment of past due
accounts, service may not be reestablished until the deposit is restored to the
appropriate current amount.
(Ord. No. 66 -931, 4- 18 -66)
Sec. 25 -39. Voluntary discontinuance of service
Consumers wishing to discontinue the use of any utility service shall give written
Sec. 25 -41. Water rates, billings
The City shall charge and collect, and every consumer of water shall pay for the
water furnished by the City to the consumer the amounts calculated by application of
the rates to metered readings as provided in this Chapter. This amendment is effective
by ordinance with the first billing of January October, 2011 upon its passage and
publication as required by law.
a) The following are established as the monthly rates to be charged for water
furnished by the City of Plainview for all consumers, unless otherwise
noted:
The City shall make a minimum monthly charge of eighteen
dollars and fifty cents ($18.50) twenty one dollars and fifty cents
($21.50) to each consumer inside the City limits using City
water. An additional charge of one dollar and sixty -five cents
($1.65) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons shall be
assessed on all water consumed up to and including twenty
five thousand (25,000) gallons. Effective January 1, 2012 this
rate shall change to one dollar and seventy cents ($1.70) An
additional charge of one dollar and eighty -four cents ($1.84)
shall be assessed on each one thousand (1,000) gallons on all
water consumed in excess of twenty -five thousand (25,000)
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Penalty on delinquent bills. A one -time penalty of ten (10) percent of the
total utility bill shall be assessed on all bills not paid on or before the past
due date printed on the bill. All payments must be in the possession of the
utility accounting department by 5:00 p.m. close of business on the past
due date to prevent a penalty charge being assessed. The gross due,
which includes penalty, shall be the amount due after 5:00 p.m. on the
past -due date.
(Ord. No. 80 -2411, 9- 23 -80; Ord. No. 84 -2568, 9- 11 -84; Ord. No. 89 -2805, 10- 24 -89;
Ord. No. 90 -2854, 1- 22 -91; Ord. No. 92 -2897. 1- 28 -92; Ord. No. 97 -3112, 3- 25 -97;
Ord. No. 03 -3402, 9 -9 -2003; Ord. No. 05 -3453, 9 -27 -2005; Ord. No. 06 -3473, 9 26-
2006; Ord. No. 08 3504, 9 23 2008; Ord. No. 09 3518, 9 22 2009; Ord. No. 10 3531,
9 -28 -2010; Ord. No. 10 -3536, 11 -9 -2010)
SECTION II
gallons. Effective January 1, 2012 this rate shall be one dollar
and ninety -five cents ($1.95).
The City shall make a minimum monthly charge of eighteen
dollars and fifty cents ($18.50} twenty one dollars and fifty cents
($21.50) to each consumer outside the City limits using City
water. An additional charge of one dollar and seventy -seven
cents ($1.77) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons shall be
assessed on all water consumed up to and including twenty
five thousand (25,000) gallons. Effective January 1, 2012 this
rate shall be one dollar and eighty two cents ($1.82) An
additional charge of two dollars and twenty -four cents ($2.24)
shall be made on each one thousand (1,000) gallons on all
water consumed in excess of twenty -five thousand (25,000)
gallons. This rate shall change effective January 1, 2012 to
two dollars and thirty -eight cents ($2.38).
The net amount due may be paid on or before the past due date printed
on the bill. All payments must be in the possession of the utility accounting
department by 5:00 p.m. on the past -due date to prevent a penalty charge
being assessed.
Provisions of this ordinance are cumulative and nothing herein shall prevent,
alter, or diminish the applicability or enforcement of other ordinances restricting,
regulating, or governing the subject matter herein.
SECTION III
All ordinances or portions of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas in
conflict herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof.
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SECTION IV
Severability is intended throughout and within this Article. If any provision,
including any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, unconstitutional, or unenforceable
by a court of law or administrative agency with jurisdiction over the matter, such action
shall not be construed to affect any other valid portion of this Ordinance. A
constitutional construction hereof is intended and shall be given. There is no intent
herein to violate either of the Texas Constitution or the Constitution of the United States.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be effective with the first billing in October, 2011
and upon its passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading the 22 day of September, 2011.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading the 27 Aay of September, 2011.
ATTEST:
Belinda inojosa, Ci y Secret
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Sarianne Beversdorf, Director of Fi ance
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
s 'e Spear Pearc-, City Attorney
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Jo n C. Anderson, Mayor
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