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AMENDMENT — UTILITY RATES ADJUSTMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 19-3700
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 13, "UTILITIES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS INCREASING THE DEPOSITS, RATES
AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE APPLICABLE TO RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER CLASSES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Plainview, Texas pursuant to the
constitution and laws of the State of Texas including, but not limited to, Article 11, Section
5 of the Texas Constitution as a home rule city and Chapter 552 of the Texas Local
Government Code authorizes the City to oversee and/or operate certain utilities and set
forth ordinances and regulations and receive compensation necessary to operate such
utilities for the benefit of the citizens of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is charged with the responsibility of establishing water
and sewer rates in order to insure that the services provided are maintained at an
acceptable level and to service any water/sewer related debt that may be outstanding;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously established deposits, rates and
charges for water and sewer services provided within the municipal limits of the City and
outside the municipal limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, due to the increase in expenses associated with maintaining and
operating these utilities and in order to keep the utilities in good working condition, it has
become necessary to increase the rates charged for such services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, finds the following utility rate
increases are reasonable and necessary for the continued proper operation and
maintenance of the City's utility systems and in the best interest of the public health, safety
and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Plainview hereby ordains that:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are hereby found to be true and correct and are
incorporated into the body of this Ordinance for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances shall be amended in part to read as
follows (for reference purposes, amended portions are indicated as follows: deletions —
strikeout; new additions - underlined):
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Sec. 13.02.002 Deposit Required: amount of deposit
As security to guarantee the payment for all water and services furnished by the
City, a deposit shall be made with the utility accounting department at the time of
making application for water service. The minimum amount of said deposit shall
be as follows:
(1) Residential:
(A) Single family (per meter) $ 100.00 135.00
(B) Multifamily on one meter
(i) First unit $ 100.00 135.00
(ii) Each Additional Unit $ 40.00 50.00
(2) Commercial:
Estimated 11/2 times monthly bill or minimum of $ 125.00175.00
Sec. 13.02.009. Water rates.
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 QGtobeF 1, 2018 October 1, 2019 upon
its passage and publication as required by law.
(1) The following are established as the monthly rates to be charged for
water furnished by the City for all consumers, unless otherwise noted:
(A) The City shall make a minimum monthly charge of thirty-one
dollars ($31.00) to each consumer inside the city limits using city
water. An additional charge will be assessed according to the
Conservation Step Rate Structure as shown below:
Conservation Step Rate Structure
Inside City Limits
Range
(in gallons)
Single Family
Residential
Irrigation
Use by
Commercial/
Residential
Commercial/
Multi -Family
Public Entity/
Education
0-2,000
"2.12
$24-2 2.18
$24-2 2.18
3,000-10,000
$24-2 2.18
$24-2 2.18
$24-2 2.18
11,000-25,000
$2-50 2.58
$9-50 2.58
$2-50 a58
26,000-50,000
$3:-09 3.09
$3 -00 3.09
$2-56-2.64
Over 51,000
$43.74
$3. 63 3.74
$2-.63 2.71
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(B) The City shall make a minimum monthly charge of thirty-one
dollars ($31.00) to each consumer outside the city limits using city
water. An additional charge will be assessed according to the
Conservation Step Rate Structure as shown below:
Conservation Step Rate Structure
Outside City Limits
Range
(in gallons)
Single Family
Residential
Irrigation
Use by
Commercial/
Residential
Commercial/
Multi -Family
Public Entity/
Education
0-2,000
$24-8 2.28
$2-.29 2.35
$? 8 2.35
3,000-10,000
" 2.35
$2.28 2.35
$ 2.35
11,000-25,000
$3:04 3.13
$3:-04 3.13
$34 3.13
26,000-50,000
$3 3.77
$3-.66 3.77
$34-2 3.21
Over 51,000
$4 44 4.54
$441 4.54
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Sec. 13.02.010 Sewer Rates
For the furnishing of sewer service and sewer connections by the City, the
following schedule is hereby established as the monthly rates to be charged:
(1) Residential rates:
(A) Single Family Dwellings: thirteen dollars ($13.00) minimum plus ene
dollar and seventy three -GeRt6 ($1.73) one dollar and seventy eight
cents ($1.78) per one thousand gallons.
(B) The monthly charge for the use of sewer shall be calculated on the
basis of water meter readings for the months for which said charge
is made. A maximum of fourteen thousand (14,000) gallons shall be
used to determine the sewer charge for each month.
(C) Duplexes, Apartment Houses, Rooming Houses, and Multiple
Mobile
Homes: Thirteen dollars ($13.00) minimum each month for 1st
dwelling unit, and eleven dollars and eighty five cents ($11.85) per
unit for each additional unit plus GRe dollar and seventy three rents
($1.73) one dollar and seventy eight cents ($1.78) per one thousand
gallons for all water consumed, per the water meter reading for each
month. The maximum gallon cap available to single family dwellings
shall not apply to duplexes, apartment houses, rooming houses, and
multiple mobile homes. The monthly charge for the use of sewer
shall be calculated on the basis of the water meter reading for the
month for which the charge is made.
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(2) Commercial Rates:
For all other commercial establishments, including hotels and motels, the
rates to be charged for such sewer service shall be as follows: The
minimum
charge shall be thirteen dollars ($13.00) and for each one thousand
gallons metered an additional charge of ene d„"ar and seventy +time Gen
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0 . � `� one dollar and seventy eight cents ($1.78) per thousand on all
consumption. The monthly charge for the use of sewer for such
commercial establishments shall be calculated on the basis of the water
meter readings for the months for which said charge is made. The
commercial rate shall apply to all consumers not described under
residential rates. The maximum gallon cap available to single family
dwellings shall not apply to commercial rates.
(3) Should there be a residential or commercial establishment not using City
water, or using City water for only a portion of its total water use, then the
sewer rates for such establishment in excess of the minimum rate of
thirteen dollars ($13.00) per month shall be based upon the estimated
gallons of water used by said establishment, the same to be arrived at on
the basis that it is reasonable and fair to both the resident or commercial
establishment and to the City, as approved by the Director of Finance.
(4) A sewer charge shall not be applied to water meters which are exclusively
used for yard watering or an irrigation system. The Director of Public Works
shall develop and administer an application procedure for exemptions and
said exemptions shall be renewed annually.
(5) Any consumer who wishes to install sewer sampling and meter device may
do so if such meets City specifications and the consumer pays acquisition
and installation costs. The metering equipment shall become City property
and the City shall be responsible for maintaining such. Said consumer shall
be exempt from the above charges and shall pay a minimum of thirteen
dollars ($13.00) per month, WIA_ dollars and ninty + ern neRtS ($2.92) three
dollars and one cent ($3.01) per thousand gallons of sewage discharged to
the City sewer system, plus additional charges based on quality as
addressed in the City Industrial Waste Ordinance.
(6) State Prison Rates. The rates to be charged for sewer service to the prison
facility shall be as follows: Forty-four cents ($.44) per one thousand (1000)
gallons. The rate is guaranteed for five (5) years, said period to commence
after the facility begins accepting inmates; thereafter, charged rates shall
equal rates charged to commercial customers inside the City limits. The
date the Wheeler Unit changed rates was March 20, 2000. The date the
Formby Unit changed rates was September 6, 2001.
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Section 3. All other terms and provisions of the Code of Ordinances, City of Plainview,
Texas not in conflict herewith and not hereby amended shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or the application of same
to any person or set of circumstances for any reason is held to be unconstitutional, void or
invalid or for any reason unenforceable, the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance or the application thereby shall remain in effect, it being the intent of the City
Council of the City of Plainview, Texas in adopting this ordinance, that no portion thereof or
provision contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by any reasons of
unconstitutionality of any other portion or provision.
Section 5. It is hereby found and determined that the meetings at which this ordinance is
passed are open to the public, as required by Section 551.001 et seq., Texas Government
Code, and that advance public notice of time, place and purpose of said meetings was given.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective with the first billing on or after October
1, 2019 upon its passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading the 19th day of September, 2019.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading the 24th day of September, 2019.
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ATTEST:
Belinda Hin sa, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Madhew L. Wade, City Aftomey
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