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AMENDMENT -WATER RATE ADJUSTMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 08-3504
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, AMENDING CHAPTER
25 ARTICLE II, SECTION 25.41 ENTITLED "WATER RATES, BILLINGS"
OF THE CODE 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:
SECTION I
Chapter 25 Article II Section 25 41 shall be amended to read as follows_
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 October, X996 2008 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
{~1-9:~9} eleven dollars and forty-five cents ($11.45) to each consumer inside the
City limits using City water. An additional charge of
{~1-54} one dollar and fifty-nine cents ($1.59) for each one thousand (1,000)
gallons shall be assessed on all water consumed up to and including twenty-five
thousand (25,000) gallons. An additional charge of
Beets-($-~~ one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) shall be assessed on
each one thousand (1,000) gallons on all water consumed in excess of twenty-
five thousand (25,000) gallons.
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The City shall make a minimum monthly charge of
~$a-A~9~ eleven dollars and forty-five cents ($11.45) to each consumer outside
the City limits using City water. An additional charge of
s one dollar and seventy-one cents ($1.71) for each one thousand
(1,000) gallons shall be assessed on all water consumed up to and including
twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons. An additional charge of
two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) shall be made on each
one thousand (1,000) gallons on all water consumed in excess of twenty-five
thousand (25,000) gallons.
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.
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.
SECTION II
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.
SECTION IV
Should any section, subsection, or any portion hereof be deemed invalid for any
reason, such holding shall not render or invalidate any other section, subsection,
sentence, provision, clause, phrase, or word severable therefrom and the same shall be
deemed severable for this purpose.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be effective with the first billing in October, 2008 and upon
its passage and publication as required by law.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading the 18th day of September, 2008.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading the 23;~ day of September, 2008.
Anderso ayor
ATTEST:
J O ~
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elinda Hinojosa, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
J c Keller, Budget Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Pear e, City Attorney
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