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AMENDMENT -SEWER RATES
ORDINANCE NO. 09-3519
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, AMENDING SECTION
25-42, ENTITLED "MONTHLY SEWER RATES" OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS CLAUSE; EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview, Texas, provides sewer service to its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is charged with the responsibility of establishing sewer
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 25-42 shall be amended to read as follows:
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:
(a) Residential rates:
(1) Single Family Dwellings, eight
dollars and ninety-five cents ($8.95) minimum plus
co„on „on+~ ~~~ .n~~ one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one thousand
gallons.
(2) 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.
(3) Duplexes, Apartment Houses, Roomer Houses, and Multiple Mobile
Homes ~ eight dollars and ninety-
five cents ($8.95) minimum each month for 1st dweller unit, and °~~
r-Inll-,r r+nr1 co~ion+v Wino i+on+c ~~~ ~a~ eight dollars and six cents ($8.06)
per unit for each additional unit plus
{$a--47-}one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) 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, Roomer Houses, and Multiple Mobile
Homes. The monthly charge for the use of sewer shall be calculated on
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the basis of the water meter reading for the month for which the charge is
made.
(b) 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 eight dollars and
ninety-five cents ($8.95) and for each one thousand gallons metered an
additional charge of one dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) 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.
(c) Should there be a residence, establishment, business or commercial 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 e+g~t
eight dollars and ninety-five cents ($8.95)
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.
(d) 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.
(e) 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 °~nh+ ,~nll~rc ~,,,~ ~,.,+„_
eight dollars and ninety-five cents ($8.95) per month plus fwe
two dollars and fifty-three cents ($2.53) per
thousand gallons of sewage discharged to the City sewer system, plus
additional charges based on quality as addressed in the City Industrial Waste
Ordinance.
(f) The net amount due may be paid on or before the past due date printed on the
bill. All payments must be in the possession of the utility accounting department
by the 5:00 p.m. close of business on the past due date to prevent a penalty
charge being assessed.
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(g) Penalty on delinquent bills. A one-time penalty of ten percent (10%) of the
total utility bill shall be assessed on all bills not paid on or before the past due
date printed on the bill. All payments must be in the possession of the utility
accounting department by the 5:00 p.m. close of business on the past due date
to prevent a penalty charge being assessed. The gross due, which includes
penalty, shall be the amount due after 5:00 p.m. on the past due date.
(h) State Prison Rates. The rates to be charged for sewer service to the prison
facility shall be as follows: Forty-four cents($.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.
SECTION II. Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is,
for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions thereof.
SECTION III. Cumulativeness
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 IV. Conflicts
All ordinances or portion of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, in conflict
herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof.
SECTION V. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be effective with the first billing in October, 2009 upon its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 17th day of September, 2009.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading this 22~~1ay of September, 2009.
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APPROVED AS TQ CONTENT:
Keller, Budget Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Pearc ,City Attorney
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