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AMENDMENT WATER RATE ADJUSTMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 10 -3536
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, 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 -37. Collection fee for bad check
Should collection be required for the purpose of collecting a check given by the
customer in payment of a water bill, said check having been presented to the bank and
bank having not honored said check, a charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) may be
assessed.
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 January, 2010 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 twelve
eighteen dollars and fifty cents
($18.50) 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-
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SECTION II
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five thousand (25,000) gallons. 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) gallons.
The City shall make a minimum monthly charge of twelve
dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) eighteen dollars and fifty cents
($18.50) 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. 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.
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.
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.
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SECTION V
This ordinance shall be effective with the first billing in October
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2011 and upon its passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading the 1-44 day of fr" Q,,6614.- 2010.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading the oay of Nov h" 2010.
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ATTEST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City Se
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Sarianne Beversdorf, Direct of Finance
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Pear e, City Attorney
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Anderson, M. or
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