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ORDINANCE NO. 699-2015
(Meters and Billing Amendment)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ANNA CITY
CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING METERS AND BILLING BY AMENDING
PART II (GENERAL ORDINANCES), ARTICLE 49, SECTION 7.02; PROVIDING FOR
SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY, AND REPEALING CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE;N AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION
HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas ("the City") has previously adopted ordinances,
rules and regulations governing water, sewer and other utility billing rates,
payments, and related procedures; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas City Council ("the City Council") has investigated
and determined that it would be advantageous and beneficial to the City and its
citizens to amend Part II, General Ordinances, Article 49, Section 7 of The Anna
City Code of Ordinances ("Anna Code") with regard to water meters and billing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated.
The above-referenced recitals are incorporated herein as if set forth in full for all
purposes.
Section 2. Amendments.
In accordance with Part II, Article 1, Section 9 of the Anna Code, the City Council
hereby amends Part II, General Ordinances, Article 49, Section 7.02 of the Anna Code,
as follows:
7.02 Water; Meters and Billing
All premises using the City water supply must be equipped with an adequate mete an
appropriately sized water meter as determined by the City. Said meter shall be
furnished by the City under the hereinafter stated deposit and fee procedures. The
City of Anna shall read or cause to be read, every water meter used in the City based
upon each meter's respective monthly billing cycle. Meters on accounts activated
after the commencement of the billing cycle will not be read nor accounts billed until
one full billing cycle has been completed.at SUGhtimes as aFe neGessary that.the b
i� sent pro er tome. For each monthly billing cycle, meters will
generally be read on or within five (5) business days after the final day of the billing
cycle. In the event of an emergency or unusual circumstance that precludes the City
from reading the meters within five (5) business days after the final day of the billing
cycle, meters will be read as soon as practicable. Under unusual circumstances or
during an emergency the City may estimate the reading of meters. Bills for water use
shall be dated and sent monthly, or as such times as may be directed by the Mayor
and City Council.
Section 3. Savings, Severability and Repealing Clauses.
All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are repealed to
the extent of that conflict. If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of such ordinance shall'continue in full force and effect
the same as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision had never been a part hereof.
The City declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the, fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared
unconstitutional or invalid
Section 4. Publication of the Caption Hereof and Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effective upon the posting and/or publication, if
required by law, of its caption and the City Secretary is hereby directed to implement
such posting and/or publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, this the 10th day of November,
2015.
ATTESTED: APPROVED: )
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City Secretary, rrie Smith ••mly'br, Mike Crist
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