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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 697-2015 Utility Billing Fees Amended.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 697-2015 (Utility Billing Fees Amended) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ANNA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING UTILITY BILLING CHARGES AND METER SET FEES BY AMENDING PART IV, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 8; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY, AND REPEALING CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 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 IV, Schedule of Fees, Article 7, Section 8 of The Anna City Code of Ordinances ("Anna Code") with regard to utility billing charges; 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 IV, Schedule of Fees, Article 7, Section 8 (Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Rates) of the Anna Code, as follows: Section 8. Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Rates (a) Minimum Charges will be applied to both water and sewer service as follows: Meter Size Minimum Charge Institutional Customers All Other Customers (Ord. No.510-2010, adopted (Ord. No. 510-2010, adopted 9/7/2010; Ord. No. 636-2013 9/7/2010; Ord. No. 636-2013 adopted 9/10/2013) adopted 9/10/2013) 00.625" x 3/" $22.88 24.94 $22.88 24.94 V) $58.96 55.55 $50.96 55.55 1 Y2" $97.76 106.56 $97.76 106.56 2" $153.92 167.77 $4 92167.77 3" $284.86 310.61 $284.86 310.61 4" $472.16 514.65 $472.16 514.65 6" $940.16 1,024.77 $940.16 1,024.77 8" $1,816 2,045.01 $1,876.16 2,045.01 10" $4,664.16 5,105.73 $4,684.16 5,105.73 (b) Inside City Water Rates — All Customers. Each Customer shall pay the minimum charge specified in (a) above for the first 2,000 gallons of water usage plus the following additional user charges: 2,000 — 10,000 gallons $5:47 5.96 per 1,000 gallons 10,001 — 15,000 gallons $6-54 7.46 per 1,000 gallons 15,001 — 20,000 gallons $6:-2a- 8.95 per 1,000 gallons 20,001 + $10.94 11.92 per 1,000 gallons (c) Outside City Water Rates — Residential Customers. Each Customer shall pay 1 % times the rate charged to Customers inside the City limits. (Ord. No. 433-2009, adopted 2/24/2009) (d) Outside City Water Rates — Commercial Customers. Each Customer shall pay 1 Y4 times the rate charged to Customers inside the City limits. (Ord. No. 433-2009, adopted 2/24/2009) (e) Inside City Sanitary Sewer Rates — Residential Customers. Each Customer shall pay the minimum charge specified in (a) above for the first 2,000 gallons of water usage plus a user charge of $4:52 4.93 for each additional 1,000 gallons of water used, except that the maximum monthly charge shall not exceed $64.24 91.82 for sanitary sewer service charges. (f) Inside City Sanitary Sewer Rates — Commercial and Industrial Customers. Each Customer shall pay the minimum charge specified in (a) above for the first 2,000 gallons of water usage plus a user charge of $4752 4.93 for each additional 1,000 gallons of water used. Outside City Sanitary Sewer Rates — Residential Customers. ORDINANCE NO. 697-2015 2 (Utility Billing Fees Amended) Each Customer shall pay 1 Y times the rate charged to Customers inside the City limits, except that the maximum monthly charge shall not exceed $123.76 137.73' for sanitary sewer service charges. (h) Outside City Sanitary Sewer Rates — Commercial and Industrial Customers. Each Customer shall pay 1 Y2 times the rate charged to Customers inside the City limits. �) North Texas Groundwater Conservation District Water Production Fee. In addition to the Minimum Charges and Rates for water usage that are set forth in this section, each customer shall pay a water production fee equal to $0.15 per 1,000 gallons of water usage. (Ord. No. 563-2011, adopted 10/25/2011) 0) Customer Monthly Variable Rate Component Charge In addition to the Minimum Charges and Rates for water usage that are set forth in this Section 8 circumstances may arise under which each customer must pay a Customer Monthly Variable Rate Component Charge. The Customer Monthly Variable Rate Component Charge shall be applied when and to the extent required by the Amended and Restated Potable Water Supply Contract between the City of Anna and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority made and entered into November 23, 2004 and shall be calculated as described in City of Anna Ordinance No. 238-2005 adopted on November 22, 2005. (k) Total Monthly Usage Charge The Total Monthly Usage Charge stated on the customer's bill for system services shall be paid by the customer in accordance with the terms stated in such bill. (Ord. No. 407-2008, adopted 9/23/2008, Ord. No. 429-2009, adopted 1/27/2009; Ord. No. 476-2009, adopted 11-10-09, Ord. No. 563-2011, adopted 10/25/2011) Cross Reference: Part ll, Article 49, Section 7 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 ORDINANCE NO. 697-2015 3 (Utility Billing Fees Amended) Section 4. Publication of the Caption Hereof and Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effective on October 1, 2015 and 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 8th day of September, 2015. ATTESTED: p City Secretary Carrie L. Smith ORDINANCE NO. 697-2015 (Utility Billing Fees Amended) APPROVED: fa, Mayor Mike Crist