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ORDINANCE NO. 67 9
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT TO ENACT A NEW WATER SERVICE RATE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 28, Sections 28-50(a) , 28-50(c) , 28-50(e)
and 28-50(g) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be,
and the same are hereby, amended to read as follows:
Section 28-50( a) :
The following metered rate for water measured
through meters approved by the Water Utilities
Department shall be effective inside the city:
Minimum monthly charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1 .23
A charge of One Dollar and Twenty-Eight Cents
($1 .28) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of
water usage shall be made thereafter from zero
(0 ) gallons to maximum monthly usage.
Section 28-50(c) :
Failure or refusal by any customer to pay any
bill to the Water Department, or its
authorized representatives, upon demand, shall
constitute a breach of contract, and water and
sewer service may, within ten ( 10) days from
notice of such failure, be discontinued to the
customer, and, at the discretion of the
Director of Water Utilities, such services
shall not be renewed until the customer has
paid all delinquent bills, plus the following
applicable service charges:
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(1) Field collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 15.00
(2 ) Cut and seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
(3 ) Seal broken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
(4) Meter removed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 .00
(5 ) Service killed at the main line. . 100.00
(6 ) Second trip on service turn on. . . 5 .00
(7 ) Change of name on account. . . . . . . . 5 .00
(8) Turn-on fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
(9) Return check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 .00
Section 28-50(e) :
The Water Department, or its authorized agents,
may require from any applicant for water
service a cash deposit to secure payment of
water, sewer and sanitation charges or any
other charges that may accrue, and when such
deposit is made it shall be not less than
Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) ; provided, however,
additional deposits may be required from any
applicant to pay charges accrued or to accrue
for the services. Failure to pay additional
deposit will forfeit right to water, sewer and
sanitation services and same may be
discontinued five ( 5 ) days after notice to pay
such additional deposit.
Section 28-50(g) :
Where water service is used by more than one
dwelling unit by a single meter, or where
dwelling units are not served by separate
meters, a minimum charge of One Dollar and
Twenty-Three Cents ( $1 .23) will be made for
each dwelling unit served, and water used will
be billed at the rate of One Dollar and
Twenty-Eight Cents ( $1 .28) per thousand
(1 ,000) gallons for all usage.
Section 2 .
That Section 28-53(a) and 28-53(b) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and the same are hereby,
amended to read as follows:
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Section 28-53(a) :
The following metered rates based upon water
measured through meters approved by the Water
Utilities Department shall be effected inside
the city: There shall be a minimum monthly
charge to all persons who have a sewer
connection of One Dollar and Twenty-Three
Cents ( $1 .23) . Sewer usage charges for
residential and multi-family dwelling units
shall be based on a return of eighty-seven
percent (87%) of metered water. A charge of
One Dollar and Twenty-Two Cents ( $1 .22) per
thousand (1 ,000) gallons from zero (0)
gallons to a maximum twenty thousand (20,000)
gallon monthly usage. Sewer usage charges
for commercial-industrial customers shall be
based on one hundred percent ( 100%) of the
metered water. A charge of One Dollar and
Twenty-Two Cents ( $1 .22) per one thousand
(1 ,000) gallons shall be made from zero (0)
gallons to maximum monthly usage.
Section 28-53(b) :
Failure or refusal by any customer to pay any
bill to the Water Department or its
authorized representatives upon demand, shall
constitute a breach of contract, and water
and sewer service may, within ten ( 10) days
from notice of such failure, be discontinued
to the customer, and, at the discretion of
the Director of Water Utilities, such service
shall not be renewed until the customer has
paid all delinquent bills, plus the
applicable service charge as provided in
Section 28-50. The notice of the user of
failure or refusal to pay for sewer services
shall provide for a hearing if requested by
the user. A user may request a hearing
concerning termination of sewer service and
termination shall not occur until a
determination of the merits of the user' s
appeal is made by the person conducting the
hearing.
Section 3 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
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particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4 .
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the .� day of 1986.
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