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Home My WebLink AboutORD 04-042 ORDINANCE NO. 04-042 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SECTIONS 28-50 and 28-51, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO INCREASE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES EFFECTIVE JULY 1 IN THE YEARS 2004, 2005, AND 2006; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. That Chapter 28, Section 28-50 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 28.50. Water Service Rates. (a) Effective July 1 in each year as shown below, the following rates per month shall be the rates charged for water service furnished to customers within and outside of the corporate limits of the City except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section. WATERIWASTEWATER RATE INCREASES JUNE 15,2004 MINIMUM MONTHLY RATES WATER Meter Inside City Outside City Si Inches 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 5/8 $7.22 $7.51 $7.81 $10.82 $11.26 $11.71 1 7.98 8.30 8.64 11.98 12.46 12.95 1 % 8.75 9.10 9.47 13.13 13.65 14.20 2 10.93 11.37 11.82 16.40 17.05 17.74 3 22.22 23.11 24.03 33.33 34.66 36.05 4 26.93 28.01 29.13 40.40 42.01 43.69 Meter Inside City Outside City Size/Inches 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 6 48.54 50.48 52.50 72.80 75.71 78.74 8 66.76 69.43 72.21 100.14 104.15 108.31 10 91.88 95.56 99.38 137.82 143.33 149.07 12 114.54 119.13 123.89 171.82 178.69 185.84 Usage Rate First 1,000 Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Gallons Over 1,000 Gallons $Per 1000 $2..44 $2.54 $2.64 $3.66 $3.81 $3.96 Gallons (b) The rate for senior citizens who comply with subsection (c) below will be at a discounted rate equivalent to the rate per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water. (c) Eligible senior citizens shall mean customers residing in a single-family residence inside the city who are over the age of sixty-five (65) years. To obtain the monthly minimum charge deduction, persons eligible must file a sworn application on a form provided therefor, with Water Customer Services. Upon approval of the application the senior citizen's monthly minimum charge shall be applicable for the life of the applicant. Section 2. That Chapter 28, Section 28-51 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 28-51. Wastewater Service Rates (a) Effective July 1 in each year as shown below, the following rates per month shall be the rates charged for wastewater services furnished to customers within and outside of the corporate limits of the City where the wastewater produced by such customers is a normal strength wastewater(150 mg/1 lb)except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section. WATER/WASTEWATER RATE INCREASES MAY 18,2000 MINIMUM MONTHLY RATES WASTEWATER Meter Inside City Outside City Size/Inches 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 5/8 $4.61 $4.79 $4.98 $6.91 $7.19 $7.47 1 4.68 4.87 5.07 7.02 7.31 7.60 1 '/ 4.76 4.95 5.15 7.14 7.43 7.72 2 5.17 5.38 5.60 7.76 8.07 8.39 3 5.85 6.08 6.33 8.78 9.13 9.49 4 8.58 8.93 9.28 12.87 13.39 13.93 6 14.05 14.61 15.20 21.07 21.92 22.79 8 17.18 17.87 18.58 25.77 26.80 27.88 10 23.43 24.37 25.34 35.15 36.55 38.01 12 29.66 30.85 32.09 44.50 46.28 48.13 Usage Rate First 1,000 Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Gallons Over 1,000 Gallons $Per 1000 $2.21 $2.30 $2.39 $3.32 $3.45 $3.59 Gallons (b) The rate for senior citizens who comply with subsection (c) below will be at a discounted rate equivalent to the rate per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water. (c)Eligible senior citizens shall mean customers residing in a single-family residence inside the city who are over the age of sixty-five(65)years. To obtain the monthly minimum charge deduction, persons eligible must file a sworn application on a form provided therefor, with Water Customer Services. Upon approval of the application the senior citizen's monthly minimum charge shall be applicable for the life of the applicant. (d)(1) Residential sewer charges shall be based on the average of the actual monthly water usage of the preceding months of November, December, January and February which preceded the months billed. (2) The monthly individual residential sewer volume charge shall not exceed the average of the actual metered water volume usage for the previous months of November through February. Where no preceding November through February monthly average volume is available from records, the Water Customer Services shall establish an average monthly volume based on the average monthly usage of all residential users in each particular cycle route for the winter months set out above. (e)Commercial and industrial sewer usage charges shall be based on one-hundred (100) per cent of the metered water usage. Section 3. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a 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. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 5. That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, Texas. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 22nd day of June, 2004. Ma r ProTem Becky Ames - E c