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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 19-058ORDINANCE NO. 19-058 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 22.02, SECTIONS 22.02.001(a) and (b) AND 22.02.002(a) and (b) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO INCREASE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. That Chapter 22, Article 22.02, Section 22.02.001(a) and (b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 22.02.001. Water service rates. (a) Effective .October 1, 2019, 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. Water/Sewer Rate Increase October 1, 2019 ` Minimum Monthly Rates Water Inside City Outside Cit Meter Size/Inches Rate Rate 5/8 $ 13.69 $ 20.54 1 15.17 22.76 1 1/2 16.64 24.96 2 20.77 31.15 3 42.19 63.28 4 51.15 76.72 6 92.21 138.32 8 126.81 190.21 10 174.50 261.75 12 217.55 326.32 Usage Rate First 1,000 Minimum Minimum Gallons Over 1,000 Gallons $ Per 1000 Gallons $ 4.63 $ 6.95 (b) Senior citizens who comply with subsection (c) below will receive a discount equivalent to one thousand (1,000) gallons of water ($4.63). Section 2. That Chapter 22, Article 22.02, Section 22.02.002(a) and (b), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 22.02.002. Wastewater service rates. (a) Effective October 1, 2019, 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/11b) except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section. Sewer Inside City Outside Cit Meter Size/Inches Rate Rate 5/8 $ 8.76 $ 13.14 1 8.90 13.36 1 1/2 9.05 13.58 2 9.83 14.74 3 11.12 16.68 4 16.29 24.43 6 26.71 40.07 8 32.63 48.95 10 44.51 66.76 12 56.35 84.53 Usage Rate First 1,000 Minimum Minimum Gallons Over 1,000 Gallons $ Per 1000 -Gallons $ 4.16 $ 6.24 (b) Senior citizens who comply with subsection (c) below will receive a discount equivalent to one thousand (1,000) gallons of water ($4.16). Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective from and after October 1, 2019. Section 4. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Carfinn 9 That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, Texas. The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 17th day of September, 2019.