HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 21-060ORDINANCE NO. 21-060
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, 2021, 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, 2021
Minimum Monthly Rates
Water
Inside City
Outside City
Meter
Size/Inches
Rate
Rate
5/8
$ 14.37
$ 21.56
1
15.93
23.89
1 1/2
17.47
26.21
2
21.81
32.71
3
44.30
66.45
4
53.71
80.56
6
96.82
145.23
8
133.15
199.73
10
183.23
274.84
12 228,43 342.64
Usage Rate
First 1,000 Minimum Minimum
Gallons
Over 1,000 Gallons
$ Per 1000 Gallons
(b) Senior citizens who comply with subsection (c) below will receive a
discount equivalent to one thousand (1,000) gallons of water ($4.86).
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, 2021, 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.
Water/Sewer Rate Increase
October 1, 2021
Minimum Monthly Rates
Sewer
Inside City
Outside City
Meter
Size/Inches
Rate
Rate
5/8
$ 9.20
$ 13.80
1
9.35
14.02
1 112
9.50
14.25
2
10.32
15A8
3
11,68
17.51
4
17.10
25,66
6
28,05
42.07
8
34,26
51,39
10
46,74
70.10
12 59.17 88,75
Usage Rate
First 1,000 Minimum Minimum
Gallons
Over 1,000 Gallons
(b) Senior citizens who comply with subsection (c) below will receive a
discount equivalent to one thousand (1,000) gallons of water ($4.37).
Section 3.
This ordinance shall be effective from and after October 1. 2021.
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 1.01.009 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 22nd day of
September, 2021.
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