HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 23-067ORDINANCE NO. 23-067
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22,
SECTIONS 22.05.211(b)(1)(A) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, TO INCREASE
GARBAGE AND TRASH RATES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING
A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 22, Sections 22.05.211(b)(1)(A) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 22.05.211 Residential service
(b) Garbage and trash rates. No rate adjustment will be made for
temporary non-use of service. Nonpayment of the collection services fee
shall be sufficient grounds for discontinuance of City water service. The
rate for collection outside the city limits shall be one hundred fifty (150)
percent of the rate established for service inside the city limits. No type of
service will be offered residences exempted under section 22.05.007(c) or
for vacant lots except as provided in section 22.05.062. If a business is
located in a part of a residence, a collection services fee shall be charged
for each connection to the City's water system. The following monthly
rates apply for collection services:
(1) The monthly rates for standard collection services shall
consist of the following elements:
(A) Garbage and trash collection: $23.25.
A 10% discount to the garbage and trash collection fee shall
apply to customers residing in single-family residences who
are sixty-five (65) years of age or older. To obtain the senior
citizen garbage and trash collection rate, eligible persons
must file a sworn application on a form provided therefor with
the Central Collections Division. The rate shall remain in
effect so long as the customer residing in the single-family
residence is sixty-five (65) years of age or older.
Section 2.
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 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
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.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2023.
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 12th day of
September, 2023,
Mayor Roy West