2019-024 - Amending Sections 34-22(b) Water Rates and Section 34-23(a) Sewer Rates

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ORDINANCE NO. 2019-024 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTIONS 34-22(b), "WATER RATES," AND SECTION 34- 23(a), (b) AND (c), "SEWER RATES—FOR CUSTOMERS USING CITY WATER," OF CHAPTER 34 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS TO REFLECT CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE 2019 WATER AND SEWER RATE STUDY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on the 26th day of June, 2019, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, was presented a water and sewer rate study prepared by NewGen Strategies and Solutions LLC, with certain findings and recommendations for proposed water and sewer rate increases (a copy of which is on file with City Finance Department); and, WHEREAS, on June 26, 2019, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Paris and its citizens to implement the proposed rates for water and sewer services recommended by the 2019 Water and Sewer Study by amending portions of Article II, "Service Charges," Chapter 34, "Water, Sewer, and Sewage Disposal," of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Subsection (b) of Section 34-22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Sec. 34-22. Water rates. "(b) Charges for water furnished by the City, measured in cubic feet, are established as follows based upon customer class and meter size and incorporate a base monthly cost which includes the cost for the first increment of water, and a cost per one hundred (100) cubic feet or portion of one hundred (100) cubic feet used above the first increment: "RESIDENTIAL CLASS BASE COST FOR FIRST SERVICE IN METER SIZE INCREMENT EXCESS OF BASE (Inches) (In Cubic Feet) (For Each Additional 100 Cubic Feet) 3/4 or less $ 11.10 for first 200 $ 4.08 Pagel of 4