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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-026 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING APPENDIX A. "FEE SCHEDULE," ARTICLE A10.000, "UTILITY <br />RATES AND CHARGES," SECTION A10.003, "WATER RATES," OF THE <br />CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS TO REFLECT <br />CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE 2022 WATER AND SEWER RATE <br />STUDY; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A <br />SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, on the 251h day of April, 2022, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, <br />was presented a water and sewer rate study prepared by NewGen Strategies and Solutions <br />LLC, with certain findings and recommendations for proposed water rate increases (a copy <br />of which is on file with City Finance Department); and, <br />WHEREAS, on April 25, 2022, the City Council has determined that it is in the best <br />interest of the City of Paris and its citizens to implement the proposed rates for water <br />services recommended by the 2022 Water and Sewer Study by amending Appendix A, "Fee <br />Schedule," Article A10.000, "Utility Rates and charges", Section A10.003, "Water Rates," of <br />the City of Paris Code of Ordinances; <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in <br />all things approved. <br />Section 2. That Appendix A, "Fee Schedule," Article A10.000, "Utility Rates", Section <br />A10.003, "Water Rates," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the <br />same is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: <br />Sec. A10.003 Water rates <br />Charges for water furnished by the city, measured in cubic feet, are established as <br />follows based upon customer class and meter size and incorporate a base monthly <br />cost which includes the cost for the first increment of water, and a cost per one <br />hundred (100) cubic feet or portion of one hundred (100) cubic feet used above the <br />first increment: <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />