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DRAFT F:ALICE\RFSWORK\CURRENT\ Water & Sewer Rate Ord 2004 July 6, 2004 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (c) OF SECTION 34-22 OF SAID CODE TO ESTABLISH WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS THAT ARE BASED UPON THE COST TO SERVE EACH CLASS; REVISING SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 34-23 TO ESTABLISH A SEWER SERVICE RATE FOR CITY WATER CUSTOMERS; REVISING SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 34-29 OF SAID CODE TO ESTABLISH A DELINQLTENCY FEE; REVISING SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 34-30 OF SAID CODE TO REFERENCE A SERVICE FEE; ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 34-33 TO SAID CODE, ENTITLED SPECIAL SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS, TO AUTHORIZE THE WATER BILLING OFFICE MANAGER OR THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AT THEIR DISCRETION, AND LTNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN SPECIAL SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on the 14th day of June, 2004, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, received a water and sewer rate study prepared by R. W. Beck, Inc., with certain findings and proposed rate increases for water and sewer; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 34-22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same are hereby, amended to read 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 Page 1 of 5