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Section 5. That Subsection (a) of Section 34-30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of <br />Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: <br />"Sec. 34-30. Discontinuance of water service for failure to pay and right of <br />hearing in connection of same. <br />"(a) If any person sha11 fail to pay for water service or for sewer service <br />rendered to such person by the City before the expiration of ten (10) days after the <br />date on which such bill is due and payable, the water service of such person shall <br />be discontinued, and such service shall not again be resumed until such person shall <br />have paid the delinquent water and sewer bill in full, together with a service fee of <br />ten dollars ($10). It sha11 be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized <br />employee of the City, to reconnect such service. <br />„ <br />Section 6. That Article II of Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, <br />Paris, Texas sha11 be and the same is hereby, amended to add a new Section 34-33, entitled <br />Special Service Arrangements, to read as follows: <br />"Sec. 34-33. Special service arrangements. <br />"The Water Billing Office Manager or the Director of Finance may, at their <br />discretion and when justified by appropriate circumstances, authorize the following <br />special service arrangements: <br />"(a) A customer with an active, non-delinquent account may be permitted to <br />have a second water connection at a separate service location for a period of time <br />not to exceed ten (10) days for the purposes of cleaning or repairing the second <br />location without being required to post a second water deposit. Before such special <br />arrangements may be made, the water customer must make a request for such <br />arrangement in writing to the Water Billing Office Manager or the Director of <br />Finance. If such a request is authorized, the additional ten (10) day period of <br />service at the separate location sha11 constitute a separate billing period, subject to <br />all minimum billing provisions and an additional service fee of twenty dollars <br />($20.00). <br />"(b) With the prior approval of the Water Billing Office Manager or the Director <br />of Finance, water service may be provided for a six (6) hour period for the purpose <br />of a third party inspection required in the sale or the purchase of a home, provided <br />a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) is paid in advance. <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />