88-019 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 31-18 OF SAID CODE TO ESTABLISH WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLASS CUSTOMERS

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ORDINANCE N0. 88-019 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 31-18 OF SAID CODE TO ESTABLISH WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMER- CIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLASS CUSTOMERS WHICH IS BASED UPON THE COST TO SERVE EACH CLASS; BY REVISING SECTION 31-19 ESTABLISHING A SEWER SERVICE RATE FOR CITY WATER CUSTOMERS AND FSTBLISHING TIiE COST TO USERS DISCHARGING OVERSTRENGTH SEWER; BY REVISING SECTION 31-20 TO ESTABLISH THE SEWF,R CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT CITY WATER CUSTONI- ERS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES UR PARTS OF CRDINANCES IN CONFLICT IiEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JliNE l, 1988. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section l. That Section 31-18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so that such shall read as follows: "Sec. 31-18. Water Rates. (a) Charges for water furnished by the city under contract shall be as stated in the contract. (b) Charges f_or water furnished by the city are established as follows based upon meter size, base cost which includes the cost for the first increment of water, and a cost per 100 c.f. used above the first increment; SERVICE IN METER SIZE BASE COSTS EXCESS OF BASE 5/8" - 3/4" $5.65 for first 200 c.f. $1.25 for each additional 100 c.f. 1" - 2" $15.25 for first 1,000 c.f. $1.21 for each additional 100 c.f. Larger than 2" $39.45 for first 3,000 c.f. $1.21 for each additional 100 c.f." Section 2. That Section 31-19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pari.s, Paris, Texas be amended so that such shall read as follows: "Sec. 31.19. Sewer Rates - For Customers using city water. (a) Charges for sewer service furnished by the city to residential, commercial and industrial customers shall be based upon water meter size, a base cost for the first increment of usage and a cost for each additional 100 c.f. above the first increment; as follows: SERVICE IN METER SIZE BASE COST EXCESS OF BASE 5/8" - 3/4" $4.77 for the lst 200 c.f. $1.77 for each additional 100 c.f. 1" - 2" $18.93 for the lst 1,000 c.f. $1.77 for each additional 100 c.f. Larger than 2" $36.63 for the lst 2,000 c.f. $1.77 for each additional 100 c.f." (b) Monthl.y residential customer wastewater volume shall be based upon meter water consumption by the customer up to the maximum amount represented by the three-month average of November, January and February of the previous fiscal year. In the event no historial water consumption data are available, customers will be billed at 70% of the current month water