85-051 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 31-18 OF SAID CODE TO INCREASE WATER RATES AND ESTABLISH READINES TO SERVE FEE

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ORDINANCE N0. $5-051 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 INCREASE THE WATER RATES AND TO ESTABLISH A READINESS TO SERVE FEE, PROVIDING FOR NO FEE FOR WATER TAP FOR STANDBY FIRE PRO- TECTION AND ELIMINATING THE FIXED RAW WATER FEE AND PROVIDING FOR SUCH RATE TO BE ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT; BY REVISING SECTION 31-19 ESTABLISHING THE SEWER SERVICE RATE FOR CITY WATER CUSTOMERS AT 80% OF THE MONTHLY CHARGE FOR READINESS TO SERVE AND WATER SERVICE, ESTABLISHING AN UPPER LIMIT FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND RESIDENCE CUSTOMERS AT $20.00, INCREASING THE COST TO USERS DISCHARGING OVERSTRENGTH SEWER; AND REQUIRING THE ANNUAL RECALCULATION OF SAID CHARGES; BY REVISING SECTION 31-20 TO INCREASE THE SEWER CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT CITY WATER CUSTOMERS TO $20.00; BY REVISING SECTION 31-25(a) BY PROVIDING FOR A FIVE (5) DAY NOTICE PRIOR TO CUTOFF FOR DELINQUENCY, BY REVISING SECTION 31-26 TO PROVIDE FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY BILL AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS FOLLOWING THE BILLING DATE AND THE RECEIPT OF FIVE (5) DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID DELINQUENCY, BY REVISING SECTION 31-91(g) PROVIDING THAT CHARGE RATES FOR EXCESSIVE SURCHARGE WILL BE AS STATED IN SECTION 31-19 OF THE CODE OF ORDI- NANCES; BY REVISING SECTION 31-91(k)(2) CHANGING THE EFFEC- TIVE DATE OF RECALCULATED SURCHARGES FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 1 OR THE EFFECTIVE DATE AS SET BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 1985. 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 are hereby fixed at the following rates per cubic foot per month for both domestic and commercial users as registered by the users water meter: Cubic Feet of Water Used Rate per Month First 200 . . . . . . . . . . . $1. 68 , per 100 c . f . Next 400 . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 44 , per 100 c . f . Next 1900 . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14, per 100 c.f. Next 17,500 . . . . . . . . . . 0.96, per 100 c.f. Next 80,000 . . . . . . . . . . 0.68, per 100 c.f. Next 200,000 . . . . . . . . . 0.52, per 100 c.f. All over 300,000 0.46, per 100 c.f. (b) The following readiness to serve charges shall be made each month for each customer of the city, based on the size meter or tap, as follows: Meter or Tap Sizes (inches) Minimum Bill 5/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2.15 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00