08-B Water Deposit Ord
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ORDINANCE NO.
f:attomey\ordwork\current\ Amend 34-28(aXl) - Deposits for Water Customers Ord
October 17, 2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 34-28(a)(1) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, DEALING WITH DEPOSITS TO
ENSURE PAYMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER, SEWER, AND
GARBAGE SERVICE, TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO TRANSFER THEIR
DEPOSIT WITHOUT INCREASE FOR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE
MAINTAINED THEIR ACCOUNTS WITHOUT DELINQUENCY FOR THE
PERIOD OF TIME THE CITY MAINTAINS BILLING RECORDS ON SUCH
DELINQUENCIES, NOT TO EXCEED TEN YEARS; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously authorized the increase of deposits for
residential customers of City water, sewer, and/or garbage service to cover the cost of account
delinquencies; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allow those customers with good payment history
who have not appeared on the City's water cut-off list for the period of time the City maintains such
cut-off records, not to exceed ten years, to transfer their accounts from one location to another
location without increase of the amount of the deposit; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That Section 34-28(a)(1) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris,
addressing deposits by residential consumers and customers of City water, sewer, and/or garbage
service, shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 34-28. Deposit to assure payment.
(a) Each purchaser, consumer, or customer of City water, City sewer, or City
residential garbage collection service, as such services are provided by the City under
its Code of Ordinances, shall, at the time of making application for such water,
sewer, or garbage service, make a deposit, with the City, in the following amount:
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Residential consumers and customers of City water, sewer, and/or
garbage service (including transferred accounts), $150; provided,
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however, those residential consumers and customers who transfer
their account to another location within the City who have not
appeared on the City cut-off list for delinquency during the period of
time that the City maintains billing records for such delinquency, not
to exceed the last ten (10) years, shall be entitled to transfer their
account to another location within the City without increasing their
deposit.
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Section 3. That this ordinance shall be effective on November 10,2005.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October, 2005.
Curtis Fendley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney
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