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ORDINANCE NO. 1225
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SCHEDULE OF UTILITY RATES, GOVERNING PAYMENT OF BILLS
PROVIDING FOR DISCONNECTIONS AND RECONNECTIONS: AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1145
AND PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
Section I. Schedule of Rates:
The monthly rates to be charged consumers for public utility services -
namely, water and /or sewerage connections - -shall be in accordance with the
schedules as follows:
(A) Rates for Water
1. For domestic consumers, whether single family or multi - family, using
water within the corporate limits of the city:
Charge per thousand gallons . . . . . . . . $1.00 per M
Service Charge per month. . . . . . . . . . $4.00
2. For commercial and /or industrial consumers using water within the
City:
First 55,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.00 per M
Over 55,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.92 per M
Service Charge per month . . . . . . . . . .$4.00
(B) Rates for Sewerage Service
1. For consumers using sewerage service for household purposes, single
or multi- family, within the corporate limits of the City:
Monthly Charge per household unit. . . . . .$4.00
2. For consumers using sewerage service for commercial and /or industrial
business establishments within the corporate limits of the City:
First7,000 gallons or fraction thereof of
water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00
Each additional 7,000 gallons or fraction
thereof of water used . . . . . . . . . . .$0.98
Where it can be shown that any considerable part of the water used by
commercial and /or industrial consumers does not reach the sewers, the City
Council may make such adjustments in their rates as shall be deemed just and
equitable.
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Section 2. Payment of Bills:
Payments must be received at the City Utility Office on or before the due
date to avoid late charges. Payments received after the due date will be
assessed a penalty equaling 10% of the unpaid current month charge with a
minimum charge of $3.00.
Section 3. Disconnections and Reconnections:
(A) All utility connections may be severed for any consumer of public utilities
who fails to pay all or any part of his total bill by the due date.
(B) When connections for public utilities services have been severed, or are
considered to be severed, the same shall be restored only when all amounts
due the City have been paid in full. The fee for such meter reconnections
shall be set in policy by the City Administration.
(C) All connections, reconnections and disconnections shall be made only by an
authorized representative of the City.
Section 4.
In view of the fact that the City must have access to the meters for reading and
service, no authorized City representative shall be denied access to the meter.
Section 5.
This rate shall be effective on all invoices submitted by the City of College
Station to users on or about July 1, 1980.
Section 6.
Any ordinance or portion thereof in conflict with this ordinance is hereby repealed,
and the provisions of this ordinance, in case of conflict shall govern. If any
portion of this ordinance shall be declared invalid, such declaration shall not
affect the other portions thereof.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this the 26th day of June, 1980.
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