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ORDINANCE NO. 1145
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SCHEDULE OF UTILITY RATES, GOVERNING PAYMENT OF BILLS,
PROVIDING FOR DISCONNECTIONS AND RECONNECTIONS: AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.1038
AND PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. 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 . . . . . . . $0.9 per M
Service Charge per Month . . . . . . . . $4.00
2. For commercial and/or industrial consumers using water within the
city:
First 55,000 gallons. . . . . . . . . . . $0.9 per M
Over 55,000 gallons 0.82 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 . . . . $3.75
2. For consumers using sewerage service for commercial and/or industrial
business establishments within the corporate limits of the city:
First 7,000 gallons or fraction thereof of water $3.75
Each additional 7,000 gallons or fraction there-
of water used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
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.
Ordinance No. 1145
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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 current month charges with a minimum
charge of $3.00.
SECTION 3. Disconnections and Reconnections:
(A) All water and sewerage connections shall be severed for any consumer of
public utilities who fails to pay all or any part of his total bill for
such services within 15 days after the same shall be due and payable as
provided above.
(B) When connections for public utilities services have been 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 Council.
(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 March 1, 1979.
QVrTTnNT A
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 25th day of January, 1979.
AP OVED
Mayor
ATTEST
City Secretary