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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. /743 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE II, "WATER, SEWERS, AND SEWAGE <br />DISPOSAL," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; ESTABLISHING A <br />NEW RATE AND FEE STRUCTURE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. Section 26-15 of Ordinance Number 1671 is hereby amended to <br />hereafter read as follows, to-wit: <br /> <br />Sec 26-15 - Sewer Service Charges <br /> <br />Computation of Volume Based on Water Purchased <br /> <br />Residential <br />The volume of sewage treated shall be based upon 85% of the resident's <br />water volume billed each month. However, the maximum residential charge <br />will be limited to $37.50 in any given month. <br /> <br />Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any <br />section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, <br />be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of <br />this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City <br />Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase" or clause, or part <br />thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or <br />clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. <br /> <br />Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after <br />its passage and approval, with rates to be implemented on all billings after <br />April 1, 1991. <br /> <br />Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and <br />declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject <br />of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the <br />public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding <br />this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas <br />Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the <br />public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the <br />subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. <br />The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice <br />and the contents and posting thereof. <br /> <br />PASSED AND APPROVED this the 25th day of March, 1991. <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />BY~ ~~~ <br /> <br />. Norman ' Malone, ayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />,; ~L~;:f-Io <br /> <br />'"1'fIJ- Ci ty Secretary <br /> <br />APPR~tJ <br /> <br /> <br />City Attorney <br />