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ORDINANCE 11sil1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE II "WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE
DISPOSAL," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: ESTABLISHING A
NEW RATE AND FEE STRUCTURE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte,
shall be amended to hereafter read as follows, to-wit:
"(a.) Sec. 26-12 - Water service charges payable; discount for early
payment:
Water meters shall be read monthly, and each consumer shall be billed
monthly. All water bills shall be payable in full at their net amount based
upon the rates and schedules provided in this article, on or before fifteen
(15) days after the date of the mailing of the bill to the consumer. If any
bill is not paid in full within such period, there shall be added thereto a
penalty equal to 10~ of the amount of the "current" portion of the bill.
Additionally, there shall also be added an interest charge equal to 1% of the
balance that was in arrears when the bill was created. For the convenience of
the consumers and of those recelving the actual payments of such bills, the
amount of the bill, if paid within fifteen (15) days (i.e., the discount
period) of the date of the mailing of the bill, may be indicated or described
as the "net" amount of the bill, and the amount payable with the addition of
the percentage penalty or interest of the net amount to the net amount may be
named as the "gross" amount of the bill.
"(b.) Sec. 26-15 - Sewer Service Charges:
Computation of Volume Based on Water Purchased:
Residential
The volume of sewage treated shall be based upon 90% of the resident's
average water billed for water metered during the months of November,
December, and January.
Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any
section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordinance shall, for any reason,
be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City
Council to hav~ passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part
hereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or
clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid.
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Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and approval, with changes to coincide with the implementation of
necessary computer system changes.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites
and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place conven-
ient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by
law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article
6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has
been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this
ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered
and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and
confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 11th day of December, 1989.
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BY' ?7~~ /7t:~'
Norman Malone, Mayor
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City Secretary
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City Attorney