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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Date Requested: AUl!ust 27. 2007
Requested By: Michael Dolby g---
Department: Finance
Appropriation
Source of Funds: N/ A
Account Number: N/A
Report:
Resolution:
Ordinance:
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Amount Budgeted: N/A
Exhibits:
Amount Requested: N/A
Exhibits:
Budgeted Item: YES NO
Exhibits:
SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
The Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget was built around an increase to Water and Sewer rates. This entails
increasing the base residential sewer rates from $8.25 to $9.75. The increase in residential sewer rates is
necessary to cover debt payments for the Waste Water Treatment Plant Improvements.
Sewer Rates
2006-2007
8.25
2007-08
9.75
Staff is not recommending an increase in the residential water rates at this time.
Action Required bv Council:
Approve Ordinance increasing the Water and Sewer rates.
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Date I I
ORDINANCE NO. 2837-E
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A - FEES, CHAPTER 74, "UTILITIES" ,
SECTION 7 4 - 2 7 6 , OF CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY
AMENDING THE FEES ESTABLISHED THEREIN TO READ AS PROVIDED HEREIN;
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.
Appendix A
Fees, Chapter 74, "utilities",
Article III, "Water and Sewer Service Charges", Division 3, "Sewer
service Rates and Charges", Section (a) "Rates for sewer service",
Subsection (1) "Residential Use", is hereby amended and shall
hereafter read as follows, to-wit:
"(a) Rates for sewer service
74-276
(1 )
Residential use: A minimum charge,
per month...
9.75"
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
have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part
thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any other section,
sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
invalid.
Section 3. 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 convenient 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, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code; 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.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective beginning
business hours on October I, 2007, pursuant to its passage and
approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this
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day
of Pug;1-
, 2007.
CITY OF LA PORTE
By:
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Alton E. Porter
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Martha A. Gillett
City Secretary
APPROVED:
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Clark T. Askins
Assistant City Attorney