HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2001-O0078 - Amending Chapter 28 Sec 28-52 And 28-53 - 08/30/2001First Reading
August 30, 2001
Item No. 67
Second Reading
September 13, 2001
Item No. 36
ORDINANCE NO. 2001--00078 ----------
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF 'fHE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 28-52 AND 28-53 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF LUBBOCK BY REVISING WATER RATES AS CONTAINED THEREI N;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the best
interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to adjust water rates within the City of
Lubbock to reflect the cost of service; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION l: THAT Section 28-52 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 28-52.Basc Rate.
The base monthly rates for water, which shall be charged to al I customers based
upon the classification of usage presently in effect under this section shall remain
effective for all billings scheduled to be rendered until October I, 2001, and
thereinafter the basic monthly rates for water which shall be charged to all customers
based upon classification of usage shall be as follows:
Three-quarter inch
(3/4 ") meter
One ind1 (I") single
family residence
One inch (I")
irrigation meter
One inch (I") meter,
other than a single
family residence
One and one hair inch
( 1.5") meter
Effective
Oct I, 2001
$8.89
$11.32
$10.57
$18.98
$35.79
Effective
Oct I, 2002
9.16
11.66
10.88
19.55
36.87
EffccliYe
Oct I, 2003
9.43
12.01
11.21
20.14
37.97
Effective
Oct I, 2004
9.71
11.37
11.55
20.74
39.11
Two inch (2") meter $56.09 57.78 59.51 61.30
Three inch (3") meter $121.51 125.15 128.91 132.78
Four inch (4") meter $3 I 7.27 326.79 336.59 346.69
Six inch (6") meter $630.52 649.44 668.92 688.99
Eight inch (8") meter $800.03 824.03 848.75 874.22
Ten inch (IO") meter $1,596.18 1,644.07 1,693.39 1,744.19
SECTION 2. Tl·IA T Section 28-53 of the Code of Ordinances. City of Lubbock.
Texas. is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 28-53. Rates Gencrnlly.
The City, through its water department, shall charge to and collect from every
consumer and every consumer shall pay for water furnished by the City to the
consumer, in addition to the base rate, to meter readings for all billing cycles, the rate
presently in effc<.:t under this section until October I, 200 I and thcreina!tcr the rate, in
addition to the base rate, which shall be charged to all customers shall be as follows:
Effective Effective Effective Effective
Oct l, 2001 Oct 1, 2002 Oct 1, 2003 Oct 1, 2004
Single Family
Residence $1.63 1.68 1.73 1.78
Multiple Family $1.38 1.42 1.46 l.51
Commercia.1 $1.50 1.55 1.60 1.64
Schools $1.53 1.58 1.63 1.68
Irrigation $1.91 1.96 2.02 2.08
(per thousand gallons)
SECTION 3: THAT the City Council finds and declares that sufficient written
notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the Council was posted at a
designated place convenient to the public at the City Hall for the time requireu by law
preceding this meeting. that such pince of posting was readily accessible at all times to
the general public, and that all of the foregoing was done 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 confim1s such written notice and
the contents of posting thereof.
SECTION 4: THAT should any paragraph, sentence. clause. phrase, or word of
this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of
this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5: Tl-IA T the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method of
publication provided by law.
/\ND IT IS SO ORDERED
Passed by the City Council on the first reading on this __ 3_0_t_h __ day of
____ A_u--'g=----u_s_t ____ , 200 I.
Passed by the City Council on the second reading on this 13th day of
____ s_e_p_te_mh_e_r ____ , 200 I.
Wmdy Silton, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Garza 0
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Te'~ry Ellerbroo(
Director of Water Utilities
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant City Attorney
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
---· .. _.., SEP 2 6 2001
CITY SECRETARY
W8BOCK. TEXAS
Before me Kristy Owens a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County, Texas on this day
personally appeared Deanna Gray, Classified Sales Manager nf the Southwestern Newspa-
pers Corporation, publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -Morning, and Sunday, who being by me duly
sworn did depose and say that said news~aper has been published continuousiy for more than fifty-two weeks pri-or to the first insertion of this _L_,eg.._a_l N_o_li_1c_e ______________________ _
_____________ ... o. ______ _..t Lubbock County, Texas and the attached print-
ed copy of th Le al Notice · s a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal on the following dates:~~~!:e.:!l!!oa&~:...!:lC\1.w:~!!2:2.!..\ ------,------,-------
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Morris Communication Corporation
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 192001