HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2007-O0011 - Amending Chapter 28; Monthly Base Charge For Sewer Service; Water Meter Size - 01/12/2007First Reading
January 12.. 2007
!tea No. 6.12
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Second Reading
January 25, 2007
Itea No. 6.3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS 28-86(a) AND 28-86(b) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF LUBBOCK BY REVISING SEWER RATES AS CONTAINED THEREIN;
PROVIDING A SAVING 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 sewer rates within the City of
Lubbock to reflect cost of service; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK;
Section 1: THAT Subsections 28-86(a) and 28-86(b) of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Lubbock, Texas are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 28-86. Rates charged for sewer service.
(a) The City, through the City Manager, shall charge and collect from every
customer and every customer shall pay a monthly base charge for sewer service which
shall be billed to all customers based upon the water meter size as follows:
Meter Size
Three-quarter inch (3/4") meter
One inch ( 1 ") meter
One and a half inch (1.5") meter
Two inch (2") meter
Three inch (3") meter
Four inch (4") meter
Six inch (6") meter
Eight inch (8") meter
Ten inch (10") meter
Base Charge
$4.62
$5.63
$8.14
$11.16
$18.21
$28.28
$53.44
$83.64
$118.88
(b) In addition to the base charge, the City, through the City Manager, shall
determine the volume of sewer flow produced by each customer as described herein and
each customer shall pay the sewer volume rate per one thousand (1,000) gallons, which
shall be as follows:
Flow Rate: $1.69
The volume of sewer flow produced by a single family residential customer and
customers not required to meter as provided in Section 28-88 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Lubbock shall be determined by calculating the average water volume used
as measured by the non-irrigation meter readings for the months of November,
December, January and February. This volume shall be defined as the Average Winter
Consumption (AWC), and it shall be updated for billing purposes in March of each year.
In the event a residential customer or premises (i.e., a new premises) does not have a
water consumption history for such months, a water volume of 7,000 gallons per month
shall be utilized by default. The volume of sewer flow produced by other customers shall
be determined as provided for in Section 28-88 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock.
SECTION 2: 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 required by law
preceding this meeting, that such place of posting was readily accessible at all times to
the general public, and that all of the foregoing was done as required bylaw 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 of posting thereof.
SECTION 3: THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase, clause or
word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 4: THAT 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.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 12th day of _ ___;;J...;can=ua=ry"-"---' 2007.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 25th day of January 2007.
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DAVID A. MllE~ MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Thomas Adams, Deputy City Manager/Water Utilities Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Richard K. Casner, First Assistant City Attorney
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