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ORDINANCE NO. 338
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING WATER RATES OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS TO INCREASE WATER RATES, ESTABLISH A DISTINCTION
IN RATES BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USERS, ESTABLISH ELDERLY/
HARDSHIP RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL USERS, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council is committed to the principal of
establishing water rates adequate to pay the costs of
such services, including both operating costs and dept
services; and,
WHEREAS, operating costs have increased due to increased costs
for power, personnel, materials, and treated water from
Southlake's wells and from the City of Fort Worth; and,
WHEREAS, additional debt service will be incurred in the immediate
future due to the installation of major capital improve-
ments to the water supply system of the City of Southlake;
and,
WHEREAS the City Council is of the opinion that the rates here-
inafter set out are adequate to meet the financial needs
of the City with respect to providing water service; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
Sec. 1 THE following rate schedule is hereby adopted for water
rates for Residential and Commercial Subscribers to the
Southlake Municipal Water System, effective October 1,
1986, and continuing in effect until otherwise amended:
RESIDENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS:
I. Subscribers living within the corporate limits of the
City of Southlake:
A. Standard Rate: 1st. 2,000 gallons used $20.00
Each 1,000 gallons or any
portion thereof in excess
of 2,000 gallons used up to
100,000 gallons 2.40
Usage in excess of 100,000
gallons 3.00
B. Elderly/Hardship Rate:
1st. 2,000 gallons used $10.00
Each 1,000 gallons or any
portion thereof in excess
of 2,000 gallons used up
to 100,000 gallons 2.40
Usage in excess of 100,000
gallons 3.00
II. Subscribers living outside of the corporate city
limits of the City of Southlake, Texas but within
the service area of the Southlake Municipal Water
System:
A. Standard Rate: 1st. 2,000 gallons $26.00
Each 1,000 gallons or any
portion thereof in excess
of 2,000 gallons used up
to 100,000 gallons 2.40
Usage in excess of 100,000
gallons 3.00
COMMERCIAL RATE:
I. Standard Rate for all Commercial Subscribers:
A. Minimum Rate regardless of usage based upon
meter size
1" for 1st. 3,000 gallons used $31.50
12" for 1st. 5,000 gallons used 52.00
2" for 1st. 7,000 gallons used 72.50
3" for 1st. 10,000 gallons used 104.00
4" for 1st. 12,000 gallons used 124.50
6" for 1st. 15,000 gallons used 156.00
8" for 1st. 18,000 gallons used 187.50
B. All usage in excess of amount set forth for
minimum rate shall be charged at the rate of
$2.40 per 1,000 gallons, or any portion thereof,
used.
Sec. 2 THERE is hereby established a minimum usage rate category
to be known as "Elderly/Hardship Rate" which shall be
defined to be a subscriber who is 65 years of age or over
and the household to which the water is furnished has a
household income of less than 200% of the Federal Poverty
Guidelines for the month during which such water is
furnished. Such "Elderly/Hardship Rate" shall be the
rate set forth therefore in Section 1 above and a sub-
scriber shall be eligible therefore as follows:
A. It is the burden of the subscriber to notify the
Southlake Municipal Water Department of the eligi-
bility of the subscriber for such special rate
treatment.
B. The Subscriber shall furnish the Southlake Municipal
Water Department with acceptable documentation and
proof of income of the subscriber and any income
producing member of the household to which such
water is supplied.
C. The subscriber shall provide updated financial in'-._
formation of the subscriber and other income earning
adults of the household to which the water is furnished,
on an annual basis or more frequently if requested, to
verify eligibility for such special rate treatment.
D. Subscribers and households qualifying for the special
"Elderly/Hardship Rate" shall be entitled to have
such special rate applied to their water rate charges
beginning thirty (30) days after the application and
documentation of income have been furnished as set
forth hereinabove and accepted by the Southlake
Municipal Water Department.
E. At any time that it is determined that a subscriber
or household is no longer eligible for the "Elderly/
Hardship Rate", such special rate treatment shall
cease immediately.
Sec. 3 ALL Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4 WHEREAS, the financial integrity of the Southlake Municipal
Water System requires the immediate passage of this ordi-
nance increasing water rates to provide adequate revenues,
therefore an emergency exists requiring immediate passage
of this Ordinance to place such new rates into effect by
October 1, 1986.
Sec. 5 IF any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto
to any person or circumstances is held invalid or uncon-
stitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of the ordinance; and the City Council hereby
declares it would have passed such remaining portions of
the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining
portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Passed, approved and adopted by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, this 22 day of September,
1986 by a vote of yeas to nays ann abstaining.
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ATTEST:
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andra L. LeGrand, -oi.- Y`C
City Secretary City Attorney