HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6183: AMENDING SECTION 110 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SUB-SECTION 110-99 PROCEDURES FOR WATER UTILITY BILLING ADJUSTMENTS-COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS City of Port Arthur
Finance Department
Memorandum
To: Steve Fitzgibbons, City Manager
From: Deborah Echols, Director of Finance
Date: October 12, 2011
Re: P 0 6183 — An Ordinance Regarding Procedures for Adjustments to
Water Utility Billing Commercial Accounts
Presented for City Council consideration and approval is Proposed Ordinance 6183 to insert
Section 110 -99 "Procedures for Water Utility Billing- Commercial Accounts" into the Code of
Ordinances.
P. O. NO. 6183
dhe: 10/12/11
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 110 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SUB - SECTION
110 -99 PROCEDURES FOR WATER UTILITY BILLING
ADJUSTMENTS - COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS
WHEREAS, Section 110 -98 of the Code of Ordinances establishes procedures for
adjusting water billing; and
WHEREAS, Section 110 -98 (b) limits adjustments for water to residential and church
accounts only; and
WHEREAS, the City has commercial accounts that have billing issues that cannot be
addressed under current ordinance provisions; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances will be amended to provide for water adjustments
for commercial accounts under certain, limited circumstances.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That Section 110 -99 be added to Code of Ordinances as follows:
"Sec. 110 -99 Procedures for water utility billing adjustments Commercial Accounts
a.) Adjustment may be made to commercial accounts, only with City Council
approval, and under the following circumstances and conditions:
1) In the event of an unusually high consumption for unknown reasons.
2) In the event of leaks documented by the customer.
3) The excessive water charges must be at least $100 over the average
water charge for the prior six months, and $100 over the water
charge for the same month of the prior year.
b.) The customer will be billed $0.60 per 1,000 gallons of water for all water
registered on the meter to cover the City's cost for lost water, and related
direct costs.
c.) Adjustment for water and sewer will be limited to one per 12 -month
period."
READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, this day of October, 2011 at a Meeting of
the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: AYES:
Mayor: •
Councilmembers:
NOES:
Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard, City Secretary
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
Steve itzgibbons, City Manager
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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