Ordinance No. 12,936ORDINANCE NO. 12,936
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING A REFUND OF THREE HUNDRED THIRTY -THREE THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY -SEVEN AND 64/100 DOLLARS ($333,477.64) FOR
OVERPAYMENT OF CERTAIN UTILITY ACCOUNTS OF SPRING MEADOWS
MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF SUCH REFUND
THROUGH A CREDIT TO THE APPLICABLE UTILITY ACCOUNTS; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, over the past four (4) years the City of Baytown has overbilled Spring Meadows
Municipal Utility District (the "District ") on two (2) utility accounts due to inaccurate rooftop counts submitted
by the District to the City's Utility Billing Division; and
WHEREAS, the City and the District have agreed that the City shall credit the following accounts of
the District for the total of the refunds authorized herein, which is as follows:
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1 2350-22262-OT $36,957.07
2 1 2390 - 23228 -0 1 $296,520.57
WHEREAS, it is expected that refunds authorized herein if credited to the appropriate accounts will be
fully realized by the District within the following time periods:
WHEREAS, the City reserves the right to apply the refunds authorized herein to other amounts that
may be owed by the District to the City; and
WHEREAS, since discovery of the inaccurate rooftop counts, the City has corrected the accounts in
the City's Utility Billing system and billings have been issued at the correct rooftop counts as reported by the
District; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council does hereby authorize the refund in the amount of THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY -THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY -SEVEN AND 64/100
DOLLARS ($333,477.64) to Spring Meadows Municipal Utility District for overpayment of utility billing
account numbers 2350- 22262 -0 and 2390 - 23228 -0.
Section 2: That the City council hereby authorizes payment of the refund of the amount specified
in Section 1 through crediting the accounts as indicated hereinbelow or other amounts which the District may
owe the City:
No. Accotint Credit
Number Authorized Mi
I I 2350-22262-OT $36,957.07
2 1 2390 - 23228 -0 1 $296,520.57
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote
Baytown this the 27"' day of August, 2015.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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