Ordinance No. 8,061Published in The Baytown Sun on: 970911 -6
Wednesday, September 17, 1997, and
Thursday, September 18, 1997. ORDINANCE NO. 8061
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," SECTION 31 -56 (A)(1) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO INCREASE WATER
RATES; AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," SECTION 31- 65(A)(2) OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO
INCREASE SEWER RATES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 31, "Utilities," Section 31 -56 (a)(1) of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 31 -56. Water rates.
(a) Basic rate schedule.
(1) Rate table:
Gallons of Water
Used per Month:
Amount or Rate
to be Charged:
First 2,000, minimum monthly rate ............... ..........................$7.50
All over 2,000, per 1,000 gallons .................. ..........................$2.48
Section 2: That Chapter 31, "Utilities," Section 31- 65(a)(2) of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 31 -65. Sewer service charge.
(a) Rate schedule:
(1) Minimum monthly rate ............................. ..........................$7.50
(2) Standard rate (per 1,000 gallons in excess of
minimum monthly) .... ............................... ..........................$2.25
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances
regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
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® Section 4: If any provisions, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for
any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of
the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of
circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
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Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 1997. The City Clerk is hereby
directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official
newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City
of Baytown, this the 11`h day of September, 1997.
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P: HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, W City Attorney
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