G-05-09-08-10A1 - 9/8/2005ORDINANCE NO. ar- 05' 09 "Vg- IVR'
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CHAPTER 10, SECTION
10.100 RELATING TO GENERAL WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM
POLICIES AND SECTION 10.200, RELATING TO WATER AND
SEWER RATES AND UTILITY BILLING POLICIES; PROVIDING FOR
A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 10, Section 10.100 of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas is hereby amended by
adding Section 10.105, to read as follows:
SECTION 10.100 GENERAL WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM POLICIES
10.105 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words, terms and phrases, shall have the meaning
ascribed to them except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) City shall mean the City of Round Rock, Texas.
(2) Commission shall mean the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or any successor
agency.
(3)
Customer shall refer to the Person who has applied for and through such application
agrees to undertake primary responsibility toward the City to ensure compliance with the
City's ordinances, rules and regulations dealing with utilities. The term includes agents,
attorneys -in -fact, or representatives of such Person.
(4) Director shall mean the Director of Utilities for the City or his/her designee.
(5) Person shall mean any individual, firm, association of individuals, club, trustee, receiver,
utility district, partnership or corporation, including a public, private or municipal
corporation, and political subdivision.
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II.
That Chapter 10, Section 10.200 of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas is hereby amended by
deleting Section 10.200 in its entirety and replacing it with
Section 10.200, to read as follows:
10.201 WATER
(1) Meters Required
(a) All premises using the City water supply must be equipped with an adequate water
meter furnished by the City but paid for by the Customer. Before any premises
are occupied, a water meter shall be installed therein as herein required.
Any Person using the City water supply in violation of this Subsection shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Installation and Maintenance
(a) Meters shall be installed in a location that will be easy to access.
(b)
(b)
The meter box shall be maintained by the Customer to ensure that no obstacle will
hinder or prevent adequate access to the meter for reading and servicing.
Adequate access is a condition precedent to the receipt of utility services from the
City and a requirement for continued service. "Adequate access" for purposes
of this Section shall be defined as the ability of an authorized City representative
to get to a meter without visual aids, without the presence of the Customer or
without threat of bodily injury and must not be hindered by shrubs, trees, locked
gates or any other obstruction. No authorized City representative shall be denied
access to a meter.
(3) Reading Meters
The City shall read or cause to be read every water meter used in the City at such times
as are necessary that the bill may be sent out at the proper time. No Person shall cause
interference with reading a meter by building, installing or planting any obstacle that
would prevent access to a meter temporarily or permanently. If an obstacle prevents the
meter from being read, a fee as set forth in Subsection 17 shall be charged to the water
bill as a re -read fee. Should an authorized City representative be unable to have adequate
access more than three (3) times, the City shall notify Customer, in writing, of such
obstruction and give Customer ten (10) days to provide adequate access. The City may,
at its option, relocate the meter and charge Customer for the actual costs of relocating the
meter. Failure to comply within the ten (10) day period shall be grounds for termination
of service and Customer shall be charged the fee set forth in Subsection 16.
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(4) Testing Meters
Any Customer requesting the municipal water meter to be tested shall pay, as a fee, the
actual cost of testing the meter by a third party licensed meter tester. The City will retain
the fee if the meter is within three percent (3 %) of being accurate. If the meter is not
within three percent (3 %) of being accurate, it shall be repaired or replaced and the fee
returned to the Customer or credited on the Customer's account.
(5) Right of Entry
Any employee of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling, meter reading and testing.
(6) Water Rates for Retail Customers
(a) Except as provided below, the following schedule of monthly rates or charges for
retail commercial and residential services furnished by the City's water system
shall be and such is hereby adopted and established as follows:
(i) Rates
The water rate for retail Customers shall be $ 1.96 per 1,000 gallons of
water used.
(ii) Monthly Charge
Except as provided below, in addition to the foregoing rates, each
Customer shall also pay a monthly water service charge pursuant to the
following schedule regardless of the amount of water used.
Meter Size Base
Serving Customer
5 inch
3/4 inch
1 inch
11/2 inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
10 inch
12 inch
Monthly Service
Charge
$ 11.72
16.33
25.78
49.40
77.75
143.90
238.40
758.15
1,325.15
2,081.15
2,553.65
(iii) Medicaid Exemption Discontinued after October 1, 2005.
Except as provided in (iv) below, on and after October 1, 2005 the
monthly water service charge exemption for head of household residents
eligible for Medicaid benefits will be discontinued.
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(iv) Exemption for Current Recipients.
For residential service located within the corporate City limits where the
head of the household is eligible for Medicaid benefits, and if said
resident head of household was receiving the Medicaid exemption from
the monthly water service charge prior to October 1, 2005, and if said
resident head of household re -applies for said exemption between October
1 and October 30 of each year, then the exemption from paying the
monthly water service charge shall continue until the head of the
household is no longer eligible for Medicaid benefits, as determined by
federal guidelines and as administered by the State of Texas.
(v) Unlawful acceptance of exemption or discount.
It shall be unlawful for any Person to apply for and/or receive a water
rate discount or exemption from the monthly water service charge if such
Person is not eligible to receive said discount or exemption.
(b) Outside City Limits
The above water rates and service charges apply to all Customers located within
the corporate limits of the City. All Customers located outside of the corporate
limits of the City shall pay double the applicable rates charged Customers within
the corporate limits of the City, unless a different rate is approved by the Council
pursuant to a contractual agreement.
(c) Age 65 and Older
(i) Discounts Discontinued after June 10, 1993
Except as provided below, on or after June 10, 1993 the water rate
discount for head of household residents 65 years of age and older will be
discontinued. All head of household residents 65 years of age and older
actually receiving said discounts prior to June 10, 1993 shall continue to
receive said discounts as stated in this Section, so long as they re -apply
for said discounts before October 30 of each year.
(ii) Discounts for Current Recipients
For residential service located within the corporate City limits where the
head of the household has attained the age of sixty-five (65), and if said
resident head of household was receiving water rate discounts prior to
June 10, 1993, and if said resident head of household re -applies for said
discounts between October 1 and October 30 of each year, then the
following schedule of monthly rates or charges for services furnished by
the City's water system shall be and such is hereby adopted and
established as follows:
(7)
Rate
Number of Gallons Monthly Water
Of Water Used Rates
1-20,000 gallons $1.20 per 1,000 gallons
20,000 gallons to
75,000 gallons $1.45 per 1,000 gallons used exceeding
20,000 gallons up to 75,000 gallons
Use exceeding 75,000
gallons $1.70 per 1,000 gallons used exceeding
75,000 gallons
Monthly Charge
In addition to the foregoing rates, each Customer shall also pay a monthly
water service charge of $5.50 regardless of the amount of water used.
Water Rates and Permit Fees for Bulk Users
Fire Hydrant Meter Size Monthly Base Rate
5/s inch
1 inch
3 inch
$ 75.00
100.00
150.00
The volume charge will be the rate per 1,000 gallons established under Section
10.201(6)(a)(i) Rates.
(8) Rates for Water Service To Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District
(a) The rate for water service to Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District ("BCMUD")
shall consist of a Volumetric Rate and a Monthly Excess Capacity Charge, both
of which are due and payable on a monthly basis.
(b)
The Volumetric Rate for water is $0.93 per 1,000 gallons of water delivered.
(c) The Monthly Excess Capacity Charge shall be determined by multiplying the
Monthly Excess Capacity Rate by BCMUD's Excess Capacity. The Monthly
Excess Capacity Rate is $15;117 per million gallons per day (MGD) of Excess
Capacity. The Excess Capacity shall be equal to BCMUD's peak day usage
expressed in MGD less BCMUD's annual average day usage.
(9) Rates for Water Service To Williamson Count Munici . al Utili District No. 9.
(a) The rate for water service to Williamson County Municipal Utility District No.
9 ("District") shall consist of a volumetric rate and a monthly base charge per
connection to the water system.
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(b)
The volumetric rate for water is $1.76 per 1,000 gallons of water delivered.
(c) The District shall pay a monthly base charge for each separate connection to the
water system according to the size of the meter as follows:
Meter Size
5/a inch
3/4 inch
1 inch
11/a inch
Monthly Base
Charge
$10.52
$14.25
$21.70
$40.32
(10) Water Service, Inspection and Meter Setting Fees
(a) Water Inspection and Meter Setting Fee
Each applicant for a plumbing permit, whether for new construction or otherwise,
shall at the time the permit is issued, pay a water inspection and meter setting fee
of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each water tap utilizing a standard size
water meter. As used herein, "standard size water meter" means either a five-
eighths (%) inch or a three fourths (34) inch meter. In the event a water tap
requires a nonstandard size water meter, the water inspection and meter setting fee
shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) plus the difference in actual cost of the
water meter required and the actual cost of a standard size meter.
(b)
Fees for Water Service Outside City Limits
Applicants for water service outside the City limits shall pay the same water fees
as set forth above. Applicants who are otherwise required by contract to obtain
building permits shall pay the fees when a permit is issued. Other applicants shall
pay the fees when water service is requested.
(11) Tampering with Meters and Lines Prohibited
Whoever by any means or device prevents water from passing through any meter
belonging to the City, or prevents any meter used in connection with the supply of water
to any Customer by the City from registering the amount of water passing through such
meter, or prevents a meter from duly registering the quantity of water supplied or in any
way interferes with its proper action of just registration, or without the consent in writing
of the Director, diverts any water from any pipe of the City's, or otherwise uses, or
causes to be used, without the consent of the Director, any water produced or distributed
by the City, or retains possession of, or refuses to deliver any meter, materials or
equipment belonging to the City, regardless of how it came into his possession, shall be
in violation of this Section. The presence at any time on or about any such meter or pipe
or any device or pipes resulting in the diversion of water or prevention of its free passage
and registration by the meter, or resulting in the diversion from the meter as above
defined, or resulting in the prevention of water reaching the meter, or resulting in the
prevention of the just registration of the meter or meters or the taking of any water except
through a meter as above set forth, shall constitute prima facie evidence on the part of the
Person owning or having custody and control of the room, building, place or premises
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where such device or pipe is, or knowledge of the existence thereof and knowledge of
such existence to the Person who would be benefitted by the failure of the water to be
properly metered, and shall further constitute prima facie evidence of intention on the part
of such Person to defraud, and shall bring such Person prima facie within the scope,
meaning, and penalties of this Subsection.
(12) Tampering with Hydrants and Other System Apparatus
(a) It shall be unlawful for any .Person, except a member of the fire department, or
employee of the City, to open or use water from a fire hydrant, or to take off the
cap without permission from the City.
It shall be unlawful for any Person, individually or in association with others, to
willfully break, injure or tamper with any part of the City's system for any
purpose whatsoever, or in any manner to maliciously interfere with or prevent the
running and operation of the system and the water supply therein.
(13) Responsibility for Water Leakage and Use; Discontinuance of Service
The Customer shall be held responsible as consumers for loss of water and property
damage due to leakage in pipes or plumbing inside the discharge side of the meter or on
the Customer's property, and if this water is not paid for according to the rates provided
when it becomes due, the water shall be cut off by the City and not turned on again until
all charges and fees are paid and proof provided that the leak has been repaired. The City
may consider an adjustment if the Customer presents a plumber's statement indicating that
the leak was not reasonably detectable from the surface, the leak has been repaired and
the type of repairs made. The City may request additional information before adjusting
the Customer's bill. The Customer may receive only one adjustment during a twelve (12)
month period, unless the Director determines that extenuating circumstances justify
allowing additional adjustments.
(b)
(14) Customer Assents to Chapter Provisions
All of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be incorporated in every contract
between the City and its Customers, and each Customer shall be charged with knowledge
of the provisions of this chapter and, by applying and accepting water from the City, to
have assented to the provisions hereof.
(15) Deposits for Water Service
(a) Upon making application for water service the Customer shall pay a water deposit
as hereinafter set forth. Said deposit shall be refunded to the Customer when:
(i) service is cancelled; provided, however, that any unpaid charges shall
first be deducted from the deposit; or
(ii) for residential Customers only, when Customer shall have twelve (12)
consecutive months of good payment history.
(b) Residential. Customers shall pay a water deposit in the amount of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) per residential dwelling unit.
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(c) The applicable deposit for water service set forth above is required of any water
Customer, regardless of payment history, if water service has been discontinued
for nonpayment or meter tampering. Residential Customers shall thereafter be
entitled to a satisfactory payment history deposit refund uponthe completion of
the required one-year continuous, satisfactory payment history, as computed from
the date of reconnect, in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.
(d) All non-residential Customers shall pay a water deposit according to the size of
meter serving the premises pursuant to the following schedule:
Meter Size Deposit
5/8 inch
3/ inch
1 inch
11/a inch
2 inch and larger
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
$150.00
$100.00 per inch or fraction
thereof
(e) Bulk water Customers shall pay a meter deposit in accordance with the following
schedule:
Fire Hyrdrant Meter Size Deposit
5/8 x 3/ inch
1 inch
3 inch
$100.00
$150.00
$700.00
(16) Water and Sewer Service Connection and Transfer Fees
(a) Upon making application for water and/or sewer service the Customer shall pay
a water and sewer service connection fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
(b) Upon making application to transfer an existing water ° and/or sewer service
account to a new address, the Customer shall pay a water and sewer service
transfer fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
(c) If a Customer requests service after normal business hours or same-day service
requiring connection of new water service during hours other than the regular
operation hours of the Utility Billing Department (Monday -Friday, 8:00 a.m. -
6:00 p.m.) including weekends and City holidays, a water and sewer service
connection fee of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) shall be paid by the Customer.
(d) Bulk water Customers that require a fire hydrant meter to be relocated within the
same job site or another job site shall pay a Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) fee for
each time that the meter is relocated.
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(17) Additional Service Trips
If additional meter service trips are required, including re -reads and trips for collection
of outstanding charges, fees or penalties, the Customer shall pay an additional trip fee in
the amount of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each additional trip made to the location.
If any service trips are caused by the City's error, the Customer will not be charged such
additional trip fee.
10.202 SEWER
(1) Sewer Rates for Retail Customers
(a) Inside City Limits
The rate schedule for retail Customers of the City's sanitary sewer system shall
be as hereinafter set forth.
(i) Rates
The sewer rate for retail Customers shall be $2.26 per 1,000 gallons of
water used for all users.
(ii) Monthly Charge
Except as provided below, in addition to the foregoing rates, each
Customer shall also pay a monthly sewer service charge pursuant to the
following schedule regardless of the amount of water used.
Meter Size Base
Serving Customer
Monthly Service
Char e
%" $ 9.08
3/4" 11.85
1" 17.00
11/2" 31.00
2" 47.80
3" 87.00
4" 143.00
6" 451.00
8" 787.00
10" 1,235.00
12" 1,515.00
(iii) Medicaid Exemption Discontinued after October 1, 2005.
Except as provided in (iv) below, on and after October 1, 2005 the
monthly sewer service charge exemption for head of household residents
eligible for Medicaid benefits will be discontinued.
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(iv) Exemption for. Current Recipients.
For residential service located within the corporate City limits where the
head of the household is eligible for Medicaid benefits, and if said
resident head of household was receiving the Medicaid monthly sewer
service charge exemption prior to October 1, 2005, and if said resident
head of household re -applies for said exemption between October 1 and
October 30 of each year, then the exemption shall continue until the head
of the household is no longer eligible for Medicaid benefits, as determined
by federal guidelines and as administered by the State of Texas.
(v) Unlawful acceptance of exemption or discount.
It shall be unlawful for any Person to apply for and/or receive a sewer
rate discount or monthly sewer service charge exemption if such Person
is not eligible to receive said discount or exemption.
(b) Outside City Limits
The above sewer rates and service charges apply to all Customers located within
the corporate limits of the City. All Customers located outside the corporate
limits of the City shall pay double the applicable rates charged Customers within
the corporate limits of the City, unless a different rate is approved by the Council
pursuant to a contractual agreement.
(c) Based On Winter Usage
Monthly sewer consumption shall be based upon the actual monthly water
consumption, or the average monthly consumption for the months of December,
January, and February of each fiscal year, whichever is less.
(d) Age 65 and Older
(i) Discounts Discontinued after June 10. 1993
Except as provided below, on or after June 10, 1993 the wastewater rate
discount for head of household residents 65 years of age and older will be
discontinued. All head of household residents 65 years of age and older
actually receiving said discounts prior to June 10, 1993 shall continue to
receive said discounts as stated in this section, so long as they re -apply for
said discounts before October 30 of each year.
(ii) Discounts for Current Recipients
For residential service located within the corporate City limits where the
head of the household has attained the age of sixty-five (65), and if said
resident head of household was receiving wastewater rate discounts prior
to June 10, 1993, and if said resident head of household re -applies for
said discounts between October 1, and October 30 of each year, then the
following schedule of monthly rates or charges for service furnished by
the City's water system shall be and such is hereby adopted and
established as follows:
Rate
$.1.20 per 1,000 gallons of water used for all Customers.
Monthly Charge
In addition to the foregoing rates, each Customer shall also pay a monthly
sewer service charge of $5.50 regardless of the amount of water used.
(2) Sewer Rates For Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 9
The monthly rate for sewer service to Williamson County Municipal Utility District No.
9 is $2.83 per 1,000 gallons of sewage metered.
(3) Sewer Inspection Fees
(a) Sewer Inspection Fee
Each applicant for a plumbing permit, whether for new construction or otherwise,
shall at the time the permit is issued, pay a sewer inspection fee of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) for each sewer service connection to the main line.
(b) Fees for Sewer Service Outside City Limits
Applicants for sewer service outside the City limits shall pay the same sewer fees
as set forth above. Applicants who are otherwise required by contract to obtain
building permits shall pay the fees when a permit is issued. Other applicants shall
pay the fees when water service is requested.
10.203 UTILITY BILLING POLICY
(1) New Service - Residential
New residential accounts are to be established in the name(s) of the Person(s) requesting
the service, on an application acceptable to the City.
(2) New Service - Commercial
New commercial accounts, established in a company or business name, must provide the
name, identification, and contact information of the manager or a responsible party of the
company or business before account will be established, Customer shall provide the
business names and names of the manager or responsible party for any unrelated business
entities who jointly own or occupy the premises andwill jointly utilize the utility service.
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(3) Due Date
Bills for water, sewer, and garbage collection shall be dated and mailed at such time as
may be directed by the city manager, and payment for such bills is due on or before the
sixteenth (16th) day following the mailing of the bills.
(4) Penalty for Late Payment
(a) . Any bill not paid by the sixteenth (16th) day following the mailing of the bills shall
be deemed past due and a late fee of Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50) or ten
percent (10%) of the total amount due, whichever is more, will be assessed.
Upon written request by a Customer with proof that such individual is age sixty
(60) or over, payment may be delayed without penalty until the twenty-fifth (25th)
day after the date the bill is issued. This Subsection applies only to residential
Customers who occupy the entire premises for which the delay is requested.
(b)
(5) Disconnection of Services
(a) If a bill continues to be past due for a period in excess of fourteen (14) days, the
water supply to the Customer shall be shut off. Water service shall not be
resumed until all outstanding fees, service fees, charges or penalties are paid in
full.
(b) The service fee for service restoration during regular business hours (Monday -
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) of any business day (excluding weekends and
City holidays) shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
(c) Services shall not be restored during any hours other than regular business hours
unless the Customer requests after-hours or same day service and pays the fee set
forth in Subsection 10.201(16)(c).
(6) Notice
After a bill has become past due, the City shall mail to the Customer at his last known
address a written notice stating that the bill is presently delinquent and that the Customer's
water service will be disconnected if the .bill and all fees are not paid within. fourteen (14)
days of the bill becoming delinquent.
(7) Disconnection Hearing
Any Customer who has reason to believe that his bill is inaccurate shall have the right to
request a hearing before the City's director of finance within the aforementioned fourteen -
day period. If for any reason the director of finance is unable to grant a hearing within
that time period, the disconnection ofutilities shall be delayed until after a hearing is
provided. The decision of the director of finance concerning the accuracy of any utility
bill shall be deemed final.
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(8) Transfers of Balances
(a) In order to transfer utilities from one location to another, any outstanding billed
amount on the current account must be paid. The final bill for the original
account will be transferred to and be payable on the due date of the new account
including the fees as set forth in Subsection 10.201(16)(b) of this ordinance.
Service may be discontinued at the new address if the previous balance becomes
delinquent.
(b) Where a Person liable for delinquent charges at one address is found to have an
account in his name at another address, the delinquent amounts due at the previous
address may be transferred to the account at the new address, and service may be
discontinued at the new address until the delinquent amounts are paid. The name
on the account need not be the same if ownership or residency can be established
by the City.
(9) Joint Liability
(a) Spouses receiving service to premises they jointly own or occupy are deemed to
be joint Customers -of -record, notwithstanding that only . one spouse may have
signed an application, and shall be jointly and severally liable for unpaid
delinquent charges.
(b)
If service is provided to property owned by a Person jointly with the Customer -of -
record, or if the Customer -of -record is an agent or property manager for one or
more owners of property, the joint owners shall all be treated as Customers, and
each shall remain jointly and severally liable with the Customer -of -record for
unpaid delinquent charges.
(c) The City may request proof of residency or ownership when occupancy and/or
liability is in question.
(10) Incomplete or False Information
(a) If any of the information provided to the City to establish a ..utility account or
transfer an existing account is incomplete, the City may deny service to the
premises or may delaythe service until the information is provided to the
satisfaction of the City;
(b)
If any of the information provided to the City to establish a utility account or
transfer an existing account is false, the City may disconnect the service to the
premises.
(11) Rate Adjustment Authority
The City Manager or his designee shall have the authority to adjust the monthly billing
calculations/procedures for any Customer to correct inequities that may arise due to
methodologies adopted for calculating rates or for such other good cause as may be
determined by the City.
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10.205 ENFORCEMENT
(1) A Person commits an offense if he violates any provision of this Section 10.200, Water
and Sewer Rates and Utility Billing Policies. Each instance of a violation of this Section
is a separate offense.
(2) A Person commits an offense if he knowingly makes a false statement on an application
for service under this Section.
(3) Proof of a culpable mental state is not required for a conviction of any offense under this
Section.
(4) A Person who violates any provision of this Section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor,
which, upon conviction, is punishable as set forth in Section 1.600, Penalties for
Violations of Code. Prosecution of an offense under any Subsection does not preclude
other enforcement remedies under this Section.
(5) In addition to proceeding under the authority of this Section, the City is entitled to pursue
any and all other criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled pursuant to authority
granted by any other applicable laws, regulations or. ordinances.
(6) For repeat violations of this Section, water service may be disconnected or restricted.
(7)
Any penalties provided for by this Section are in addition to those penalties or fees
provided for by other provisions of this Code for failure to timely pay any bill, or portion
thereof, for water and sanitary sewer services.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provisionof this
.ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares thatwritten
notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting .at which
this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this Resolution and the subjectmatter hereof were discussed,
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considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for
reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day
of
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the
2005.
, 2005.
day
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of
ATEST:
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E MAXWELL, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secreta
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DATE: September 1, 2005
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - September 8, 2005
ITEM: 10.A.1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 10, Sections 10.100 and 10.200,
of the Round. Rock Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) regarding water and
sewer fees and utility billing policies. (Second Reading)
Department: Water and Wastewater Utilities
Staff Person: Tom Clark, Utilities Director
Justification:
The Utility Billing Policies and Procedures are being updated to allow for cost recovery to provide
services, streamline fees and rates, minimize overtime costs and bring fees in line with surrounding
communities.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information:
The attached ordinance updates bulk water meter fees, meter deposits, charges for additional trips
and fees to move bulk water meters that will allow the city to recover its cost for providing these
services. Water meter deposits are being increased and residential customer's deposits will be
refunded after one year's timely payment. The time required to pay a late bill is being extended and
discontinuing the Medicaid Exemption is being recommended. Additional language has been added to
prevent the planting of plants or building structures that hamper our ability to read meters and
customers will be allowed a variance for documented water leaks with a plumber's statement. Staff
will make a presentation at the Council meeting.
Public Comment: N/A