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ORDINANCE NO.
DATE.RESOLUTIONS; INCLUDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE* AND ESTABLISIUNG
AN EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, The City of Georgetown is negotiating the purchase of the Berry Creek Utility
Company (BCUC) assets, customers and service area;
WHEREAS, The BCUC water and wastewater utility rates are currently different from the City's
existing rate structure;
WHEREAS, The City of Georgetown will require several months to complete improvements and
begin linking the BCUC system to the City system;
WHEREAS, The terms of the agreement between BCUC and the City will not be fully completed
until September 30,1995;
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Georgetown wishes to maintain the BCUC customers
acquired by the City to remain on BCUC rates until September 30, 1995 and convert to City rates at that
time;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby
found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made
a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance implements
Finance Policy i of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element, which states: "The City will conduct all
municipal operations in an efficient business -like manner", and further finds that the enactment of this
ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other Century Plan Policies, as required by Section
2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan.
SECTION 2. Section 13.04.120 "Rates and Charges--Water--Schedule" of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Georgetown, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
it E. Former Berry Creek
Utilitv Companv
Customers and new customers
within
that
service area.
1. Customer Charge
2. Cost per 1.000 _gallons:
a Over 2,000 gallons
and first 2
and un
000 gallons per month $12.50
to and including 10,000 gallons: $1.80
b. Over
10,000
_gallons: $2.00
F. For billings
after September
30
1995 former Berry Creek Utility Customers and customers
within that
service
area will pav
rates and charges for water services as prescribed in
Berry Creek Rate Ordinance No. .5 S
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Paragraphs A through D of this section."
SECTION 3. Scction 13.04.140 "Rates and Charges--Sewers--Schedule" of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Georgetown, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
If
F. Former Berry Creek Utility Company Customers and new customers within that service area.
1. Customer Charge, per month: $25.00
2. Cost per 1,000 gallons: no charge
G. For billings after September 30 1995 former Berry Creek Utility Customers and customers
within that service area will pay rates and charges for water services as prescribed in
Paragraphs A through E of this section."
SECTION 4. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with
this Ordinance are hereby repealed, and are no longer of any force and effect.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof tv�any person or
circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or application
thereof,
of this ordinance
which can be given effect
without
the invalid provision or application, and to
this end
the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby
declared
to be severable.
SECTION 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary to attest.
This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect in (10) ten days on and after
publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the " day of e` ,0 ,=�� nff/V-e ; 1995.
PASSED .AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the s `day o 1995.
ATTEST:
j
Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
ROVED AS TO FORM:
Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
Berry Creek Rate Ordinance No. �54Q
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
I
By: LEO WOOD
Mayor