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ORDINANCE NO. 82-1-2196
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING WATER RATE ORDINANCE OF THE
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY,.-SO.AS TO MODIFY THE WATER -RATES -FOR WATER SERVICE TO HENDRON WATER
DISTRICT, A CUSTOMER.O.F THE PADUCAH WATER WORKS.
WHEREAS-, THE City has :made an extensive study of .the needs of the Paducah
Water Works and has determined that major renewals, replacements, -additions,
extensions and improvements of the existing Water- Works:should be undertaken in order
to reasonably serve the customers of such Water Works, and because of the necessity
to finance such.major capital improvements,, and because.of the rising operating
expenses and declining surplus income of the Paducah Water- Works, -the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, deems it necessary and desirable to
amend the existing Water Rate Ordinance, enacted on November 14, 1979, so as to
modify the water rates and charges to customers of said Water Works, both inside and
outside the corporate limits of the City, pursuant to recommendations of the
Commissioners of Water Works.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah accept the recommendation of the
Commissioners of Paducah Water Works, and that Ordinance No. 78-11-1636, enacted on
November 14, 1978 (the 111978 Rate Ordinance"), is hereby amended so as to charge the
Hendron Water District $9797- 1.14 per 1,000 gallons .of water per month, such water
to be furnished to such District pursuant to a contract between the City and such
District, dated January 27, 1977, for an indefinite period.
SECTION 2. That all other provisions of the 1975 Rate Ordinance are hereby
re-enacted and reaffirmed, and made a part hereof, the same as if copied in full
herein, except to the extent that such 1975 Rate Ordinance may be otherwise amended
by another ordinance or ordinances which has or have become effective or may become
effective, since the effective date of such 1975 Rate Ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the foregoing water rates and charges shall become
effective beginning with the monthly eF-bi-mexthly- billing period following the
expiration of the current billing period with reference to such District.
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SECTION 4. That the foregoing rates are rates to be charged by Paducah
Water Works, and any applicable State sales tax shall be added to each bill as a
separate charge.
SECTION 5. That if any clause, provision, paragraph or section of this
ordinance shall be -.ruled void or unenforceable by any court of competent -----
jurisdiction, the remainder hereof is intended to.be enacted and shall_be,.,in.full.
force and effect notwithstanding.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will be
effective upon publication in full.
John K. Penrod
Mayor-.
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners January 12, 1982
Passed by the Board of Commissioners January 26, 1982
Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, January 26, 1982
Published by The Paducah Sun January 27, 1982.