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HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-11-16361016 ORDINANCE NO. 78-11-1636 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING WATER RATE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH , KENTUCKY, SO- AS TO MODIFY THE WATER RATES FOR WATER SERVICE TO HENDRON' WATER DISTRICT', A CUSTOMER OF 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 Com- missioners of the City of Paducah; Kentucky, deems it necessary and desirable to amend the existing Water -Rate Ordinance,`"enacted on September 21, 1975, 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'the -Water Works'. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT" ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY -OF PADUCAH KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah accept "the recommendation of the Commissioners of the Paducah Water Works, and that Ordinance No. 75-9-1174, en- acted on September 23, 1975 (the 111975 Rate Ordinance") ; is hereby amended so as to charge the Hendron Water District $1.16 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, 1967, 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 90 days following the expiration of the current billing period with reference to such District. SECTION 4. That the foregoing rates are rates to be charged by the Paducah Water Works, and any applicable State sales tax shall be added to each bill as a separate charge. 1017 SECTION 5. That if any clause, provision, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be ruled void or unenforceable by any court of competent juris- diction, the remainder hereof is intended to be enacted and shall be in full force and effect notwithstanding. SECTION, 6. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here- with are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. SECTION 7. That this Ordinance shall be introduced at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners and remain on file for at least one week for public inspection in the completed form in which it shall be put on its final passage, and, if adopted, shall be in full force and effect ten days thereafter. Mayor Introduced and given first reading by the Board of Commissioners, on October 24, 1978' Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 14,'1978 Recorded by Louise McKinney City Clerk, November 14, 1978.