HomeMy WebLinkAbout79-10-1805ORDINANCE NO. 79-10-1805
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EXISTING WATER RATE ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF PADUCAH;- KENTUCKY, SO AS TOI MODIFY THE :WATER RATES FOR
WATER SERVICE TO WEST McCRACKEN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, A CUSTOMER
OF THE PADUCAH -WATER WORKS,.-
WHEREAS,
ORKS:
WHEREAS, the City has' made an extensive study of the needs of the
Paducah Water Works and has determined that. major renewals, replacements, ad-
ditions, 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, 1978,
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. 78-11-1643,
enacted on November 14, 1978 is hereby amended so as to charge the West McCracken
County Water District $0.97 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 February 7, 1967, for a forty -year 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 or bi-monthly billing period 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.
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-
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diction, the remainder hereof is intended to be enacted and shall be in full force
and ''effect -n6twiffigtanding.- I -- I I r .. s .-
-T - -:. --SECTION-G. and parts -of'-ordinances in conflict
herewith' to Ahe, extent 6U'guch conflict, hereby -repealed fD
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall be ihtr6diid6& at d' ffidetirig of the`
Board. of 'Commissioners and - remain :on file for at least, one week ~fora public inspection
in the completed ,-form . in which it shall be put: upon its final, passage, and if.
,adopted, shall -be in full force- and -effect ten, days therafter
Mayor
Introduced by, the -Board of Commissioners on October 9, 1979
Passed -by the- Board-, of :Commissioners. -October- 23-., 1.979
-Recorded by Louise -McKinney, -City Clerk,, October 23, -1979-.:,