HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 202 _
ORDINANCE NO. 2�2
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A CHARGE TO BE LEVIED
AGAINST EACH DWELLING UNIT IN THE CITY OF FRIENDS-
WOOD USING CITY WATER AND/OR SEWER SERVICE; SETTING
THE AMOUNT OF THE CHARGE AT ONE DOLLAR ($1. 00) PER
MONTH PER DWELLING UNIT; IDENTIFYING SAID CHARGE AS
A "FIRE PROTECTION CHARGE" ; LIMITING THE PERIOD OF
TIME FOR SUCH LEVY TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1974; PROVIDING
THAT PAYMENT THEREOF SHALL BE A PREREQUISITE TO CON-
TINUED WATER AND SEWER SERVICE; PROVIDING THAT BILLING
AND COLLECTION THEREOF SHALL BE DONE THROUGH THE CITY
WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT'S REGULAR BILLING CYCLE.
WHEREAS, additional funds to operate the Fire Protection
services of the City of Friendswood are needed; and
WHEREAS the budget for 1974 does not adequately provide
for such funds; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDS-
WOOD, STATE OF TEXAS:
I.
There is hereby levied a charge against each residential
dwelling unit and commercial establishment in the City of Friends-
wood using City water and/or sewer service, a charge of One Dollar
($1. 00) per month per such unit.
II.
Said charge shall be known as the "Fire Protection Charge"
and shall begin October 1, 1973 and continue until September 30,
1974 at which time said charge shall terminate.
III.
The billing and collection of said charge shall be handled
through the Water and Sewer Department of the City of Friendswood
and shall be added to the regular water an.d sewer billing and
identified as described in Section II, above.
IV.
Each water and/or sewer customer in the City shall pay such
charge as part of the regular water and/or sewer service charge,
as billed, and payment thereof shall be a prerequisite to continued
water and/or sewer service by the City.
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PASSED FOR FIRST READING THIS 15th DAY OF October , 1973.
PASSED FOR SECOND READING THIS 5th DAY OF November , 1973.
PASSED, APPROVED AND FINALLY ADOPT�D THIS 19th DAY OF
November , 1973. �
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MAYQR
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ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY
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