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ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 2014-07-01 AND MODIFYING <br />FEES AND RATES TO BE CHARGED BY BATESVILLE WATER AND SEWER <br />UTILITIES FOR WORK RELATED TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICES. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Batesville owns and operates water distribution, pumping and <br />treatment facilities (water treatment works), and sewage collection, pumping and treatment <br />facilities (sewage treatment works); <br />WHEREAS, the City of Batesville has determined through a State required Water & <br />Sewer Rate Study that additional revenue is required to compensate for the increased cost of <br />water, materials, operation, maintenance, and deprecation of the Waterworks System, and to <br />provide for the extensions, betterments, and improvements that will be necessary from time to <br />time to meet needs of the City of Batesville; <br />WHEREAS, in order to accomplish said requirements, it is necessary that the rates for <br />the services of the Waterworks System be increased; <br />WHEREAS, it is necessary to charge deposits and fees for performing certain services <br />for customers of the Batesville Waterworks System; and <br />WHEREAS, in order to finance the proper and reasonable expense of operation repair, <br />replacement, and maintenance of the treatment works and sewage collection system, it is <br />necessary that the rates and fees for the service of the Sewer System be increased. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: <br />Section 1. Water Connection Fees <br />A Connection fee shall be charged for connection to the Batesville Water Utilities System <br />for all customers both inside and outside of the Batesville City Limits. "All Customers" does <br />include rental property connected for the property owner for a short time, transfer of service from <br />