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F <br /> • ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2009-64 <br /> OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS CONCERNING WATER RATES <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, Arkansas owns and operates a water treatment and <br /> distribution system that delivers water to its citizens and also sells and delivers wholesale water <br /> to other municipalities,water associations, improvement districts, and other legal entities, and <br /> WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 2009-6-4 repealed then-existing water rates charged by <br /> the City and established a new rate structure for all classes of users, and <br /> WHEREAS, the need exists to modify certain provisions within said new rate structure <br /> to exempt certain wholesale users from unreasonable minimum usage charges within the <br /> contracts negotiated with them. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br /> BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS THAT: <br /> "Section 3.7 Wholesale User Rates" is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> "Any municipality,water association, improvement district, or other legal <br /> • entity which purchases water for resale shall purchase 0-1000.gallons per <br /> month at a rate to be fixed by contract or the minimum charge for 0-1000 <br /> gallons of monthly water usage charged to customers outside the city limits <br /> per meter size. All the water in excess of the first thousand (1000) gallons <br /> per month shall be purchased by wholesale customers at a rate to be fixed <br /> by contract, but not less than$2.09 per thousand gallons." <br /> "Section 4.7 Wholesale User Rates" is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> j "Any municipality,water association, improvement district, or other legal <br /> j entity which purchases water for resale shall purchase 0-1000 gallons per <br /> month at a rate to be fixed by contract or the minimum charge for 0-1000 <br /> gallons of monthly water usage charged to customers outside the city limits <br /> per meter size. All the water in excess of the first thousand(1000) gallons <br /> per month shall be purchased by wholesale customers at a rate to be fixed <br /> by contract,but not less than $2.44 per thousand gallons." <br /> • <br />