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• ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2009-64
OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS CONCERNING WATER RATES
WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, Arkansas owns and operates a water treatment and
distribution system that delivers water to its citizens and also sells and delivers wholesale water
to other municipalities,water associations, improvement districts, and other legal entities, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 2009-6-4 repealed then-existing water rates charged by
the City and established a new rate structure for all classes of users, and
WHEREAS, the need exists to modify certain provisions within said new rate structure
to exempt certain wholesale users from unreasonable minimum usage charges within the
contracts negotiated with them.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS THAT:
"Section 3.7 Wholesale User Rates" is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Any municipality,water association, improvement district, or other legal
• entity which purchases water for resale shall purchase 0-1000.gallons per
month at a rate to be fixed by contract or the minimum charge for 0-1000
gallons of monthly water usage charged to customers outside the city limits
per meter size. All the water in excess of the first thousand (1000) gallons
per month shall be purchased by wholesale customers at a rate to be fixed
by contract, but not less than$2.09 per thousand gallons."
"Section 4.7 Wholesale User Rates" is hereby amended to read as follows:
j "Any municipality,water association, improvement district, or other legal
j entity which purchases water for resale shall purchase 0-1000 gallons per
month at a rate to be fixed by contract or the minimum charge for 0-1000
gallons of monthly water usage charged to customers outside the city limits
per meter size. All the water in excess of the first thousand(1000) gallons
per month shall be purchased by wholesale customers at a rate to be fixed
by contract,but not less than $2.44 per thousand gallons."
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EMERGENCY CLAUSE: In consideration of the public interest to be preserved, AN.
EMERGENCY is hereby declared to .exist and this Ordinance being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall be in full force and effect
immediately from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ORDAINED on this �3� day of t , 2009.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise M. Johnston, Citf Clerk Rick Elumliau
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Scott Stalker, City Attorney