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~. -~ >. ! 184 ^ 0::(,,) U.:.:: <::r:- hi. (,,) I- ~ W~ - ~- U~O Ed ;j ~ § §'1S ORDINANCE 1998. 73 - 191 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ~ (7J 6':;1 SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, TEMPORARILY DECREASING a -g g::: ~:i WATER RATES ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 86.231 LùQ õ- ~'J OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE; INCLUDING =...9'. .-< ~.." PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR iL~..... ~ ¡::'-. PENALTIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. :&?! am RECITALS: 1. The City has suffered extensive flood damage from rainfall on October 17th, 18th and 19th, the cleanup from which has necessitated the use of large amounts of water by many City water system customers. 2. The City Council wishes to afford residents relief from the increased bills for water usage that result from extensive cleanup efforts. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The water rates established under Section 86.231 of the San Marcos City Code are amended for all addresses confirmed by the City as being damaged by the recent flooding, to charge for the lesser of 1) the water usage for the addresses during the previous month's billing period, and 2) the current month's water usage for the addresses, for all billings scheduled for mailing on November 9, 1998, November 16, 1998, November 24, 1998 and December 1, 1998. SECTION 2. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph ofthis ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this ordinance will continue in force if they can be given effect without the invalid portion. SECTION 3. All ordinances and resolution or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are repealed, for only the billings scheduled for mailing as described above in Section 1. SECTION 4. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance commits a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalty provided in Section 1.015 of the San Marcos City Code upon conviction. SECTION 5. The importance of this Ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity, and the provisions ofthe Charter requiring that ordinances be presented at three separate meetings, and that ordinances do not take effect until ten (10) days after the date of final passage are suspended, and this Ordinance will take effect upon publication of notice of its adoption in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9TH day of NOVEMBER, 1998. ~~~~ Billy G. Moore Mayor Atte~t: , j) . . /) oÎY¡;/J1;'; f?} /}Y~)¡ JaMs K. Womack City Secretary Approved: ~v~ Mark B. TaylO;- - O' ~ City Attorney PUBLISHED IN THE SAN MARCOS DAILY RECORD, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12,1998.