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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 656-92 01-14-1992 ORDINANCE NO. 6 5 6 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 "UTILITIES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, TO ADD A NEW SECTION 12 "STREET SWEEPING RATES" TO SAID CHAPTER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills, Texas, acting by and through its City Council, has entered into a contract with BFI for street sweeping services within the City; and WHEREAS, the charges for street sweeping under said contract are to be billed to Richland Hills water and sewer customers monthly as a part of their water utility bills; and WHEREAS, a rate of $.75 per month per water customer will allow the City to pay the charges agreed to under its contract with BFI for sweeping of streets every other month. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: I. That Chapter 11 "UTILITIES" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, be hereby amended by the addition of a new SECTION 12: . "STREET SWEEPING RATES" to said chapter, which new section shall hereafter be and read as follows: SECTION 12: STREET SWEEPING RATES A. STREET SWEEPING RATES ESTABLISHED From and after February 1, 1992, there shall be imposed on each water utility customer in the City of Richland Hills a charge of $.75 per month, plus applicable sales tax, for street sweeping services to be provided under contract with the City. City streets shall be swept a minimum of once every other month. B. BILLING The street sweeping charges shall be billed on monthly water bills to all water customers within the City. All applicable sales taxes shall be added to the base charge and included on said water bill. II. Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality • shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. ORDINANCE NO. 6 5 6 PAGE 1 Saving Clause. That Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Richland Hills City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City Council on the 14 day of JAN 1992, by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPRO D: James R. Truitt, Mayor ATTEST: Pauline Kempe, City 5e etary . D AS TO FORM: Paul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney 46MLIB/bh/010792 ORDINANCE NO. PAGE 2 ATTEST: Pauline Kempe, City Secretary D AS TO FORM: r aul F. Wiene kie, City Attorney 53MLIB/bh/012392 ORDINANCE NO. 6 5 7 PAGE 3