ORD NO 16-1989 Water
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 16 -1989
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3 -1981 OF THE CITY
FIXING THE BASIC MONTHLY RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE
SERVICES OF THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas (the "City
owns and operates water facilities (the "System and has
determined that certain extensions, betterments and improvements
to the System (the "improvements are necessary to make the
System adequate to serve the needs of the City and its
inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the basic monthly water rates are established
by Ordinance No. 3 -1981 of the City adopted and approved
January 19, 1981 "Ordinance No. 3- 1981 and
WHEREAS, in connection with the improvements, it is
necessary that Ordinance No. 3 -1981 be amended in order to
increase rates charged for the services of the System by 11.4
and
WHEREAS, the Van Buren Water and Sewer Commission,
after a necessary and complete investigation, has recommended
the improvements and the rate increase to the City Council as
being in the best interest of the City and its inhabitants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of
the City of Van Buren, Arkansas:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 3 -1981 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. That the monthly rates set forth below
be, and they are hereby, fixed as the rates to be charged for
water furnished to customers of the Water System of the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas (the 'City'), which rates the City Council
finds and declares to be reasonable and necessary minimum rates
to be charged.
The water usage of each customer shall be determined
each month by meter measurement and the size of the meter used,
and the amount to be paid by each customer, effective
September 1 1989, shall be computed on the basis of the
following schedule of rates:
Customers Inside City Limits
The charges for customers inside the City limits are:
Water Consumption Per Month Rate per 1,000 gallons
For the first 1,000 gallons $3.82 (minimum)*
For the next 4,000 gallons 1.69
For the next 5,000 gallons 1.34
For the next 90,000 gallons 0.89
Over 100,000 gallons 0.62
or
Over 100,000 gallons for resale 0.45
*The minimum charge of $3.82 is based upon a 3/4" meter.
The minimum charge shall be increased as follows
depending upon meter size:
Meter Size Minimum Charge
1" 4.10
1 6.82
2" 10.23
3" 13.65
4" 20.46
6" 34.11
Customers Outside City Limits
The charges for customers outside the City limits are
one and one -half (11/2) times the rate for customers inside the
City limits."
Section 2. That it is hereby ascertained and declared
that the System is inadequate for the needs of the City and the
inhabitants thereof, thus endangering the life, health, safety
and welfare of the inhabitants and their property, and that the
improvements required to alleviate such hazards can be
accomplished only by the enactment of such increased rates as
are authorized by this Ordinance. It is, therefore, declared
that an emergency exists, and this Ordinance, being necessary to
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
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PASSED this 17th day of July 1989.
APPR ED:
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CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, City Clerk of Van Buren, Arkansas,
hereby certifies that the foregoing pages are a true and perfect
copy of Ordinance No. 26- /7f passed at a <session of
the City Council of Van Buren, Arkansas, h d at the regular
meeting place o the City Council at 7,n o'clock /P.m., on the
J7 day of 1989, and that the Ordinance is of
record in Ordi nce ecord Book now in my possession.
GIVEN under my hand and seal this fir? day of
1989.
City Clerk
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