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ORDINANCE NO. 789
AN ORDINANCE FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT IT IS NECESSARY
THAT THE DEPOSIT FOR APPLICANTS FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE
BE INCREASED FROM THE SUM OF $1<<)).00 TO THE SUM OF $15.00 WHEN
SUCH APPLICANT IS NOT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE
APPLICATION IS'MADE; INCREASING SAID DEPOSIT FROM $10.00 TO
$15.00 IN SUCH INSTANCES; PROVIDING FOR A DEPOSIT OF $10.00
FOR THOSE OWNING THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE SERVICE IS REQUESTED;
PROVIDING FOR RE-PAYMENT OF SAID DEPOSIT ro PROPERTY OWNERS AT
THE EXPIRATION OF 15 MONTHS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SAID
DEPOSIT IF NO DELINQUENCIES EXIST AGAINST SAID DEPOSIT; PRO-
VIDING A FINAL REFUND OF SAID DEPOSIT AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WH:BREAS, it has bel3n deterniined by the City of West University P'lace,
Texas, that the deposit' now required to be paid by applicants for water
and sewer service by the City of West University Place iB inadequate to
cover losses occurring when users of the water and sewer service vacate
the premises leaving a delinquent account in excess of the original deposit;
and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the City Commission that such losses
to the City can be curtailed by increasing the amount of the original de-
posi t required to be paid by all applicants who are not owners of the
property for which the service is requested for water and sewer service
from the sum of $10.00 to the sum of $15.00;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED.BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
WEST UNIVERSITY' PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. Any person, firm or corporation who shall apply to the City
of West University Place, Texas for water and sewer serviceEIshall be re-
quired to deposit with the water and sewer department the sum of $10.00 if
such person is at that time the owner of the property for which the applica-
tion is made; and the sum of $15.00 if at the time such application is
originally made such applicant is not the owner of the property for which
the application is made.
Section 2. That said sum so deposited by a property owner shall remain
on deposit with said water and sewer department JliSor a period of fifteen con-
, secutive months unless the water user shall sooner request a termination
of water and sewer service. If, upon the expiration of fifteen consecutive
months from the date of the' original deposit, the water user shall request
that said deposit be returned to such user, said deposit shall be returned
if no delinquencies then exist against the service account of said water
user.
Section 3. Upon final termination of service to the water user such user
shall be entitled to a return of the deposit hereinabove required provided
iihat no amouniis remain due on the service account of said water user and in
the event that any sum is found to be due the Gi ty of West Uni versi ty Place
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from said user such amount is to be deducted fa t~e original
deposit and the water user shall be entitled to the balance of such
deposit, if any.
. . Section 4~ All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with, insofar as they conflict, are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately
from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 1961.
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Mayor Pro-tern
ATTEST:
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Assistant City Secretary
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