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CITY OF AZLE
BUDGET RELATED SECTIONS OF CITY ORDINANCES

Sec. 13.04.063 Water rates for customers within city limits
(a) A minimum monthly service charge shall be made each month or fraction thereof
for water service within the city limits. The minimum charge shall be based on the size
of the meter. The minimum charge shall be recalculated prior to the start of each fiscal
year from the budgeted amount of the following fixed costs: annual water-related debt
service, electric demand, water facility insurance costs and contingency funds. The
recalculated minimum charge shall be approved by ordinance at least 15 days prior to
the start of each fiscal year. The minimum charge established is as provided for in the
fee schedule in appendix A of this code.

(b) The rates for the use of water by residential and commercial customers within the
corporate limits shall be calculated using the rate scales as provided for in the fee
schedule found in appendix A of this code.

Sec. 13.04.064 Water rates for customers outside city limits
(a) The city council, having found that the cost of supplying water services to
customers outside the corporate limits of the city is greater than that of supplying its
customers receiving services inside the corporate limits, therefore set the following rates
for its residential and commercial customers outside the corporate limits. A minimum
monthly service charge shall be made each month or fraction thereof for water service
within [outside] the city limits. The minimum charge shall be based on the size of the
meter. The minimum charge shall be recalculated prior to the start of each fiscal year
from the budgeted amount of the following fixed costs: annual water-related debt
service, electric demand, water facility insurance costs and contingency funds. The
recalculated minimum charge shall be approved by ordinance at least 15 days prior to
the start of each fiscal year. The minimum charge established is as provided for in the
fee schedule in appendix A of this code.

(b) The rates for the use of water by residential and commercial customers outside
the corporate limits shall be calculated using the rate scales provided for in the fee
schedule found in appendix A of this code.

Sec. 13.04.065 Sewer rates
(a) The monthly charge for connection to the sanitary sewer system shall consist of a
basic charge plus a usage charge based on the amount of water service consumed as
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) below. The basic service charge shall be
recalculated prior to the start of each fiscal year from the budgeted total of the following
fixed costs: annual sewer-related debt service, electric demand, sewer facility insurance
costs and contingency funds. The recalculated minimum charge shall be approved by
ordinance at least 15 days prior to the start of each fiscal year. The basic service charge
established is as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code.

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