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05-98-Ordinance-Amending the Equal Payment Plan for Electricity-04/06/1998CAI") 1 8ECRE AFiy ORIGINAL copy CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 05-98 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING EQUAL PAYMENT PLAN FOR THE PAYMENT OF ELECTRICITY BILLS, SECTION 11.1600.5 EQUAL PAYMENT PLAN, OF THE SANGER CODE OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER: SECTION I: CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDED (a) That from and after the effective date of this ordinance, the City of Sanger Code of Ordinances Article 11.1600.5 shall be amended to read as follows: "ARTICLE 11.1600.5 AVERAGE MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN (a) Plan Adopted (1) Qualified customers of utilities may enroll in a plan designed to provide average monthly utility bills, such plan to be known as the "Average Monthly Payment Plan". (2) Utility bills will be continuously averaged based on usage of the previous twelve (12) month's history. Said payment will vary according to usage and rate adjustments, as provided for herein. (b) Average Monthly Payment Plan. The Average Monthly Payment Plan is available for payment of charges for all services. (c) Prerequisites for Participation in Plan. In order to qualify for participation in said plan, potential customers must have an established credit record with the City of Sanger Utilities. The following shall be considered proof of an established credit record as required herein: (i) A minimum of twelve (12) months of timely payment of utility charges; (ii) Absence of any utility service termination in the past twelve (12) months; and (iii)Absence of an outstanding balance with the City of Sanger Utilities. ORD. 05-98 (d) Application. Customers interested in participation in the average monthly payment plan must apply by completing an application form as maintained on file in the office of the City Secretary. said application shall be subject to review and denial or approval by the City of Sanger Utilities. (e) Effect of Rate Adjustments. Any rate adjustments imposed during the normal course of business by the City of Sanger Utilities shall be included in the bill as they become effective." SECTION II: SEVERABILITY That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the City Council hereby declared that it would have passed such remaining portions of the Ordinance despite such invalidity. SECTION III. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS That any and all Ordinances shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication of the caption, as the law in such cases provides. PASSED AND APPROVED BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 6 DAY OF APRIL 1998.-) MA,yor l-John W. Coker, I I I ATTEST: PCOJA- -, ( G Rosalie Chavez, Ci Secretary