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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-2003- 1 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 22
ENTITLED, "UTILITIES", ARTICLE III ENTITLED, "RATES
AND CHARGES AND BILLING PROCEDURE", DIVISION
2 ENTITLED, "CITY OF TAMARAC UTILITY", SECTION
22-96, ENTITLED, "RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE
TO CITY UTILITY", ADDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR
AUTOMATIC ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO WATER AND
WASTEWATER SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES AND
CONSUMPTION RATES PURSUANT TO THE U.S.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE PERIOD;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Director of Utilities and the Director of
Finance of the City of Tamarac, Florida to ensure that adequate revenues exist to cover
operation, maintenance, replacement and debt service expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Water and Wastewater Rate Sufficiency Study conducted by
Williams, Hatfield & Stoner and Hartman & Associates, Inc., recommended an annual rate
adjustment based on a price index in order to mitigate the need for large rate increases in
the future; and
WHEREAS, Section 22-96 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances must be
amended to authorize the adoption of automatic annual adjustments to water and
wastewater service availability charges and consumption rates pursuant to the U.S.
Consumer Price Index for the period; and
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Consumer Price Index is a customary national standard used
to establish rate adjustments; and
WHEREAS, the amendment will become effective October 1, 2004, and everyyear
thereafter; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Utilities and the Director of Finance recommend
approval of the proposed amendment to Chapter 22, Article III, Division 2, Section 22-96;
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has deemed it to be in the
best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to amend Chapter 22
Entitled "Utilities", Article III entitled, "Rates and Charges and Billing Procedure", Division 2
entitled, "City of Tamarac Utility", Section 22-96 entitled, "Rates and Charges Applicable to
City Utility" to provide annual rate adjustments commensurate with the U.S. Consumer
Price Index.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing whereas clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
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SECTION 2: Section 22-96 of the Tamarac Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 22-96. Rates and charges applicable to city utility.
The rates and charges applicable to the utility shall be established by resolution of
the city commission after a public hearing noticed in a newspaper of general circulation no
less than three (3) days prior to the public hearing. However, if the city commission finds
and determines that an emergency situation exists, it may waive the advertising
requirements and may, by resolution, modify existing rates and charges. Commencing on
October 1 2004 and effective on the 1 St of October of each year thereafter, all water and
wastewater service availability charges and consumption rates then in effect will be
adjusted automatically, without further action by_ the City Commission, in accordance with
the U.S. Consumer Price Index as determined in June of the calendar year of admustment.
However, the city may establish an initial rate schedule concurrently with the enactment
of this chapter and without the necessity of a public hearing thereon.
SECTION 3. It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to
"Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 4. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances and all Resolutions or
parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
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SECTION 6
passage and adoption.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
PASSED, FIRST READING this 25th day of June, 2003.
PASSED, SECOND READING this 27th day of August, 2003.
MARION SWENSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
ORDINANCE as to form.
MITCHELL S. KRAFT
CITY ATTORNEY
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