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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 55, UTILITIES, TO
PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF UTILITY DEPOSITS; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi,
as amended, be amended by amending Chapter 55, Utilities, Section 55-25,
Security for the payment of bill and performance of other obligations by
customer, to read as ollows:
The customer shall, upon request by the city, deposit with
the city as security for the payment of bills and for the
performance of all other obligations of the customer a sum
of money equal to two (2) average monthly bills for service
furnished during the preceding twelve month period or to be
furnished as estimated by the city. In case the customer's
bills for any two (2) consecutive monthly billing periods of
normal operation actually prove to exceed appreciably the
amount of the deposit, the city may, at its option, require
the customer to deposit an additional amount of money
sufficient to make the total on deposit with the city equal
to the amount of bills for two (2) consecutive months. If
the customer fails to deposit the additional required sum
within ten (10) days of written notice of the deposit
requirements and penalty for failure to pay, such notice
sent by U.S. Mail to the customer at the address shown on
the customer application, the city may discontinue service
without further notice.
The minimum deposit for services will be in accordance with
the following schedule:
Residential: ,
(1) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for gas, water, wastewater
and garbage.
(2) Twenty dollars ($20.00) for gas only.
(3) Ten dollars ($10.00) for water or water and wastewater
only.
(4) Five dollars ($5.00) for garbage only.
(5) No additional deposit for garbage if another service is
requested.
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Commercial:
(1) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for water and wastewater.
(2) Twenty-five ($25.00) for gas.
If the required deposit exceeds five hundred dollars
($500.00), the city will accept a cash deposit of the
initial five hundred dollars ($500.00) and a certificate of
deposit or an irrevocable letter of credit in lieu of cash
for the amounts in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
An irrevocable letter of credit under this provision must be
issued by a financial institution with offices located
within Nueces County, Texas, be valid for one year or more,
and require as sole documentation for payment an unpaid
utility bill. Such letter of credit must be renewed upon
expiration, and proof of such renewal must be received by
the city at least 30 days prior to expiration. If no
renewal is received, or cash in lieu thereof, the city may,
after ten (10) days prior written notice mailed to the
customer at the address on the customer application,
discontinue the service upon the expiration of the letter of
credit;
The deposit need not be applied against a delinquent account
until a final bill is rendered to the customer, and the
existence of a deposit shall not relieve the customer of any
of the charges provided in this Code for performing
procedures in connection with delinquent accounts,
disconnections, reconnections, damages to property or other
charges which may be made against the customer in accordance
with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the city.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its
publication one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi,
which publication shall contain the caption stating in summary the purpose of
the ordinance.
SECTION 3. Amendments to this ordinance shall not be applied
retroactively, but shall be applied only as to new customers and to current
customers at such time that certificates of deposit currently held by the city
mature.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall
not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council
that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision
hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
That the foregoing ordinance4,}++''a& read for a first time and s ed to its
second reading on this the '7 day of ��y , 19 Y r , by the
following vote:
AltAgt
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
That the foregoing ordinancea read for second time and ed to its
third reading on this the /epday of/i� , 194 , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
That the for.ee,ggoqingg ordinan was read for the It)ird time and passed finally
on this the 454 ay of , 194'7' , by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
PASSED AND APPROVED,
ATTEST:
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary
this the 23rd day
CitySecretary
APPROVED:
DAY OF /Gla,, , 1912L:
J. BRUCE COCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Assis i y £tO ney
of
Pat Slavik
THE ITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
18243