The following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them:
City
means the City of Clarksville City, Texas, or an authorized person acting in its behalf.
Garbage
means solid waste from the preparation, cooking and disposal of food and from the handling of or storage and sale of produce.
Manager
means the city manager or their fully authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Person, establishment or owner
means any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, partnership or groups, or their agents, servants or employees.
Public sewer
means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties shall have legal rights and is controlled by public authority.
Sanitary sewer
means a public sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Services
means water, sewer, garbage disposal or any other services made available by the city to its citizens or other individuals outside of the city limits.
Sewage
means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
Sewage works
means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
Sewer
means a pipe or conduit for carrying sanitary sewage.
Water line
means a water distribution line, either upon private property of private individuals or upon the property of the city, and is controlled by the city.
(1986 Code, sec. 15.60; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be fined in a sum in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code, with each day of violation constituting a separate violation of this article.
(1986 Code, sec. 15.64; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
No person shall be allowed to be a customer and to receive services from the city for any one service rendered by the city without also being a customer of all other services rendered and available to said person or persons by the city.
(1986 Code, sec. 15.61)
(a) 
All persons who are customers of the city for any services rendered shall pay all rates and surcharges made by the city, and new applicants for said services shall submit plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to the proposed services for which they make application, and no construction of the facilities to which the services are to be rendered shall be commenced until approval is obtained in writing from the city manager.
(b) 
Any customer who becomes delinquent in the payment of any rates or surcharges made by the city, for any services rendered to him by the city, shall be considered delinquent in the payment of any and all other rates and surcharges for other services rendered to him by the city. And, in the event it becomes necessary to discontinue the rendering of any one service to a customer due to delinquency of charges due to the city, the city shall have the right to discontinue any and all services being rendered to any customer.
(1986 Code, sec. 15.62; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
There shall be charged for water services in the city for each month the rates set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(Ordinance 252-08 adopted 8/12/08; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code; Ordinance 2018-004 adopted 9/11/18)
There shall be charged for sewer services in the city for each month the rates set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, which are based on bond debt services, operations and maintenance, insurance, utilities, and labor costs.
(Ordinance 265-11 adopted 5/31/11; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
(a) 
Amounts.
The deposits set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code must be made by utility customers with the city before service will be provided.
(b) 
Increased deposit.
Any customer that has three (3) consecutive months past due on their city utility bill will be assessed another water, sewer, or water and sewer deposit at the current rate.
(c) 
Refund of deposit.
(1) 
Residents who are long-term and own their homes and property: The security deposit will be refunded after two years or more, with a good payment history.
(2) 
Residents who do not own their home and/or property: The deposit will be refunded upon leaving the city, less the balance owed.
(Ordinance 177 adopted 1/14/92; Ordinance 208 adopted 3/16/99; Ordinance 244-06 adopted 9/12/06; Ordinance 263-10 adopted 12/15/10; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
(a) 
The governing body of the city hereby forbids all debts owed to the city forbidden after the due date as shown on the bills thereof and in the event such debts become delinquent to charge a penalty therefor. The penalty for the failure to pay the bills whether through error, mistake or intention, the amount due when said due date, which shall be the 10th day after the first of the month when said services have been rendered and such penalties shall be added to the amount due for such services and the amount due plus the balance shall be paid not later than eight (8) days after the due date of said services rendered.
(b) 
In the event that any violation of the provisions of subsection (a) occurs, the city, or any officer of the city having control of such services, may collect payment thereof, having not been paid by the penalty date. Any officer of the city shall terminate the furnishing of said services by turning such meter services off and remain so until said amount owed to the city plus penalty has been duly paid to the city clerk.
(c) 
Upon remittance of the debt owed the city, plus penalty, the occupant of the house or building to which such services have been rendered shall receive such services upon payment of a fee as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for turning on the meter and resupplying said services.
(d) 
A service charge as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code will be charged for a check returned because of insufficient funds.
(e) 
Anyone other than a duly authorized officer of the municipality who turns on said services shall be subject to penalty in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code for any violation of this section.
(f) 
Any violation of this section by anyone other than an officer of the city may be grounds for arrest by the county sheriff and fined by the city clerk and may be found guilty of an offense constituting a misdemeanor and fined in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code and shall not be served with such services until said bills, penalties and fines have been duly paid to the city.
(Ordinance 154 adopted 9/8/87; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)