719 Readopting Ord 683CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 719
AN ORDINANCE OF THE C[TY OF YELM, WASHINGTON, READOPTING
ORDINANCE NO. 683 PROVIDING FOR A SEWER SERVICE RATE INCREASE IN
ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COST
INCREASES AND DEBT REPAYMENT COSTS.
WHEREAS, on November 23, 1999, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 683 for the purpose
of providing adequate revenue to maintain and operate the City's Waste Water/Reuse Treatment Facilities
and to meet the City's legal obligation to repay bond holders, and
WHEREAS, the amount of this charge was adopted only after a study of rates demonstrated that
that periodic rate increases are necessary to meet the costs of providing services and meeting debt
repayment costs, and
WHEREAS, there was no intent by the Council to avoid a possible requirement of voter approval
of future rate adjustments, and
WHEREAS, Initiative Measure 722 declared ordinances relating to taxes and fees adopted
between July 2, 1999 and December 31, 1999 to be void and of no effect. Therefore, it is necessary to
readopt the provisions of this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE,
follows:
BE [T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM, WASHINGTON, as
Section 1. Ordinance No. 683, a copy of which is attached, is hereby readopted in its entirety.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining parts of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective on and after December 6, 2000
ADOPTED this 21'` day of November 2000
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Kat ryn M. olf, Mayor ,
Attest:
J nine A. Schnepf, Deputy City erk
PASSED and APPROVED: November 21, 2000
EFFECTIVE: December 6, 2000
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, December 1, 2000
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