OR 2017-1481 Water and Sewer Regs relating to SeniorsORDINANCE NO. 2017-1481
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER
39 "CITY DEPARTMENTS", ARTICLE 3-2 "WATER AND SEWER
REGULATIONS", SECTION 3-3-2 "PAYMENT OF BILLS"; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Coppell provides senior citizen discount to qualified citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Coppell desires to clarify the provision of
senior's discount; and
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Coppell finds it will benefit the citizens of
the City of Coppell to amend the City's Code of Ordinances to maintain consistency, by adopting
this provision, as provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas is amended by
amending Chapter 3, "City Departments", by amending Article 3-3 "Water and Sewer
Regulations", Section 3-3-2 "Payment of bills" by amending the provision of senior's discount, to
read as follows:
"CHAPTER 3 -CITY DEPARTMENTS
ARTICLE 3-1 WATER DEPARTMENT
Sec. 3-1-4 .....
ARTICLE 3-3. WATER AND SEWER REGULATIONS
Sec. 3-3-1 .....
Sec. 3-3-2 Payment of bills
A.
F. Senior citizen discount. The City of Coppell shall grant a senior citizen discount of
ten percent of the uniform water rate to any senior citizens for a monthly water bill,
upon submission of valid proof that he/she has reached his/her 65th birthday, on a
residential account held in the name of the senior citizen for real property for which
such senior has a current age 65 or older homestead exemption or a current lease
held in his/her name. The valid proof of age and lease document (if property tax
records are not in the name of the senior) must be filed or submitted in person to
the finance department of the City of Coppell between regular working hours in
order for the discount to be granted. Examples of valid proof of age include a
government issued identification, valid Texas driver's license, birth certificate, or
any other original document proving age. Uncertified copies of documents will not
be accepted."
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Coppell in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of
the ordinances of the City of Coppell not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section
of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part
so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Code of
Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and
the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the
day of , 2017.
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CHRISTEL PE MOS, CI SECRETARY