Amended March 2014 Meter Moratorium lifted by vote of 5 y 0 n 0 ab

Amended January 2015 Moratorium is in place again per city engineer Johnny Tabor and council vote of 5 y 0 n 0 ab.

Amended July 2016: Resolution 06-06-16 To rescind the existing meter moratorium, on a case by case basis, after a hydrostatic study by the engineering office, as suggested by council @ Special Called Meeting of June 6th, 2016, and Regular Meeting of July 2016 4 y 0 n 0 ab.

CITY OF BRUCEVILLE-EDDY

RESOLUTION NO. 06-11-01

Resolution Number 06-11-02

Resolution Number 06-11-11-02

Resolution Number 06-11-11

Resolution Number 06-06-16

WATER METER MORATORIUM

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BRUCEVILLE-EDDY,

TEXAS, DETERMINING THE NEED FOR A WATER METER

MORATORIUM ON ANY NEW WATER METERS FOR ALL

CURRENT, EXISTING AND NEW CUSTOMERS ON THE

CITY'S MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM, AND AUTHORIZING

INITIATION OF THE PROCESS FOR A METER

MORATORIUM, AND A PROCESS TO SECURE

ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLIES.

WHEREAS, the City of Bruceville-Eddy (“City”) owns and operates a permitted municipal water utility serving customers both inside and outside the city limits; and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bruceville-Eddy (“City Council”) finds it to be in the public interest, and necessary for the public health, safety and welfare, that steps be taken to secure additional water supply for the City's utility; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has been briefed by the City Engineer on the status of the current system, future projections, and anticipated supply / demand issues; and

WHEREAS, the City Council concludes that the City must initiate the process for expanding

the water utility's capacity to serve the community in face of recent growth and

future needs; and

WHEREAS, the City Council strives to be diligent and responsive, and to continue making its best efforts to achieve compliance and efficiency.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Bruceville-Eddy City Council:

  1. The City Engineer, Water Superintendent and City Administrator are authorized and requested to institute and immediate moratorium on all new water meters.
  1. The Mayor and City Administrator are authorized and requested to engage the services of the City Engineer to create the designs for a new water well, in order to achieve

compliance and efficiency.

  1. The Mayor and City Administrator are authorized and requested to engage the services of the City Attorney regarding the acquisition and permitting of a new water well.
  1. The Mayor and City Administrator are authorized and requested to engage the services of a real estate professional regarding the location and acquisition of a site for a new water well.
  1. The Mayor and City Administrator are authorized and requested to confer with an approved lending institution for financing the acquisition and construction of a new water well.
  1. The meeting at which this Resolution was passed was open to the public, and that public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
  1. The Resolution has been amended to 06-06-16. The City Council has approved the continuation of the above moratorium on all meters, with the exception to the above to be made on a case by case study, by a Meter Study applied for through the Bruceville-Eddy Water Company, and only by approval having been made by the City Engineering firm for that placement to occur.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 14th day of July 2016 at the Regular Called Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bruceville-Eddy, there being a quorum present, by 4 yeas and 0 nays and 0 abstains and approved by the Mayor ProTem on the date set out.

______seal

Gary L. Lucas, Mayor ProTem

City of Bruceville-Eddy, Texas

Attest:______

Koni Billings, City Administrator