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ORDINANCE NO. 14,769
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE FEES
TO BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
FOR THE YEAR 1985; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Telephone Company ") is
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duly authorized by ordinance to operate its telephone system and
all business incidental to or connected with the conduct of a
telephone business and system in the City of Little Rock, all
beneficial to the inhabitants thereof residing in said
municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Telephone Company is now and will be
occupying the streets and alleys of this City for the purpose of
operating and maintaining its telephone system to the
municipality and the inhabitants and customers residing in said
municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City is entitled to receive just and
reasonable fees from the Telephone Company which the City may
lawfully impose and the Telephone Company is entitled to pay.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. There is hereby imposed and Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company shall pay to the City a privilege fee in an
amount equal to seven and thirty -two hundredths percent (7.328)
of the Company's access line billing revenues for the calendar
year 1984 or a minimum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,600,000.00).
Section 2. Payments to the City by Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company for the net additional fee as provided for in
Section 1 hereof shall be made monthly by the 30th day of each
month except for the payment the month of December which shall be
made by the 15th day of December.
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Section 3. Not later than March 31, 1985, Southwestern 139
Bell's access line revenue collected in Little Rock during 1984
will be certified to the City by a responsible official of the
Company. April and subsequent monthly payments will be adjusted
to provide the total amount due the City in 1985 (7.328) of 1984
certified revenue.
Section 4. The City recognizes and accepts the purposes
and results of an Order of the Arkansas Public Service Commission
entered on February 7, 1980, in Docket U -3013 relating to the
treatment by the Telephone Company of all City special fees. In
so recognizing, the City expects that the said net additional
fees, together with costs of collection thereof, provided for by
Section 1 hereof, may be passed on to the customers of the
Telephone Company in keeping with the provision of the said
Order of the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances that
conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Provided, however,
Ordinance No. 11,345 is repealed only to the extent that it is in
direct conflict herewith and nothing herein shall be construed to
otherwise alter or change the terms or conditions of the present
privilege authority under which the Telephone Company is
operating.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in effect January 1,
1985.
PASSED: November 6, 1984
ATTEST:
CIT -CLERK E CZECH
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APPROVED:
MAYOR J. W. BENAFIE
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ACCEPTANCE
WHEREAS; the City Council of the City of Little Rock of Pulaski
County, Arkansas, did on the 6th day of November A.D. 19 84 , enact
an ordinance entitled: 14,769
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE FEES TO BE PAID By SOUTHWESTERN
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1985; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
and
WHEREAS, said ordinance was on the 6th day of November A.D.
19 84 , duly approved and signed by the Mayor of said City and the seal of
said City thereto affixed and attested by the City Clerk:
NOW; THEREFORE; in compliance with the terms of said ordinance so enacted,
approved and attested, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company hereby accepts
said ordinance and files this its written acceptance with the City Clerk of said
City in his said office.
Dated this 17th day of December 19 84
Approved: SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
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General Attorn y PresidentTArkansas Division
Acceptance filed in the office of the City Clerk of Little Rock
This 7th day of January A.D. 19 85
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