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ORDINANCE NO. 15,205
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AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE FEES
TO BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1987; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Telephone Company ") is
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 (7.32$)
of the Company's access line billing revenues for the calendar
year 1986 or a minimum of One Million Eight Hundred Sixty
Thousand Dollars ($1,860,000.00).
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
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Southwestern Bell Telephone
Larry Ross 1111 West Capitol
"Manager Room 1096
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Phone (501) 373 -5621
ACCEPTANCE
WHEREAS; the City Council of Little Rock of Pulaski County,
Arkansas, did on the 4th day of November A.D. 1986 , enact an
ordinance entitled: 15,205
AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK OF THE STATE OF
ARKANSAS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY; A MISSOURI
CORPORATION; AGREE THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL CONTINUE TO
OPERATE ITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ALL BUSINES INCIDENTAL TO OR
CONNECTED WITH THE CONDUCTING OF A TELEPHONE BUSINESS AND SYSTEM
IN SAID CITY; AND ERECT AND MAINTAIN ITS PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND
APPURTENANCES ALONG; ACROSS; ON; OVER; THROUGH; ABOVE AND UNDER
ALL PUBLIC STREETS; AVENUES; ALLEYS; PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLACES
IN SAID CITY; THAT THE CITY SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT
FROM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND
AGREEMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
and
WHEREAS, said ordinance was on the 4th day of November
A.D.
1986 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 2nd day of February , 19 87
Approved: SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
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General Attorney President- Arkansas Division
Acceptance filed in the office of the City Clerk of
This _L� day of A.D. 19�.
ity Clerk
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month except for the payment the month of December which shall be
made by the 15th of December.
SECTION 3. Not later than March 31, 1987, Southwestern
Bell's access line revenue collected in Little Rock during 1986
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 1987 (7.328) of 1986
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. It is acknowledged that Ordinance No. 11,345
amended by Ordinance No. 14,981 which set out the terms and
conditions of the present privilege authority under which the
Telephone Company is operating is the controlling document over
this franchise.
SECTION 6. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as
altering or amending any other rights or obligations of the City
or the Telephone Company as provided for in Ordinance No. 11,345
except that portion of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 11,345
pertaining to the method of calculating the Telephone Company's
annual privilege fee.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be in effect January 1,
1987.
PASSED: November 4, 1986
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
ACTING MAYOR TOM MILTON