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ORDINANCE NO. 14,360
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AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGE FEES TO
BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
FOR THE YEAR 1983; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT
THEREOF; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
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 and service 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 Telephone Company
is entitled to Day.
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 1982 or a minimum of one million
three hundred forty seven thousand dollars ($1,347,000.00).
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 for the month
of December which shall be made by the 15th day of December.
Section 3. Not later than March 31, 1983, Southwestern Bell's access
line revenue collected in Little Rock during 1982 will be certified to the
City by a responsible official of the Company. April and subsequent monthly
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payments will be adjusted to Provide the total amount due the City in 1983
(7.32% of 1982 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 cost 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 hereith
are hereby repealed. Provided, however, Ordinance No. 11345 is repealed only
to the extent that same 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. It is hereby found by the Board of Directors that there is
an urgent need for additional revenues for the City. Therefore, an emergency
is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the
preservation and advancement of the public peace, health and safety shall
be in full force and effect from and after date of its approval.
PASSED: December 7, 1982
ATTEST: APPROVED: e-- sue« r
Cit erk Mayor