HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 380 - Amend. Discontiuance of Water ServicesORDINANCE NO. 3 0
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE VIII OF THE_
VILLAGE CODE OF,McCALL, IDAHO, RELATED TO DISCONTIN-
UANCE OF WATER SERVICE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF DELINQUENT
WATER BILLS AND ESTABLISHING A -PROCEDURE THEREFOR.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF McCALL,
IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. • That Chapter 1 of Title VIII of the Village
Code ofMcCall, Idaho, be and the same is hereby amended by
the addition of a new section thereto numbered 8-1-51, to
read as follows:
8-1-51: DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SERVICE:' Notwith-
standing any other provisions of this Chapter water service
to any premises shall not be discontinued until the follow-
ing procedure has been followed:
(a) After a water bill.becomes delinquent as provided
by Section 8-1-41 of this Code,.the City Clerk shall notify
the owner of the premises to which such water service was .
furnished and the tenant thereof, if any, in -writing of such
delinquency and if such water bill is not paid in full
within twenty (20) days thereafter such water service shall
be discontinued unless -such owner or tenant requests a pre-
termination of service hearing.
(b) In the. event a.pre-termination hearing is requested
such hearing shall be held before the City Council after
timely notice to such owner and- tenant, if any, who shall
have.the right.to be represented by counsel and present wit-
nesses -in his behalf; a written record.of such hearing shall
'be kept by the city arid a written decision.stating.the
reasons therefor shall be rendered-by:the City Council
within a reasonable time..
(c) Water service shall not•be.:discontinued.pending
such hearing but in the event of a decision requiring payment
of such bill-- or .anyportion :.thereothe same must be paid
within ten CIO -)days. days. after. service or.. mailing of such decision
to the owner and tenant, if any, or -water service shall be
discontinued:
(d) All notices required hereunder shall be ,in writing
and shall be.mailed by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested,' with postage prepaid thereon or personally served
upon the owner of such premises and tenant, if any. Service
shall be deemed complete upon date of service or mailing.
(e) .The owner.or tenant of the premises involved shall
have the right of appeal to the District Court from any
adverse decision of the City Council.
(f)' A copy of_this ordinance shall accompany each
notice of delinquency. in payment for water service given
under the provision of.this section.
'.Passed and -approved this day of