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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2006-02 („2" Section 6 -1 -15 Delinquency; Cutoff and Cut -on fee (a) Bills for water service and sewer service shall be rendered bimonthly on or about the first day of even numbered months, and shall be due and payable immediately. These bills shall set forth a separate charge for water service and a separate charge for sewer service. Billings for sanitation services may also be included in the water and sewer service billings. The total of all charges must be shown, and the total amount due must be paid. No discounts for pre - payment or prompt payment are allowed, but a delinquency fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed on all billings for which payment is not received by 3:00 PM on the last day of the even month at the city cashier's office. The delinquency fee may be waived by the City Manager only in cases when a sworn affidavit is provided by the utility customer that no billing was received due to circumstances beyond their control. (b) Water service shall be discontinued whenever the total billing for water service, sewer service, and sanitation service (if included in the utility billing) is not paid in full and received at the city cashier's office by 3:00 PM on the first (1st) day of the odd month following the assessment of the delinquency fee. An exception to this provision is when the amount is equal to or less than one delinquency fee. Discontinuation of service shall occur on the second (2nd) day of the odd month, or within the next several days following the second (2nd) day of the odd month. When any service is discontinued due to delinquency, it shall not be restored until the delinquent bill is paid in full, including a service charge. The Cut -off cut -on service charge shall be twenty -five ($25.00) dollars when City water department personnel are dispatched to a water customer' address for purposes of notification of service discontinuation, or for actual service discontinuation; and shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00) when service is resumed after normal working hours. The city may provide additional notice to the customer, or at the service address /location, that a discontinuance of service is planned or has occurred, with the providing or not providing of such notice having no effect on the charges rendered or actions taken regarding service discontinuation. (c) The city has the right pursuant to Section 6 -1 -17 to place a lien on the property. If such occurs, additional cost of fifty -eight dollars ($58.00) shall be assessed and must be paid prior to resumption of service. (d) When service is discontinued, the city shall have placed on the water box of that consumer a seal, tag or notification, which must not be removed prior to full payment to the bill. Any consumer whose seal, tag or notification has been unlawfully removed, or whose water supply has been illegally reconnected, shall be charged an additional $25.00 cut - off /cut -on service charge, plus be subject to the penalties provided in code Section 1 -1 -8. Adopted this 12 day of January. 2006 1 Reading 12/8/05 2" Reading 1/12/06 Attest l�r Jason Bman ,1 t Flo Clerk of Council 0 O