HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2002-40RESOLUTION NO. 2002-40
BEING A RESOLUTION SETTING A SHUT-OFF / TURN-ON FEE FOR WATER
SERVICE IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
WHEREAS, the late payment and delinquency of utility bills by a few necessitates a shut-off that
adds to the cost of the utility service which is borne by the majority of the users who pay their
bills on a timely basis and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have an equitable distribution of costs for water utility
services,
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the first time a property appears on the shut-off list it shall
incur a shut-off/mm-on fee of $75.00 and,
BE IT HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED that each subsequent time a property appears on the
shut-off list, that property shall incur an increase in the fee of $25.00, except in the event that the
property changes ownership.
Passed this 28th day of May 2002
Offered by: Wyckoff
Seconded by: Szurek
Roll Call:
Ayes: Peterson, Szurek, Wyckoff, Williams. Nays: Nawrocki
Muscovitz, Deputy'City Clerk