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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1072ORDINANCE NO. 1072 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 853, CITY CODE OF 1977, PERTAINING TO UTILITIES, UTILITY CHARGES, BILLING AND COLLECTIONS The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 1: Section 4.301(1) of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which reads as follows: "The Council shall fix all charges for water and sewer service and for garbage and rubbish hauling rates for dwellings and shall similarly fix the rates by which such charges shall be computed. All.such utility bills may be collected as provided for water billing by §4.303." is herewith amended to read as follows: "The Council shall by resolution fix all charges and penalties for lat~ payment for water and sewer service and for garbage and rubbish hauling rates for dwellings and shall similarly fix the rates by which such charges shall be computed. Ail such utility bills may be collected as provided for water billing by Section 4.303." Section 2: Section 4.303(2) of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which reads as follows: "The administrative service shall mail said water bills to the general occupant at the address listed for each specified meter location. (a) For purposes of this section, bills are presumed to be received by the person responsible for payment thereon within five (5) days of mailing. (b) Water bills are due and payable within ten (10) days of receipt, and become delinquent upon expiration of such time. Partial pay- ments shall be considered as payment towards most recent amounts billed." is herewith amended to read as follows: "The administrative service shall mail said water bills to the general occupant at the address listed for each specified meter location. (a) For purposes of this section, bills are presumed to be received by the person responsible for payment thereon within five (5) days of mailing. (b) Water bills are due and payable on the 10th day of the following month following their mailing. Any bill not paid by the 10th day of the month following its mailing is delinquent. Partial. payments shall be considered as payment towards most recent amounts billed." Section 3: Section 4.303(3) of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which reads as follows: Section 4: "The administrative service shall ascertain all water bills which have been delinquent for fifteen (15) days or more and send written notice of such delinquency to the occupant of the metered location. If such bill r~m-ins unpaid, the administrative service shall send a second written notice of such delinquency upon the expiration of an addi- tional seven (7) days. Said notice shall include a statement that water service will be discontinued unless full payment is received within three days." is herewith amended to read as follows: "The administrative service shall ascertain all water bills that are delinquent after the 10th day of the month and mail notice of such delinquency to the occupant of the metered location by the 20th day of the same month." If such bill remains unpaid at the last day of the month in which the delinquency notice was sent, the administrative service shall send a second written notice of such delinquency. Said notice shall include a statement that water service will be discontinued unless full payment is received by the 10th day of the month following the month in which the first delinquency notice was mailed." Section 4.303(4) of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which reads as follows: "Water service may be discontinued at any time thereafter; upon twenty four (24) hours "final notice" to be sent in writing and by certified mail to the occupant of the building or premises serviced, subject to the following exceptions: Service may not be discontinued in this manner for: (a) (b) Any tenant, lessee, or individual occupant of a multiple dwelling or commercial building which does not have a separate meter for each separate tenant, lessee, or occupant unit. Any person who has filed with the Clerk a written protest of the amount billed, either in whole or in part, together with the rea- sons or basis for such protest." is herewith amended to read as follows: "Water service may be discontinued at any time thereafter, subject to the following exceptions: Service may not be discontinued in this manner for: (a) Any tenant, lessee, or individual occupant of a multiple dwelling or commercial building which does not have a separate meter for each separate tenant, lessee, or occupant unit. -2- (b) Any person who has filed with the Clerk a written protest of the amount billed, either in whole or in part, together with the rea- sons or basis for such protest." Section 5: Section 4.303(5) of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which reads as follows: "Water service may be discontinued under circumstances described in §4.303(4)(a), by providing thirty (30) days written "final notice" to each individual tennant, lessee, or occupant, in lieu of the twenty four (24) hour final notice period. Upon expiration of twenty five (25) days of said thirty (30) day period, additional written notice shall be provided to each individual tennant, lessee, or occupant indicating whether the delinquent water bills remain unpaid." is herewith amended to read as follows: "Water service may be discontinued under circumstances described in Section 4.303(4)(a) by providing thirty (30) days written "final notice" to each individual tenant, lessee, or occupant. Upon expiration of twenty five (25) days of said thirty (30) day period, additional written notice shall be provided to each individual tenant, lessee, or occupant indicating whether the delinquent water bills remain unpaid." Section 6: Section 4.303(6) of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which reads as follows: "Under circumstances described in 4.303(4)(b), the administrative service shall investigate the basis for the protest and issue a report of its findings to the aggrieved party. When so warranted by the results of the investigation, water service may thereafter be terminated upon twenty four (24) hours' notice pursuant to 4.303(4)." is herewith amended to read as follows: "Under circumstances described in Section 4.303(4)(b), the administra- tive service shall investigate the basis for the protest and issue a report of its findings to the aggrieved party. When so warranted by the results of the investigation, water service may thereafter be ter- minated upon twenty four (24) hours' notice." Section 7: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after its passage. First reading: Second reading: Date of passage: December 27, 1983 January 9, 1984 January 9, 1984 Offered by: Petkoff Seconded by: Peterson o-Anne Student, Secretary to the Council Btu. Nawrocki, Mayor