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.
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(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