2023-20 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 64 - Water Service

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water furnished and other charges relating to such services, for all other routes, shall be due and payable on or before the 14th day following the day on which the same are billed. Water service bills paid after the applicable due date shall have added thereto a late payment charge of Five Percent (5%) of said charges. On the next business day after the due date aforesaid, the Finance Department shall cause a delinquency notice to be sent or given the person or entity named upon any past due bill. Such delinquent notice shall set out that water service which is the subject of such delinquency shall be shut off after the 14th day. Delinquent charges for furnishing water, and delinquent other charges relating to any water service or the water service bill, shall be a lien upon the premises served. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2013- 20,April 1, 2013) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-112, December 19, 2005) 22. SERVICE SHUT OFF. Unless all charges for water furnished and any other charges relating to a water service or the water service bill are paid on or before 14 days after the date of a delinquency notice relating thereto, the Public Works Department shall cause such service to be shut off and water shall not be furnished through such service until such time as any and all such charges and penalties are fully paid. In addition to such charges, a fee for restoring the furnishing of water in such service shall be paid in advance which said fee shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) if restoration of service is requested to be made during the usual business hours of the Public Works Department or One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) if such restoration of service is requested to be made at hours other than usual departmental business hours. If the customer requires more than one service call for the services stated in this section, the customer will be charged on their next bill for each separate service call made by the City. (Amended, Ordinance 2017-08, February 16, 2017) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2013-20,April 1, 2013) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-112, December 19, 2005)