HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2001-20 Amend 98-14 Reconnect Fee.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2001- 20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
98-14 BY ESTABLISHING A TERMINATION NOTIFICATION FEE; ESTABLISHING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE; AND
SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anna has established rules, regulations, and
procedures for payment of water and/or sanitary sewer bills and for termination of
service for unpaid accounts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clarify the rules, regulations, and procedures for
notification of termination of water and/or sanitary sewer service, including
establishment of a fee for notification of termination of service; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, THAT
Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 98-14 Amended
Section 3 of Ordinance No. 98-14 is amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Billing; Failure to Pay Notification Charge; Reconnection Charge
A statement for the water used and/or sewer service furnished shall be mailed to
each water and/or sewer customer of the city on the first day of each month. The
charges herein prescribed shall be collected monthly. Any water customer and/or
sewer customer who shall fail or refuse to pay his monthly bill on or before the 15th
day of the month shall be assessed an additional ten percent (10%) late charge
and may have his service discontinued until the amount owed to the city is paid.
A customer with an unpaid bill will be notified on the 25th day of the month of the
unpaid bill and scheduled date of termination of service. The written notification
may be provided through personal service. If provided through personal service
and if the customer is not at the place of residence or business that has the
delinquent bill, the written notification will be placed on the front door or as close to
the front door as feasible. A fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be added to the
customer's bill for the notification service.
A reconnection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) will be assessed to any customer who
has had service disconnected.
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A reconnection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be assessed to any customer
whose meter has been removed by the city.
A fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) will be assessed to any customer who requests
that service be reconnected at times other than regular City hours of operation
(Monday — Friday, 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m., except holidays).
A charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be assessed to any person who issues
a check to the City that is returned to the City for reason of insufficient funds.
Section 2. Penalty
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the
maximum prescribed by law. Each day of violation may be considered a separate
offense under the provisions of this ordinance. Each transaction in violation of any of
the provisions hereof shall be deemed a separate offense. Prosecution or conviction
under this provision shall not be a bar to any other remedy or relief for violations of this
ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption, as the law in such cases provides.
PASSED by the following vote of the City Council as present on this the 9th day of
October. 2001.
AYE 5
NAY 0
ABSTAIN 0
ATTEST:
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