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ORDINANCE NO. 3772-84
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 50.06, ACCOUNTS DUE; METHOD
OF BILLING AND WHEN DELINQUEN'T', OF CHAPTER 50,
IN GENERAL, OF TITLE V, UTILITIES, OF THE CODE
OF ORDI-NANCFS, CITY OF CLEARWATER, TO PROVIDE A
4 PENALTY FOR DELINQUENT UTILITY BILLS; PROVIDING
FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS
?w OF"ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT-HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT
OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR PROPER NOTICE OF
PROPOSED ENACTMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section50.06, Accounts due; method of billing
and when delinquent, of Chapter 50, In General, of Title V, Utilities,
of the Code of Ordinances, City of Clearwater, be and the same is
hereby amended and.supplemented by the addition of a new sub-
.paragraph to read as follows:
Sec, 50.06. Accounts due; method of billing
and when delinquent.
(1) All meters shall be read monthly and bills for
charges shall be rendered. Where the meter on
any premises is defective or the customer has
prevented the meter from being read, then the
customer shall pay for that month an amount equal
to the average amount charged for the two (2)
months preceding the failure of the meter or
failure to read the meter. Charges for each
service shall be arranged as separate items on
all such bills.' The bill shall be mailed or
delivered to the customer monthly either as a
separate bill or in conjunction with other
utility bills. Failure to receive a bill shall
not constitute a defense for nonpayment. Any
bill which remains unpaid on and after fifteen
(15) days from the date rendered shall be considered
delinquent and service to the customer may be
terminated. Where it is proposed to terminate
utility service to a customer, notice shall first be sent
or hand delivered,.ltq,,Auch;icustgmer •_Advising''that -,the account
is'delinquent. The notice shall provide the amount
of such delinquency and advise the customer that
the service will be discontinued five (5) days
from the date such notice is rendered unless the
customer within such time pays such amount or
appeals.the decision to terminate the service to
the city manager. An appeal to the city manager
shall be commenced by the customer filing a written
request with the director of the utilities department
within five (5) days of the rendered date of the
notice provided for herein. Complaints relating to
bills-shall be made before the due date shown on the
bill. Where the customer has not been billed for
= services rendered, the city shall have the right to
back bill for any such services.
SEE ORDn3ANCP
Osd. 3772-84
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(2) Any bill not paid within
davs of the date of submi
subject to a monthly Pena
unpaid balance or $3.00,
However, such penalty sha
per month.
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fifteen {15
U
not exceed $250.00
Section 2. Should any part or provision of this ordinance
be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a
whole, or any part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
Section.3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are to.the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 4. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance
has'been properly advertised in a newspaper of general circulation
in accordance with Section 166.041, Florida Statutes.
.Section 5. The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
:-PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
November 1, 1984
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Mayor-Com iss'oner
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11-1-84