HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1120 - Amends Sec. 14.04.050, delinquent water and sewer bills (Repealed by 1434)"',C l T Y '0 F M:A R Y S V l'L L E
Marysville;Washington
ORD INAKCE NO.L/)O'
An Ordinance of the City of Marysville rei~t~rig to'
delinquent water a~d sewer hills,establishing liens
and collection proc~dures therefd~,establishing
procedures and char gesfor dis cont"i nuance of se r v i c e,
and amending Section 14.04.050 of the Marysville
Mun i c i paI Code.
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THE C1TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON
DO ORDAI~AS 'FOLIJOWS:·"_
Section 1.Section 14.04.050 of ,the Marysville M~nicipal
Code lS hereby amended 'to provide as follows:
Delinquent B'iLl s v v Li.en s ;'Combined billing
stat~ments for the garbage,water and sewer utilities
shall be sent t6 all customei~~'using the addresses
continued in the records of the City Utiiity Department.
All payments on said bills shall be -app Li ed first to the
garbage account,second to the sewer account,and third
to the water'account.,In the event that any fees or
charges ass.essed.fox such services are not paid wi thin
thirty days after ~~iling 9f the bills for such services,:
they shall be cons Ld er ed delinquent,and shall au t ornat Ica l.Ly
constitute a li~~a~iinst the property to which the
ser·vices\>.Jere f:r.e:ndered..Such a lien,for'up to four .
month s 01 clra r ge s.,shaTl'encumber the propert.y;,and sha Ll
be the obLi ga t i on of the owner.of ,said property ,his heirs,
succ e ss ors and,assigils;,4ilt.i'l.rh~"same 'is paid in hill.
The.~>i~ty rnay:,~',e'nfoTce;sa i d Ld.e niby shutt-lng off water
se rvi ce until 'all -d.el i nquen't .:'and,unpaid"charges are paiel
in fu l Lv Provided,that discontinuance of water service
shall be sub j ectto the'p,royf:i!s\ci'ns of Section 3 below.,',":,',:t'-,';'::.,.':;,
Section 2.Volunt~ri Discbritinuance 'of Water
Service.
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A.' A 'cu,stomer:may',r.equest 'vohmtary','discontinunnce
of wat er se r vi.c c during per i o.d s that the .pr emi ses are
vacant.Three days advance notice of·such dis~ontinuance
shall.be given t.o the Cit.y,and the customer,shall pay the
City·any delinquent fees or charges,plus a shut-off fee
as specified in Section 4 below.Following such dis;
coritinuance,no fee~for water br sew~Y s~rvice shall
ac cr ue.,and no 'liens shall accumu l.a t.e.until t he- se.rv ic e
is reconnected.
~~.In the ~vent that the occupants of premises
have allowed de Li nque nt ut i1 .i t.y bill'S to accrue;the owner
of s aid premises;.01'th e owner of a de Li nquen tv mo rt gar-e
thereon,may ,give the City written notice to discontinue,
water service.Said notice sh~ll be accompanied by ~ayment
of all delinquent.and unpaid charges b~ed to.the ,City wit.h
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respect to said ~rerni5es,together with a shut-off charge,
as s~ecifi~d in S~ction 4 below.The City shall then"
~iscontinue water service to the premis~~,and no fees,
charges or liehs shall accr~e thereafter with r~spect:
to ~aid premises until the 5ervice is reco~nected.
Section 3,Involuntary Discontinuance of Water
Service.
A.:Water serv ice 'may be di scont Lnue d by .the'City,'
for any of the following reasonS:'.
1.'For delinqu~ht and unpaid charg~s,'~i
s~ecified in Section 1 above.
2.For the use of water and sewer uti)ities
fot puiposes or properties other thrin'that
,specified in theapplicatipn.
3.For willful waste of water throu~h
improper or .imp e rf ect piping,equipment or otherwise ..
'4.When a customer's piping or equipment does
not meet the City's standards;or fails to comply
with other app;icable:cod~s and regulations..
5.For:t~mpering with property of the City
Utility Sy st'e m.'.
;1 s>"I"",'.,6 :':tri case of vacation of the·premises by the
,cus-t omer .
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.7'.'For us e {of the,Ut~'.lity .Li nes i11 a ma nner
which ~dver~e1y.aif~cts·thefCit~'~service to its'
o t h er customers.
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.:8.' F a r~:;f.r:fl 11 d u ;1<7 n t,bb'tia i n i ng 0 r use of u t .iI i t Y
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" B.Except ~in"the,~a5e·bfd~ri~er to life or property,
fraudulent,us e,'imp'air'rrienf'of s e'r v i'ce ,or violation of law,
the City shall use its b~st efforts to comply'with the',
followingprocedures.prioT to an involuntary discontinuance
of service:
,1.-The City shall send the owner and occupant
,'of the pr emis e s,using addresses shown in the City
"u t i Li t y records,wr it t en notice that water service
to the property will be shut off on a date n~t less
ten day~thereafter unless the delinquencies are paid
iri fult.Said notic~shall state that the own6r
and occupant of the prem i ses 'have a right to a hearing
before the C~ty Administrator for ,the purpose of
resolving disputed accounts.A request faT such a
hearing must be made not 1655 than 5 days piior to
the shut~off date.At said hearing the City
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Administrator is .authorized t6'compromise and ~ettle
,dis~utesin the interest'of justice.Pro~ided,the
Ci ty Admin:i s t r a tor shall not be au thor i zed to waive
6r reduce bills whith are legitima~ely due,or to
lend the City's,credit by all6winga deferred payment
schedule.'
2.-Lf 'service is not discontinued wi thin
three day§after the stated shut-off date (unless
.other,m~~~ally acceptable arrangements have been ~ade)
.;th¢.shut-off notice shall 'become void and a new
\no t-ice shall be.requi red before the service can be'
.'~:.d,·isco"nnec.~ed t.her e a'f.t.e r.;",J!:"
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<"1.~n'the event::0£,'aa'ispllte'd account.,at'any
time before the City shuts off service 'the owner
or occupant ~f Jh~PTem~ses 'may tender the amount
he claims '.to ,b,e due,"provided that said amount must
be reasonably suppbtted by documented evidence.The
~ight'of the City to thereafter shut off sejvic~
shall nbt,.a~tcnl~.'untilC t he l.d i spu t e has peen
a dm.i.n i.s't-r a t i.veLy or j udic a lLy resolved.
4.Except 'in case of danger to life or property,'
no disconnection shall be accomplished on,Saturdays,
Sundays,legal holidays or any day on whi~h the City
cannot reestablish service on the same or .following
day.
5.Where service is provided to a master meter,·
or where th6 City'ha~reasonable gro~nds to~believe.,
that service is to o ther 'than the customer of .r ec or d ,
the Ci t y shall undertake aI'I reasonable eff or t s to
inform the occupants of t.he service address of the
impending disconnection~Upon request of one or
more service users,'where service is to other than th~
subscriber 'of r~cord,an additional five days shall
be allowed prior to shut·6ff to permit the ~ervice
users to arrange for continued service.'
6.When a City employee ii dispaiched to :
disconnect.service,that person shall be authorized
to accept payment of a'delinquerit a cc oun t (plus
d i sc onn ec ti.on and r eco nnec t i on char ge s jt at the service
address if th~same is tendercidby a check fu~de
payab:Ie ~n the exact amount t.o the order..of the City
of "Mar ysv iLl.e.'
7.Charges for di.s co rme c tion and 'r-e c cnne c ti.on
of·water service,as specified'in Section 4 belo~,'
shall be added to the~ccount.,and shall be pai~in
full prior io reconnection.
Section 4 ..Disconnecti~n ~nd Re~onnection Charges.,
A.There sh~ll be a shut-off ~hargeof $~,OO a~sessed
for each,vo lurrt ar y or Involuntary discontinuance.of service.
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B.There shall be a r6connection charge of $S;O~assessed
.fcr each reconnect ion occuring.on weekdays'(other tllan ho l idays'),
·prior to 4:30 p.m.'There shall be a reconnection charge
of $50.00 assessed for each reconnectionoccurring at
other times.
C.If service i~shut off.by reason'of,an account.
being:'delinquent at a ~inglepremise ~ore th~n orice 0ithin
a twelve month period~t~~.shut-off an~reconnection,charges
after the first ·time during the said twelve month period '
shall be doubled.'
,PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this
2L/L~day of M$/fCH ,1980 .
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