HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 00-46 ORDINANCE NO. 0-.!aD - �
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SECTION
28-52, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO AMEND THE
PAYMENT OF UTILITY CHARGES AND DEPOSITS EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2000; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 28, Section 28-52 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 28-52. Payment of charges and deposits.
(a) All bills shall be computed at the herein described rates and shall be payable within
thirty (30) days from the date of such bills.
(b) Failure or refusal by any customer to pay any bill to the City of Beaumont, upon
demand, shall constitute a breach of contract, and water and sewer service may,
within ten (10) days from notice of such failure, be discontinued to the customer,
and, at the discretion of the Finance Officer, such services shall not be renewed
until the customer has paid all delinquent bills, plus the following applicable service
charges:
(1) Field notification fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.00
(2) Cut and seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25.00
(3) Seal broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
(4) Meter removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30.00
(5) Service killed at the main line . . . . . . . . . $100.00
(6) Second trip on service turn-on . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
(7) Turn-on fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00
(8) Late fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
(c) The notice to the user of failure or refusal to pay for water, sewer and sanitation
service shall provide for a hearing if requested by the user. A user may request and
receive a hearing concerning termination of water service and termination shall not
occur until a determination of the merits of the user's appeal is made by the person
conducting the hearing.
(d) The Finance Officer may require from any applicant for water service a cash deposit
to secure payment of water, sewer and sanitation charges or any other charges that
may accrue, and when such deposit is made it shall be not less than ninety dollars
($90.00), provided, however, additional deposits may be required from any
applicant to pay charges accrued or to accrue for the services. Failure to pay
additional deposit will forfeit right to water, sewer and sanitation services and the
same may be discontinued five (5) days after notice to pay such additional deposit.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the -30-ro�l day of
W4 c"t , 2000. ZA
- Mayor Pro Tem -