HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 03-105 ORDINANCE NO. 03-105
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28,
SECTION 28-52(b), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT TO AMEND SERVICE CHARGES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABI LITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 28, Section 28-52(b), 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.
(b) Failure or refusal by any customer to pay any bill to the city,
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 collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.00
(2) Cut and seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
(3) Seal broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
(4) Meter removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
(5) Service killed at the main line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
(6) Second trip on service turn-on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
(7) Turn-on fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
(8) Return check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
(9) Late fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00„
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.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That any person who violated any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall be effective from and after January 1, 2004.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 91h day of
December, 2003.
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