Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1774 ‎(FAILED on 1st)‎ Water Services — reading text

f6 tier!eaol, ON , n ORDINANCE 1774 o ~ 1 f.. 2 FORT WA~TON BEACH, 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FOR AUTHORITY; AMENDING 4 FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR WATER 5 CHAPTER 10. 53, BILLING PROCEDURES BY AMENDING 6 SERVICES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, DISCONTINUANCE OF 7 SECTION 10. 53. 03, DELINQUENCY, FEE AND DELETING B SERVICE, TO INCLUDE TIMING OF LATE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 SECTION 10. 53.05 FOR CONSISTENCY; OF ORDINANCES, BY 10 10. 82, SOLID WASTE, OF THE CODE OF CHARGES, 11 AMENDING SECTION 10. 82. 04, PAYMENT AUTHORITY TO SET 12 SUSPENSION OF SERVICE, TO PROVIDE THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE; 13 LATE FEE IN IN THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE 14 SETTING LATE FEE DATE. 15 SCHEDULE; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE 16 BY THE CITY COUNCil OF THE 17 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS 18 CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 19 20 SECTION I. AUTHORITY for The authority for enactment of this ordinance is pursuant to' the powers 21 the Code in section 2 of the City Charter, 22 the City of Fort Walton Beach, provided 1), of the Florida Statutes ( 2007). 23 of Ordinances, and sections 166.021 ( 24 SECTION 10. 53.03, 25 SECTION II. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 10. 53, SERVICE 26 DELINQUENCY, DISCONTINUANCE OF Procedures, is amended as follows: 27 Chapter 10. 53 Water Services Billing 28 of Service. 29 Sec. 10. 53. 03. Delinquency; Discontinuance water shall pay to 30 Each occupant of property in the city using city bv the City Council in the 31 the city a late fee, as set and amended account that has not been 32 ComDrehensive Fee Schedule. on an the billina date by the at;lo date or upon 33 paid within 12 days after service will be discontinued to any 34 failure to put up a deposit.Water of a customer 35 place having a 30-day delinquent bill or upon failure is The delinauent Gorvice charge 36 to make the appropriate deposit. the date of the bUl. Further, an 37 due after 9: 00 a. m., 30 days from in advance, for a 38 additional service charge shall apply, payable lock up, water turned on 39 broken meter lock, a pulled meter, straight water restored without payment). 40 after hours, and to recheck cutoff ( 41 of ~8MGe. . 42 s::. :; 3.05. paymeRt ef CttaFge8j SwspeMieR f9I' ttte FefyBG aRd F9GyG1al3le matenals se'JIG9S 43 gas h': ~ to ttte aAd ttte G~ is ~~ slty, 44 paid meAthly 0 slyae oosh cI:1aFges OR the regYlar meAthIy 45 ts f; ';~; r BREI so\\' a€Je" GONi60. OR failure to U(:) pay such 46  re JlelOOFIt daW, a SYFGharge 9f fi.. 47 I::: ~ 2 days after the lailliA!,! bill. Upon 48 t .. t I am91:1nt of such bill shall he added to tt.1e fail~~; ;; vith SAY 3J> Plic3blc or 49 pay the lJiII fA { yll, togetAGr \ 3Q da~ ffeM tI:I~ date, all. JlYlalls ~ FVise8 lailliA!,! 50 are Made 11'1 filii, IS 1'1 yed YAbl all reElYlmd Jl3YMeAt8 51 as may be 52 aPPli; bIeservice foes, deposits an(t~r suFGt.1arges 53 vise assessed. othon- 54 55 OF 04, PAYMENT 56 SECTION III. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10.82. OF CHAPTER 10. 82, SOLID 57 CHARGES, SUSPENSION OF SERVICE, 58 WASTE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES of Service. of 59 Section 10. 82. 04, Payment of Charges, Suspension amended as follows: Waste. of the Code of Ordinances is 60 Chapter 10. 82. Solid 61 of Service. 62 Sec. 10. 82. 04. Payment of Charges; Suspension materials services 63 The charges for the refuse and recyclable to the city, and the city is hereby 64 provided shall be paid monthly on the regular monthly 65 authorized to include such charges failure to pay such 66 statements for water and sewage service. Upon date, a late fee. as set and 67 bill within 12 days after the billing amended bv the Catv Council in the ComDrehensive Fee Schedule. 68 tetal amount of sush bill shall be 69 surohaFQe ~ f fi~Je p~ rceAt of the the bill in full, together with 70 added to the bill. Upon failure to pay or surcharge. within 30 days from the billing 71 any applicable late fee be discontinued until all required 72 date, all public services shall service fees, deposits 73 payments are made in full. plus applicable assessed. 74 and/ or surcharges as may be otherwise 75 FEE SCHEDULE TO SET 76 SECTION IV. AMENDMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE BILLING 77 LATE FEE FOR UTILITY SERVICES Code of sections 10. 53. 03 and 10. 82. 04, of the 78 Pursuant to the authority Services. Public 79 of Ordinances, the Comprehensive Fee Schedule, are Services. Miscellaneous Charges, 80 Miscellaneous Charges, and Utility 81 amended as follows: 82 Public Services. Miscellaneous Charaes 10% of balance I Late Charae 83 84 Utility Services, Miscellaneous Char 6% of 13alaR€&- 10% of balance Late Charge 85 86