HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1998-003Temp. Ord. # 1816
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-98- .3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER
22, UTILITIES, ARTICLE III, RATES AND CHARGES
AND BILLING PROCEDURE, SECTION 22-127,
DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE AND
DISCONNECTION OF PREMISES FROM SYSTEM FOR
NONPAYMENT; DELINQUENCY CHARGE OF THE
TAMARAC CODE TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF DAYS
AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILLS BEFORE
RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF DISCONTINUATION OF
SERVICE FROM THIRTY (30) DAYS TO NOT LESS
THAN TWENTY-FIVE (25) DAYS; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, customers who have not fully paid their balance within 30 days receive
a notice of discontinuation on their next utility bill stating that payment must be received
by 45 days or service shall be disconnected as per Section 22-127 (a) of the City Code;
and
WHEREAS, the requirements of this notification, contained on utility bills, means
that utility bills cannot be mailed prior to the 31" day but often are mailed later than 31 days
due to weekends and holidays; and
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WHEREAS, billing cycles are intended to equalize workload throughout the month
by maintaining billing date consistency between months; and
WHEREAS, utility bills mailed 31 days or later can cause billing cycles to move to
a date later in the following month; and
WHEREAS, over time, billing cycles have become closer together instead of being
maintained at an even distribution throughout each month; and
WHEREAS, even distribution of work throughout the month is essential to providing
good customer service, timely processing of payments and a higher quality of work; and
WHEREAS, operational flexibility is essential to maintaining an evenly distributed
workload throughout a month; and
WHEREAS, operational flexibility is achieved by changing the number of days
available from thirty (30) days to not less than twenty-five (25) days for payment of utility
bills before receiving notification of discontinuation of service; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance
recommend approval; and
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SECTION 5: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this io day of De,&soG6&-L , 1997.
PASSED, SECOND READING this /4 day of , 1998.
F
JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
ATTEST:
PATRICIA MARCURIO
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
HEREBY CERTIFY that I
h e a proved this RECORD OF COMMISSI N VOTE
RD ANCE a for MAYOR SCHREIBER
DIST 1: COMM. McKAYE
DIST 2: V/M MISHKIN
MI ELL S. R DIST 3: COMM. SULTANOF
CITY ATTORNE DIST 4: COMM. ROBERTS
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac deems it to be in the best
interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac that the number of days
available before receiving notification of discontinuation be changed from thirty (30) days
to not less than twenty-five (25) days for payment of utility bills in order to maintain
consistent and evenly distributed billing cycles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The foregoing whereas clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: Chapter 22, Article III, Section 22-127, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, is hereby amended as follows:
Section 22-127. Discontinuance of service and disconnection of premises from
system for nonpayment; delinquency charge.
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W If the service bill or other charge is not paid within twenty-five (25) #*ty
(39) calendar days after the date rendered, the city will subsequently mail
a notice to the party on record. POStiRg the deposit. The notice, which
may take any written form, will inform the consumer that if payment is not
received within forty-five (45) days from the original rendering date,
service shall be discontinued.
SECTION 3: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
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SECTION 5:
passage and adoption.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
PASSED, FIRST READING this aS day of
PASSED, SECOND READING this // day of
ATTEST:
PATRICIA MARCURIO, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
have approved this
ORDINANCE as to form.
MIXHELL'S. KRA
CITY ATTORNEY
1998.
'1998.
E SCHREIBER, MAYOR
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE
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