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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2002-19 ORDINANCE NO. 2002 -19 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA RELATING TO CERTAIN FEES AND CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE ADOPTION OF SUCH FEES AND CHARGES BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION; AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 173- 4.B WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE RESTORATION CHARGES; AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 173-4.D WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SPECIFIC CHARGES TO BE COLLECTED FROM CONSUMERS; AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 173-4.E WITH RESPECT TO RETURNED CHECK CHARGES; AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 173-4.G(2) WITH RESPECT TO LATE FEES; AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 173-17 WITH RESPECT TO METER INSTALLATION FEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2. Section 173-4.B of Article I of Chapter 173 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows: B. The billing period for water and sewer charges shall be monthly. All billings for water and sewer charges shall be due and payable 15 calendar days after the date of the billing. The due date shall be shown on each utility bill. Consumers shall have five calendar days from the due date to make payment. Payment in full must be made by the due date; otherwise, the account will be past due. If an account is two months or more in arrears, the city may terminate all water and sewer service and apply the deposits to payment of the past due balance. Prior to restoration of service, the entire past due balance and a service 006.262117.1 restoration charge of $20 must be paid. If service restoration is requested after 5:00 p.m. or on a \veekend, the service restoration charge shall be $30. The service restoration charl!es shall be established bv resolution of the Citv Commission. Restoration of service will require new deposits. SECTION 3. Section 173-4.D of Article I of Chapter 173 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida, is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is adopted in lieu thereof: D. Specific charges. The City Commission may establish by resolution specific charges to be collected by the City from each consumer under the circumstances described in such resolution. Such specific charges may include but shall not be limited to charges for the following: turnonlturnoff for customer convenience; unauthorized connection penalty; fire hydrant meter deposit; tanker fill-up/bulk water charges; tampering with meter or installation of unauthorized bypass; fire lines; and meter testing. SECTION 4. Section 173-4.E of Article I of Chapter 173 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows: E. Nonsufficient funds or returned checks. The fee for checks returned to the city for nonsufficient funds or uncollected funds shall be fifteen dollars ($15.) per check established bv resolution of the Citv Commission. Notification will be made to the customer advising that payment in the form of cash, money order or cashier's check must be received by the Utility Department within twenty-four (24) hours of notification or service will be terminated. Payment shall include the amount of the check plus the aforementioned fee. If service is terminated, restoration of service will require payment as set forth in ~ 173 4B above of a service restoration fee as orovided in &173-4B above. SECTION 5. Section 173-4.G(2) of Article I of Chapter 173 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows: 006.262117.1 -2- (2) All past due accounts shall be charged a five dollar late fee each month if there is any outstanding balance due on the account five (5) working days after the due date. The city must have actually received the payment in order to avoid the late fee. Mailing prior to the late fee date will not be sufficient. Late fees shall be established bv resolution of the Citv Commission. SECTION 6. Section 173-17 of Article II of Chapter 173 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows: ~ 173-17. Meter installation fees. A. Ocoee will charge to each prospective consumer requesting water service a meter installation fee set forth in the schedule below to defray the city's cost of the meter and meter appurtenances and the cost of installation and related administrative and overhead costs. Such meter installation fee~ shall be in accordance with the meter installation fee schedule established bv resolution of the Citv Commission. The city will require the payment of such meter installation fee concurrently with the request by prospective consumers for the meter installation. The meter installation fee shall be charged only one (1) time for the installation of a meter at anyone (1) location; provided, however, that requests to exchange existing meters for meters of a larger size will result in a charge to the prospective consumer of the difference between the existing smaller size meter and the requested larger single size meter. This is presently incorporated into the connection fees for residential connections. B. Fee schedule. This schedule establishes the The meter installation fees established bv the Citv Commission are minimum fee~ and assumes assume that the consumer's facility is ready for a meter set. The city Utilitv Deoartment may assess such other fees as necessary to recover the cost of meter installation. SECTION 7. Severabilitv. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto. 006.262117.1 -3- SECTION 8. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter," "section," "article," or such other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such inclusion in the Code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the correction of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or recodified copy of same with the City Clerk. SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this t -& day of It t16Us" J ,2002. ATTEST: APPROVED: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA A+-U S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor (SEAL) FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; APPIJ.OVED A~~. FO~ AND LEGALITY this h- day of tI, 2002. ::~~ City Attorney ADVERTISED July 25, 2002 READ FIRST TIME July 16, 2002 READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED A-~ l,/J Sf 10 ,2002 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. vr .A. 006.262117.1 -4-