82-O-27ORDINANCE 82-0- 27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 19-63(c) OF ARTICLE
VI, CHAPTER 19, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, RELATING TO FEES FOR
GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION BY PROVIDING THAT
FEES FOR GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION ARE DUE
AND PAYABLE WHETHER SUCH SERVICE IS USED OR
NOT; PROVIDING FOR A LATE CHARGE WHEN GARBAGE
AND TRASH COLLECTION FEES ARE NOT PAID WITHIN
20 DAYS OF BILLING DATE; PROVIDING THAT
GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES SHALL BE
TERMINATED IF SERVICE CHARGES ARE NOT PAID IN
FULL WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE BILLING DATE;
PROVIDING THAT THE SERVICE CHARGES FOR GARBAGE
AND TRASH COLLECTION SHALL BE A LIEN UPON THE
REAL PROPERTY SERVED BY SAID GARBAGE AND TRASH
COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF
SUCH LIENS; PROVIDING FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDI-
NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Section 19-63(c) of Article VI, Chapter 19, Code
of Ordinances, City of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended to read
(c) The charges and fees prescribed by this section
are due and payable for the services of garbage and
trash collection and its availability to the user,
whether such service is used or not, except as expressly
provided otherwise herein. A delinquency charge of ten
(10) per cent of the amount due for garbage and trash
service shall be charged against the customer by the
city if the customer shell fail to pay the charges due
for garbage and trash service within twenty (20) days of
the billing date of said service. Should there be a
failure by the customer receiving garbage and trash
service to pay his bill in full for said service not
later than forty-five (45) days from the billing date
for said service, then said garbage and trash service
shall be terminated. The City of Edgewater, Florida,
shall have a lien on all lands or premises served by the
garbage and trash collection service of the city of
Edgewater, Florida, for garbage and trash collection
service charges and fees until paid in full. Notice
and enforcement of such liens shall be in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida. Such liens, when
delinquent for more than thirty (30) days, may be
foreclosed by the city of Edgewater, Florida, in the
manner provided by the laws of Florida for foreclosure
of mortgages on real property. The owner of real
property upon which a lien is filed shall be responsible
for attorney's fees incurred in any action brought by
the city of Edgewater, Florida, for lien enforcement or
lien foreclosure.
SECTION 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be published by title only
at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Edgewater, Florida, which said publication shall not be
less than seven days from final passage of this ordinance.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
adoption as provided by law.
The first reading of the above ordinance was read by title
and passed by a vote of the City Council of the City of Edge-
water Florida, at a meeting thereof held on the
day of , 1982, and authenticated as provided
by law.
The ordinance was read for a second time by title only and
approved by a majority vote of the City Council of the City of
Edgewater, Florida, following a public hearing thereon, held on
the A day of ' 1982, and authenticated as provided
by law.
ROLL CALL VOTE AS FOLLOWS:
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The vote on the above and foregoing
following first Reading thereof was as
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The roll call vote on second reading of
a duly advertised public hearing wars as
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Approved for legality and form:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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