84-O-35ORDINANCE NO. 84-0- 35
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE VI, SEC. 19-63 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA,
CHANGING THE NUMBER OF DAYS FROM 45 TO 30 FOR TERMIN-
ATION OF SERVICE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF BILL; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, held a Special
Meeting and Workshop on October 3, 1984, regarding changes to existing policies in
the Utilities Department, and authorized the City Attorney to draw up an ordinance
on the subject;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Article VI, Sec. 19-63(c) of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended as follows:-
(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 shall 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 €erty-five-(41Q thirty (30)
days from the billing date for said service, then said garbage
and trash service shall be terminated. The city shall have a lien
on all lands or premises served by the garbage and trash collection
service of thecity 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 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 res-
ponsible for attorney's fees incurred in any action brought by
the city, for lien enforcement or lien foreclosure.
SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions or parts
of resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word
of this ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall
not be affected.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and approval as provided by law.
- Deleted items have been 4ae9-Ekreegh and new language underscored.
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This ordinance was introduced by (per= . fn. n
This ordinance was read on first reading and passed by a vote of the City Council
of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a neAaat meeting of said Council held
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on thei% day of 1994, and approved as provided by law.
The second reading of this ordinance is to be at aAp o„iJlyt meeting of the
City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, to be held on the r]�day of
ROLL CALL VOTE ON ORDINANCE NO. 84-0- 35 AS FOLLOWS:
FIRST READING:
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This ordinance read and adopted on second reading at a
meeting of the City� Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and authenticated
this_U--1-day of, 19—U.—
Mayor
Prepared By:
y Attorney
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