86-O-28ORDINANCE NO. 86-028
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE
1, SECTION 19-1 AND 19-13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, BY INCREASING
THE TIME FOR TERMINATION OF SERVICE FROM THIRTY
TO THIRTY-FIVE DAYS; ESTABLISHING A TRANSFER FEE OF
FIVE ($5.00) DOLLARS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION;
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
at its regular council meeting of August 18, 1986, acting on recommendation from
the Utilities Department, regarding changes to existing policies in the Utilities
Department, authorized the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance on the
subject;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE
CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Article 1, Sec. 19-1, of the Code of Ordinancesa
of the City of Edgewater, Florida, be amended as follows:*
CHAPER 19 - UTILITIES AND SERVICES
Section 19-1 - utilitydeposit,and service charge, and transfer fee.
The City shall require a utility deposit in the amount of thirty
dollars ($30.00) plus a ten dollar ($10.00) service charge before
water or sewer service(s) are initiated to any equivalent living
unit in the city. Such deposit shall be made by the property
owner and the bill for utility services shall be in the property
owner's name at all times and shall remain with the city without
interest. For transferring a deposit from an existing owner to
new owner on the same account a five dollar ($5.00) transfer fee
shall be charged. These monies shall be invested and the income
dervied therefrom be used in the operation of the water and sewer
system thereby helping to keep the rates for said service to a
minimum. No refund checks on deposits shall be issued for an
amount less than one dollar ($1.00).
* Deleted language has been lined-thfougk and new language underscored.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 19, Article 1, Section 19-13 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Edgewater, Florida, be amended as follows:
CHAPTER 19 - UTILITIES AND SERVICES
Section 19-13 - Payment of bills; service charge
Bills for the monthly charges and fees for water service and
sewage disposal service shall be submitted and shall be payable
upon receipt. A delinquency charge of ten (10) percent of the
amount due for water and sewage disposal fees shall be charged
against the customer by the city if the customer shall fail to pay
the charges due for water service and sewage disposal fees within
twenty (20) days of the billing date of said charges. Should there
be a failure by the customer receiving water and sewage service
to pay his bill in full. for said service not later than th4fty430
thirty-five (35) days from the billing date for said service, then
said service shall be terminated and shall not be reconnected after
discontinuance until all past due water bills and sewage disposal
fees are fully paid, together with said charge of ten (10) percent
of past due bills and payment of a ten dollar ($10.00) service charge.
The owner of each equivalent unit, regardless of whether the eq-
uivalent unit is rented or being occupied by the owner, shall be
absolutely responsible for the payment of all charges incurred to
the equivalent living unit. No service will be discontinued for a
delinquent bill of less than five dollars ($5.00).
SECTION 3. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances and all resolutions
or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause,
phrase or word of this ordinance isdeclared invalid, the remaining provisions
of this ordinance shall not be affected.
SECTION 5. 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.
This ordinance was introduced by Councilman Inman
This ordinance was read on first reading and passed by a vote of
the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and approval as provided
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by law, at a regular meeting of said Council on the 15th day of September ,
1986.
The second reading of this ordinance to be at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, to be held on
the 6th day of October , 1986.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON ORDINANCE NO. 86-0-28 AS FOLLOWS:
SECOND READING:
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This ordinance read and adopted on second reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and authenticated
this 6th day of October , 1986.
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