HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 843 1971-05-17
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ORDINANCE NUMBER J'~~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
ELIMINATING CERTAIN PENALTIES ON DELINQUENT
WATER ACCOUNTS, INCREASING CHARGES FOR
RESUMPTION OF SERVICE, PROVIDING FOR THE
REFUND OF WATER ACCOUNT DEPOSITS AFTER ONE
YEAR WITHOUT DELINQUENCY, AND AMENDING THE
SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 26-12 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Section 26-12 - DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS; TERMINATION OF
WATER SERVICE; FEE FOR RESUMPTION OF SERVICE; REMOVAL
OF METER; FEE FOR REPLACEMENT OF METER. Should an
account for water service not be paid on or before
the twentieth day of the month in which it becomes
due, it shall be deemed delinquent and a reminder
shall be mailed to the party responsible for payment
of the bill. If not paid before ten days thereafter,
the water shall be shut off from the premises where
used and shall not again be turned on until all arrears
together with a charge of five dollars to cover expenses,
shall have been paid.
"In the event water has been turned on without the
consent of the water superintendent after having
previously been shut off for nonpayment of bills or
on written order provided for in this chapter, the
meter shall be removed and a charge of ten dollars
in addition to the five dollar turn-on charge
provided for in this section shall be collected before
the meter shall again be installed.'
Section 2. Section 26-16 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Section 26-16.1 - SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR PAnlENT OF
CHARGES; REFUND OF SECURITY DEPOSIT AFTER ONE YEAR
WITHOUT DELINQUENCY. At the time of application for
water service of the owner or occupant of the
premises to which water is to be furnished, such
owner or occupant shall deposit with the city the
sum of ten dollars for a single-family occupancy
or the sum of five dollars for each unit of all
other occupancies.
In the event an owner requests water service on more
than one property owned by him in the City of Seal
Beach, the Director of Finance may waive the
additional deposits otherwise required by this section.
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Ordinance Number
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"After one year a revie~1 of the water account of the
party responsible for payment of the bill shall be
made. If it is determined that the party has paid
each bill within thirty days of each billing date or
has otherwise maintained his account in a manner
satisfactory to the Director of Finance his deposit
shall be refunded.
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"If, after a deposit is refunded, the party fails
to maintain a satisfactory account resulting in
disconnection of his water service the Director of
Finance may require that a deposit of twenty dollars
be made prior to resumption of service. Said
deposit shall be refunded after one year in
accordance with the provisions contained herein
pertaining to the original deposit."
Section 3. The City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach is hereby
directed to cause this Ordinance to be posted in accordance
with law. .ft
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this I~ day of ~. -ra71,
by the City Council of the City of ~Beach, C~I=t
a regular meeting thereof, by the following vote:
AYES: councilmen.t..~..~ ~"'e-.~L
NOES: Councilmen ~._'"'u
ABSENT: Councilmen ~~
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11ayor
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