RES 876 RESOLUTION NO , � r7
A RESOLUTION amending Resolution 606 by revising the
procedures and policies for utility billings .
WHEREAS , the Council has heretofore adopted Resolution 606 , which established
policies and procedures for utility billings , and
WHEREAS , the Council desires to amend the procedures and policies for utility billings ,
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Camas as
follows :
Section I
The City Council of the City of Camas hereby adopts the following procedures and
policies regarding utility billings :
A . Billing Intervals : Water- sewer- sanitary - recycling billings for most commercial and
all residential services shall be billed at the end of each odd month , due and payable on the fifth
day of the following month . Industrial and some commercial customers are billed every month .
B . Meter Readiniz : Water meters shall be read on approximately the 15th day of the
month .
C . Rental Properties : The City of Camas defines the legal owner of any real property as
the customer of the city ' s utility services . Water - sewer - sanitary - recycling bills shall be the
responsibility of the legal owner of the subject property . The City shall not be responsible for
unpaid billings resulting from tenants moving in or out without paying charges due , nor the
collection thereof, and said charges shall be a lien on the property until paid . Other than
regularly scheduled reading of water meters , the meters shall be read only upon the sale of the
property . No meter shall be read between renters or lessees . Pro - ration of billings between
renters or lessees shall be the responsibility of the legal owner and will not be billed by the City .
D . Billing Addresses : Except as hereinafter provided , all billings for water - sewer -
sanitary- recycling services shall be mailed to the legal owner of the subject property at the legal
owner ' s address . For rental properties , the legal owner may request that the billing be mailed to
a property manager at an address other than that of the legal owner . Such request shall be on a
form provided by the Finance Department of the City , and completed by the legal owner of the
property . Such form shall provide in part that the legal owner agrees that he/ she will be
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responsible for any pro -rating of bills between tenants , any unpaid bills , and any disconnect
charges that may be due to delinquent bills left unpaid by a tenant . Under no circumstances shall
a billing be placed in the renter ' s name . If the legal owner requests billings of non - owner
occupied property be mailed to the premise address , he/ she must complete , sign and have
notarized ( or provide positive identification) a form provided by the Finance Department
agreeing to the rules and statements provided therein .
E . Delinquency : All residential and most commercial utility billings shall be billed at
regular intervals and shall be due and payable on the fifth day of each month following . Such
billings shall be delinquent on the twenty- sixth day of each even month . There shall be a penalty
fee assessed at the rate of five percent of the outstanding balance with a minimum of eight dollars
per delinquent utility account .
F . Pro - ration of Billings : Billings for water - sewer - sanitary - recycling service will be pro -
rated only upon sale of the subject real property . All services will be pro - rated to the date of sale .
Pro - rations of billings between tenants shall be the full responsibility of the owner .
G . Disconnections : At any time water service is disconnected , whether it be for
nonpayment or upon request of the legal owner , a disconnection fee based upon current
ordinances will be charged before water service is reconnected .
H . Sanitary and Recycling Services : Residential sanitary and recycling services are
mandatory and may not be stopped unless water and sewer services are also stopped .
Section II
The Finance Department is directed to make copies of this resolution available to any
member of the public requesting a copy of the same .
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Camas thisa& day of
July , 19 9 9 .
SIGNED :
k0ayor
ATTEST : i4i 6 < �-
Clerk
APPRO .. f rm .
City Attor ' ey