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ORDINANCE NO . Z5 35
AN ORDINANCE modifying miscellaneous fees for Water
Department services .
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS .
Section I
Subsection 13 . 44 . 010 (D ) of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows .
CMC 13 . 44 . 010 Charges - Metered Service - Billinjz Intervals .
D . There shall be a penalty on all delinquent accounts assessed at the rate of five
percent ( 5 % ) of the outstanding balance with a minimum of fourteen dollars ( $ 14 . 00 ) per utility
account .
Section II
Subsection 13 . 44 . 020 ( C ) of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows .
CMC 13 . 44 . 020 Non-payment - Shut- off Hearing - Disconnection Fees .
C . In the event the charges are not paid , or a hearing requested accompanied with
a tender of the amount owing within ten days of the date of the Notice , then
the City shall cause to be posted on the property a written notice setting forth
the amount of the delinquent charges and informing the occupant that water
service will be terminated to the premises if the delinquent charges are not
paid within seventy-two hours . There shall be included in the delinquent
charges a seventeen dollar ( $ 17 . 00 ) fee for posting the Notice on the property .
If the delinquent charges are not paid within seventy-two hours of the posting
of such Notice , then the City shall proceed to disconnect the water service to
the subject premise .
Section III
Subsection 13 . 44 . 020 ( G) of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows .
CMC 13 . 44 . 020 Non-payment - Shut- off - Hearing - Disconnection Fees .
G . There shall be an additional charge of forty- five dollars ( $ 45 . 00 ) for each
time a service is found wrongfully or illegally reconnected after being
disconnected for non-payment .
Section IV
Subsection 13 . 44 . 020 (J) of the Camas Municipal Code is amended to provide as follows .
CMC 13 . 44 . 020 Non-payment - Shut- off - Hearing - Disconnection Fees .
J . If a customer' s meter has been turned off for non-payment and the
customer requests reconnection after the hours of 5 : 00 p . m . or on a
weekend or holiday, the customer shall be charged an additional turn- on
fee of ninety dollars ( $ 90 . 00 ) .
Section V
This Ordinance shall take force and be in effect five ( 5 ) days from and after its
publication according to law .
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PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor th1 day of February, 2009 .
. SIGNED :
Mayor
ATTEST :
Clerk
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