Ordinance No. 80-96-57 v ORDINANCE NO. 80-96-57
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 22, UTILITIES, SEC. 22-29, DUE DATES AND
LATE FEES, AND SEC. 22-174, DELINQUENT BILLS, TO EXTEND
DISCONNECTION DATES BY TEN (10) DAYS, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Sec. 22-29 of the Atlantic Beach Code of Ordinances
currently provides that water service will be discontinued if the
bill for said service is not paid within twenty (20) days from the
billing date, and
WHEREAS, Sec. 22-174 of the Atlantic Beach Code of Ordinances
currently provides that sewer, water and garbage service will be
discontinued if the bill for said service is not paid within twenty
(20) days from the billing date, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Atlantic Beach desires to
extend the disconnection dates for said utility services by ten
(10) days so that said services will not be discontinued unless a
bill is not paid within thirty (30) days from the billing date.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida:
SECTION 1. Sec. 22-29 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Atlantic Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 22-29. Due dates and late fees.
Bills for minimum and excess water will be rendered
at regular intervals, but the rendering of bills is not
an obligation on the part of the city, and failure of the
consumer to receive the bill shall not release or
diminish the obligation of the consumer with respect to
payment thereof, or relieve the consumer of any obliga-
tion under this chapter. The bills for service shall be
due and payable on the date of billing and shall become
delinquent fifteen (15) days thereafter. If the bill is
not paid within fifteen (15) additional days (or thirty
(30) days from the billing date) , service will be
discontinued. A fifteen-dollar ($15. 00) reconnect fee
will be required to be paid, along with the full amount
of the bill, prior to service being restored. "
SECTION 2 . Sec. 22-174 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Atlantic Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 22-174. Delinquent bills.
If any bill for monthly sewer, water and garbage
service shall remain due and unpaid on and after 5: 00
p.m. on the fifteenth day from the billing date, dated on
the bill, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount
due shall be imposed and added to the bill. If the bill
remains unpaid for a period of fifteen (15) additional
days, then all services shall be discontinued and shall
not be reconnected until all past due charges have been
fully paid together with a reconnect charge of fifteen
dollars ($15. 00) . If, after discontinuation of services,
the bill remains unpaid, the city may acquire a lien on
the property being serviced which may be foreclosed
within thirty (30) days by the city unless the bill and
the penalties thereon are paid and the lien satisfied. "
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage and adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 22nd day
of January, 1996.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this
/t;? day of February, 1996.
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MAUEN KING ) J� IAN T. FLETCHER
City Clerk Mayor, Presiding Officer
Approved as to form and correctness:
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`4'AN C. J' '' N, ESQUIRE
City Att ey