Ord 104-2003 11/4/2003ORDINANCE NO. 104 -2003
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 106 -281 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH A GRACE PERIOD ON LATE PAYMENT
FEES FOR UTILITY BILLING; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2002, the City Council approved an ordinance
that provides for a 5% late payment fee to be assessed to utility bills that are paid after
the due date; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desire to allow a five day grace period after the due
date before such penalty is assessed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Chapter 106 -281 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended in
its entirety as follows:
"Sec. 106 -281. Billing, late payment fee, disconnecting and reconnecting fees.
All services for water, sewer, sanitation, and storm water accounts shall be billed
together on a monthly basis.
All water, sewer, sanitation, and storm water accounts shall be payable monthly
and shall carry a due date of approximately fifteen (15) days after the billing date. The
bill shall include a notice which will state that if payment is not received by the due date,
then a 5% late payment fee will be assessed on the amount due. If such bill has not
been paid by five days after the due date, then a late payment fee of 5% will be
assessed to the balance of the account. If such bill has not been paid by the billing date
of the succeeding month's bill, then the succeeding month's bill will include a delinquent
notice which will state that the customer's service will be discontinued without further
notice unless payment is made on or before the due date and a service fee of fifteen
dollars ($15.00) must be paid before service will be restored. The delinquent notice will
also include a statement that a 5% late payment fee will be assessed on the amount
due if payment is not received by the due date. If the full amount has not been paid on
or before five days after the due date of the second month's bill or satisfactory
arrangements for paying the bill have not been made, the water, sewer and sanitation
services will be discontinued, and a service fee of fifteen dollars $15.00 and a late
payment fee of 5% will be charged to the account. Discontinued service will be restored
with full payment of the bill including any late fees and the fifteen dollar service fee."
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SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 4th day of November, 2003.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Affidavit of Publication
ORDINANCE NO.99-2003
ORDINANCE OF THE
CIY CONCIL OF THE
CITY T OF WICHITA THE STATE OF TEXAS #1763002
FALLS, TEXAS,
COUNTY OF WICHITA
AMENDING PART II OF
THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES,AT CHAPTER
22, BUILDINGS AND
BUILDING REGULA-
TIONS,ARTICLE XI,
RESIDENTIAL CODES
FOR NE OR T
F MILOY DWEL GS, On this 17th day of November, 2003 A D...
TO CERTAIN ADDI-
TIONS D D E E EAMENDMENTS,
personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
FOR INCLUSION PROVIDING PRO- Myra Gholson,Sales Assistant for the Times Publishing
VIDING FOR SEVER-
ABILITY. Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINA104-2003
NCE OF THE Times/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in
CIY CONCIL OF THE
CITY T OF WICHITA Wichita County, Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on
FALLS, TEXAS,
AMENDING SECTION oath states that the attached advertisement is a true and
32-1 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TO ES- correct copy of advertising published in One (1) issues thereof
TABLISH A GRACE PE-
R I O D ON LATE on the followingdates:
PAYMENT FEES FOR
UTILITY BILLING.
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