Ordinance 1977-20
ORDINANCE # 77-20
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DEPOSIT FOR WATER SERVICE; ESTABLISHING A CHARGE FOR SETTING
UP AND TURNING ON WATER SERVICE; PROVIDING A SERVICE CHARGE FOR ALL CHECKS RETURNED;
PROVIDING A 10% PENALTY ON PAST DUE ACCOUNTS;REPEALING ORDINANCE #76-8; PRESCRIBING
PENALITIES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
Section 1: Each consumer of water from the City of Wylie Water System shall pay to
the City a deposit in the following amount:
Residential Deposit of $20.00
Commercial and Industrial Deposit of $25.00
Said deposit shall be applied to the payment of any unpaid bills and, when so used,
the deposits shall be restored to the original amount. Any present deposit being
held by the City in an amount less than the amount prescribed by this ordinance shall
remain in the original amount unless the service has been cut-off for non-payment.
Restoration of.service will require the consumer to increase the deposit to the amounts
prescribed by this Ordinance Section.
Section 2: There is hereby established a charge for setting up a new account on the
City Utility Records of $2.50 which shall be applied each time that a water consumer
changes his place of occupancy and requests water service.
Section 3: If it becomes necessary to cut-off water service for non-payment, an addi-
tional charge of $5.00 shall be paid prior to restoring such service between the hours
of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. A charge of $7.50 shall be paid prior to restoring such ser-
vice for weekends, holidays, or after regular service hours.
Section 4: Any check or bank draft, used as payment to the City for services, which is
returned for insufficient funds shall result in an additional charge of $5.00 being
levied against the water consumer.
Section 5: Utility bills are due on or by the 10th of the month following the mailing
on the first of the month for service of the preceeding month. If the tenth falls on
Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, payments without 10% penalty will be accepted on
the following working day. Payments made after the 10th of the month will bear a 10%
penalty of the unpaid balance of the account. Any payment made without the penalty after
the penalty date will be levied against the water consumers account. Utility consumers
with accounts unpaid after the fifteenth of the month shall be notified of notice of
cut-off for non-payment giving one week before discontinuation of service.
Section 6: This Ordinance is cumulative of all other ordinances on the subject and
does not repeal any present ordinance unless in conflict with this ordinance, except
Ordinance 76-8 which is hereby repealed in full, in which case this ordinance shall
govern.
Section 7: Any person, firm or corporation not complying with the provisions of this
ordinance shall not receive water service from the City of Wylie, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any amount
not to exceed two hundred ($200.00) dollars for each and every violation.
Section 8: The fact that Ordinance 76-8 does not contain all of the provisions of
this ordinance and fees provided for in this ordinance, creates an emergency and public
necessity that this ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage, approval
and publication.
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PASSED and APPROVED this the 27th. day of September, 1977.
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William E. Martin
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Barbara Ellis
City Secretary