0623 Delinquency in Wastewater FeesORDINANCE NO.623
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OREECHOBEE, FLORIDA AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 615, OF WHICH AMENDS AND ADDS DEFINITIONS
TO SECTION 18 -3 THEREOF; AMENDS SECTIONS 18 -6 18 -7
COVERING DELINQUENCY; AMENDS SECTIONS 18 -14, 18 -17,
18 -20, 18 -36, 18 -64 18 -73, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida has
determined that certain definition of terms should be added to
Ordinance 615 to clarify same, and that the time period for
delinquency penalties has not proved workable, and other
administrative amendments to said ordinance are necessary, it is
RESOLVED AND ENACTED that Ordinance 615 be amended as follows:
Section 1: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -3 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -3 Definitions
Capital Recovery Cost shall mean a monthly fee for repayment of
debt incurred for the improvement or expansion of the water and
wastewater system.
Commercial includes, but is not necessarily limited to, retail and
wholesale sales operations, office buildings, shopping centers,
hotels, motels, warehouses, vending operations, laundries,
restaurants, hospitals, schools, churches, government facilities
and other related service operations.
Wholesale Customer shall mean a customer purchasing water and or
wastewater service from the city utility department with an
approved contract with the city. The customer's transmission line,
used to either transmit wastewater to the city's wastewater
treatment plant or transmit water from the city's water treatment
plant, must be connected directly into the city's appropriate
treatment plant not into the city's distribution system.
Section 2: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -6 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -6 Delinquency Penalty
If any consolidated bill is not paid by the Est -due date -pest
-c -euYh- 11; wh -ieh- i-s -1� ays--af b- i�- 1- i� -mai-3. cut -off date
posted on such bill, which is 25 days after the due date, there
shall be assessed a penalty against such bill; the amount of
penalty is stated in the fee resolution as adopted by the city
council, provided that this penalty may be waived for any residence
of a customer who is 65 years of age or older provided proof of age
is furnished to public utility department.
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Section 3: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -7 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -7 Discontinuing Services for Delinquency
If any portion of a consolidated bill for all city services is not
paid by the cut -off date posted on such bill, which is 25 days
after b131 -i� the due date, all or any of the services
provided by such billing shall be discontinued until all fees and
penalties are paid in full.
Section 4: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -14 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -14 Connection Required
Violations shall be punishable as provided in Section 1 23 -18 -8.
Section 5: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -17 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -17 Damaging, Tampering with Property
Violations shall be punishable as provided in Section 1 8 =23 18-8
or by Florida Statutes 806.13 and 812.14.
Section 6: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -20 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -20 Okeechobee 201 Facilities Planning Area
Further, such person or user shall be subject to the penalties as
set forth in Section t8= 18 -8 herein, as well as all applicable
State or Florida Laws.
Section 7: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -36 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -36 Disconnecting Water Service for Violations
Such service shall not be reconnected until the violation has been
corrected, and until the customer has paid a reconnection charge
together with all fines and penalties in the amount provided in
Section 1 8 =23- 18-8.
Section 8: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -64 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -64 Discharge to Public Sewers Regulated
(a) Prohibited discharges to sanitary sewer. No person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water,
groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or unpolluted cooling
water to any sanitary sewer and shall be subject to the penalties
and costs set forth in Section 1- 8- 23 -18 -8 herein, for violation of
any subsection hereunder.
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Section 9: Ordinance 615, Section 18 -73 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18 -73 Unauthorized Use of Sewer System
Any person violating this Section or assisting or causing such
violations shall be subject to penalties and costs as set forth in
Section 1-8-al 18 -8 herein.
Section 10: Effective Date
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
Introduced and passed on first reading this 2nd day of January,
1990.
Passed and adopted on final reading after public hearing this
16th day of January 1990.
ATTEST:
BONNIE THOMAS, CITY CLERK
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MA YOR OAKLAND R.