06-A Amending Sec 34-29(a) & 34-30(a) Code of Ord

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WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL ~ 34-30 water, sewer, or residential garbage account shall be chargeable against the deposit made pursuant to this section. (Code 1970, ~ 31-24; Ord. No. 2517, ~ 6, 7-14-80; Ord. No. 84-061, ~ 4, 8-27-84; Ord. No. 98-042, ~ 3, 8-31-98; Ord. No. 99-086, ~ 3, 12-13-99; Ord. No. 2005-017, ~ 4, 5-18-05; Ord. No. 2005-058, ~ 2, 10-24-05) Sec. 34-29. Billing; when and where pay- able. (a) The division shall render bills for readiness- to-serve and water service or for sewer service furnished by the City to any person on a monthly basis, with such billing being rendered on or about the same day each month. Bills and ac- counts shall be due and payable on or before the tenth day following the billing date and shall become delinquent on the eleventh day after such billing date. (b) The division shall determine and designate the accounts for water and sewer service fur- nished by the City and the billing dates therefor, all of which shall be due and payable in the Water and Sewer Billing Office, 120 East Kaufman Street, Paris, Texas. \c) In all cases where the contract for the sale and delivery of city water covers and includes the furnishing of such service to more than one (1) consuming unit, whether family, residential or business, the charges and bill for the whole sup- ply thereof shall be made only to the contracting applicant and purchaser. (Code 1970, ~ 31-25; Ord. No. 2345, ~ 1, 8-8-77; Ord. No. 85-051, ~ 4, 9-9-85; Ord. No. 86-003, ~ 1, 3-10-86) Sec. 34-30. Discontinuance of water service for failure to pay and right of hearing in connection with same. (a) If any person shall fail to pay for water service or for sewer service rendered to such person by the City before the expiration of ten (10) days after the date on which such bill is due and payable, the water service of such person shall be discontinued, and such service shall not again be resumed until such person shall have paid the delinquent water and sewer bill in full, Supp. No. 52 together with a reconnection fee of ten dollars ($10.00). It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized employee of the City, to reconnect such service. (b) The director of finance of the City is desig- nated the due process hearing officer for water and sewer accounts and as such will hear and determine matters of hardship, illness or disabil- ity which would justify a payment schedule other than that fixed by this article. 2056.1 roo