06-A Amending Sec 34-29(a) & 34-30(a) Code of Ord
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fattomey\ordwork\currnet\ Amending Sec. 34-29 & 34-30 Billing 2006
July 28, 2006
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
SECTIONS 34-29 (a) AND 34-30 (a) OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR
DIFFERENT DUE DATES FOR WATER BILLING; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES ORP ARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 34-29 (a) of the Code of Ordinances ofthe City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 34-29. Billing; when and where payable.
(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 accounts shall be due and payable on or before the fourteenth (14th) day
following the billing date and shall become delinquent on the fifteenth day after
such billing date.
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Section 2. That Section 34-30 (a) ofthe Code of Ordinances ofthe City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"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 six (6) 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, together with a reconnection
fee often dollars ($10.00). It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly
authorized employee of the City, to reconnect such service.
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Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly
repealed.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on September I, 2006.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of August, 2006.
Richard Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John D. Lestock, Assistant City Attorney
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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,
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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.
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