H-1 - Ordinance 2024-508 - Water Late Fee and Non-payment Fee

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2024-508 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, CHAPTER 92, SECTION 92.03(3) BILLING FOR WATER SERVICE, LATE PAYMENT AND SECTION 92.04(4)(A) SERVICE DISCONTINUED, FEES BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa: Section 1. Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Section 92.03(3) and Section 92.04(4)(a) of Chapter 92 of the Municipal Code of Tiffin, Iowa, to increase the late payment fee and the non-payment fee. Section 2. Amendment. Sections 92.03(3) and 92.04(4)(a) of Chapter 92 is hereby amended as follows: CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES 92.03 BILLING FOR WATER SERVICE. Water service shall be billed as part of a combined service account, payable in accordance with the following: (Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84) 1. Bills Issued. The Utility Department shall prepare and issue bills for combined service accounts on or before the first day of each month. 2. Bills Payable. Bills for combined service accounts shall be due and payable at the office of the Utility Department by the 20th day of the following month. 3. Late Payment. A late fee of five ten percent shall be added to each delinquent bill for payment after the due date. 92.04 SERVICE DISCONTINUED. Water service to delinquent customers shall be discontinued or disconnected in accordance with the following: (Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84) 1. Notice. The Utility Department shall notify each delinquent customer that service will be discontinued or disconnected if payment of the combined service account, including late payment charges, is not received by the date specified in the notice of delinquency. Such notice shall be sent by ordinary mail to the customer in whose name the delinquent charges were incurred and shall inform the customer of the nature of the delinquency and afford the customer the opportunity for a hearing prior to the discontinuance or disconnection. 2. Notice to Landlords. If the customer is a tenant, and if the owner or landlord of the property or premises has made a written request for notice, the notice of delinquency shall also be given to the owner or landlord. If the customer is a tenant and requests a change of name for service under the account, such request shall be sent to the owner or landlord of the property if the owner or landlord has made a written request for notice of any change of name for service under the account to the rental property.