HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-01-19-Resolutions 98-07_Utility Disconnect - Notice Posting FeeRESOLUTION 98-07
RESOLUTION CREATING A FEE OF $5.00 FOR THE POSTING OF
UTILITY DISCONNECT NOTICES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO
COLLECT THE SAME
WHEREAS,the City Operates Water,Wastewater,Gas,and Solid Waste utilities,and charges fees
on the monthly basis for the same;and
WHEREAS,the City,as part of its Gas Tariff,must post on customers doors a Disconnect Notice
advising customers that they have until noon the following day to pay their bill or their utilities will
be disconnected and a fee will be charged for reconnecting said services;and
WHEREAS,each month 2%-5%of Waukee's customers have not paid their bill by the time
Disconnect Notices are posted,and
WHEREAS,each month,after posting the notices,the vast majority of these customers come up
with their payment by noon on the day the utilities are to be disconnected;and
WHEREAS,the City feels that the posting of notices is a unnecessary expense for the City,taking
City resources that could better be utilized elsewhere;and
WHEREAS,the City feels that a fee should be charged to at least cover the costs of posting the
notices and to encourage customers to pay in time to avoid being charged such a fee.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the Waukee City Council hereby establishes a fee
of$5.00 for the posting of Disconnect Notices,said fee to be charged by noon the day the disconnect
notices are posted,said fee to be added to the following month's Utility Bill,with said fee not being
charged until the City has informed its customers of this new policy in the Waukee Taukee.
PASSED TIDS 19TH DAY OF JANUARY~
MAYOR DONALD I.B~
ATTEST:
KURT A.RUECKEL,CITY CLERIC
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