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RESOLUTION AMENDING AN ORDINANCE
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REGULATING THE USE OF WATER AND
SEWER FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE
COUNTY OF HARNETT FIXING RENTS, RATES,
FEES AND OTHER CHARGES AND PROVIDING FOR
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COLLECTION OF SAME
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PREAMBLE
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WHEREAS, the County of Harnett has established a Department of
Public Utilities for the purpose of managing and operating water
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supply and distribution systems owned and /or operated by said County;
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WHEREAS, the County has heretofore adopted that certain ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance Regulating the Use of Water and Sewer
Facilities Operated by the County of Harnett Fixing Rents, Rates, Fees
and Other Charges'_ind Providing for Collection of Same" to, provide - -r
said Department, of Public �Otilifies with- reasonable rules and
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regulations to protect and regulate-said water supply and distribution
caned and /or operated by the County,...and r v �' sky r4p"; ` ,�,
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WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners desires to
amend the above mentioned Ordinance by adopting a new Section 30
therefor, entitled "Delinquent Service Fees ".
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NOVI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners that the following shall be added to and become a part
of that ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Regulating the Use of Water
and Sewer Facilities Operated by the County of Harnett Fixing Rents,
Rates, Fees and Other Charges and Providing for Collection of Same ",
the same to apply to all water supply and distribution systems owned -
and /or operated by the County of Harnett:
SECTION 30: DELINQUENT SERVICE FEES
a, FEE ESTABLISHED
Except as provided in subsection a of this section,
when a consumer shall have failed to pay his account (as
specified in subsection c of this section) by the due date
set forth on his bill, a delinquent service fee shall be
imposed upon him and the amount of such fee shall be added
to his balance due.
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The amount of the delinquent service fee provided for
in this section shall be the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars.
C. FAILURE TO PAY ACCOUNT - SPECIFIED
A consumer shall have failed to pay his account when
the full amount charged to him for services supplied as
stated on his bill has not been paid over to and received by
the County Department of Public Utilities by 5:00
o'clock p.m. on the due date set forth on his bill.
d. BILL SPECIFICATIONS
The bill which shall be mailed to a consumer setting
forth the charges due for services supplied, shall state the '
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due date, the amount of the bill if paid by the due date,' YI
the amount of the bill if paid after the due date and shall
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" further state that if payment is not made by the due date
that the delinquent service fee will be charged.
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V Y When a consumer has paid all bills rendered to him tiy- $4"i� <�,,„ap
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,the due date�set forth on each bill for twelve ,co
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afters due date °the delinquent service fee °shall be wla ed a�,A,ry+j
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for, that,,period
EFFECTIVE DATE
- This section� shall`.: be .effective on and after the 3st
- day of July, -1989.
AND BE IT.RESOLVED` that -the above stated amendment shall become
effective on they lst day of July', 1989.
Duly adopted this., Sth day of June, 1969 upon motion made by
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Commissioner - Hudson, seconded by Commissioner
(; Smith -., and adopted up the following vote:
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A y es 5 Noes 0 0 Absent 0 Abstained
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L- o G. Stewart, Chairman `", +"
t{. Harnett County Board of
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ATTEST:
Vanessa W. Young, ezk