Ord 289 amendments to code municipal utility service

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ORDINANCE NO. 289 CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE III, DIVISION I, SECTION 14-75 OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING DISCONTIUANCE OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title II, Chapter 14, Article III, Division I, Section 14-75 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: (a) Grounds for Discontinuance. All municipal utilities may be shut off or discontinued whenever it is found that: (1) The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any connection with the municipal utility systems, has violated any related requirement of this Code or any connection with the system; (2) Any charge for a municipal utility service, or any other financial obligation imposed on the present owner or occupant of the premises served, is unpaid after due notice; or (3) There is fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant in connection with any application for service or delivery or charges. (b) Notice and Procedure. It is citypolicyto annuallycertifydelinquent utilityaccounts to q Hennepin County for collection with the following year's property tax levy. If it is deemed more appropriate to discontinue utility service by reason of nonpayment of bills, it is the policy of the city to discontinue utility service to customers only after notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard on disputed bills. The city's form for application for utility service and all bills shall contain, in addition to the title, address, and telephone number of the official in charge of billing, clearly visible and easily readable provisions to the effect: (1) That all bills are due and payable on or before the date set forth on the bill; (2) That if any bill is not paid by or before that date, a second bill will be mailed containing a cutoff notice that if the bill is not paid within ten days of the mailing of the second bill, service will be discontinued for nonpayment; and (3) That any customer disputing the correctness of his or her bill shall have a right to a hearing at which time he or she may be represented in person and by counsel or any 1