02-07-20-Ordinance-Utility Billing Procedures-02/18/2020ORDINANCE 402-07-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 13 "UTILITIES", ARTICLE
13.1600 "UTILITY BILLING PROCEDURES", SECTION 13.1603 "SERVICE TO BE
DISCONNECTED WHEN DELINQUENT", SECTION 13.1608, "ADJUSTMENT OF
EXCESS WATER BILL IF LEAKS ARE REPAIRED", SECTION 13.1609,
"ADJUSTMENT OF HIGH -VOLUME WATER BILL", AND ADOPTING SECTION
13.1610, "ADJUSTMENT FOR BILLING ERRORS"; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL
OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANGER, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 13, Article 13.1600 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Sanger, Texas is hereby amended in part as follows:
ARTICLE 13.1600 UTILITY BILLING PROCEDURES
Sec. 13.1603 Service to Be Discontinued When Delinquent
(a) Service may be discontinued upon due written notice to customers having past
due bills on the twenty-seventh (27th) day following the billing date. In addition,
a fee as set forth in the fee schedule in Appendix A of this code will be assessed
to all customers whose set -vice has been discontinued. If a customer account is
disconnected pursuant to this section, the account must be paid in full before
set vice shall be restored. Failure to receive any notice provided by this section
shall not relieve the customer of any liability thereof.
(b) The city may delay disconnecting residential utility service for nonpayment if
the National Weather Service reports a temperature or temperature forecast that:
(1) The average daily temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below or the
average daily temperature is predicted to be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below
for more than 24 consecutive hours.
(2) The temperature is at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit for five consecutive
days and the temperature is forecast to reach or exceed 100 degrees
Fahrenheit for the next five days.
(c) If the city delays disconnecting utility service due to weather, it is not required
to restore previously disconnected service.
Sec. 13.1608 Adjustment of Excess Water Bill if Leaks are Repaired
(a) Any customer of the city may request a bill adjustment of a water bill from the
city because of loss of water through a lealc in the customer's water line for a period
not to exceed two (2) consecutive months if:
(1) The customer files the request for an adjustment no later than 90 days after
the billing date of the date in question;
(2) The consumption exceeding the customer's expected consumption was due to
water line leaks at the service address that were not within the customer's
the billing date of the date in question;
(2) The customer has not had a Tampering Fee applied to the account under
Article 13.300 during the past 12 months; and
(3) The customer has not received an adjustment under this section within the
preceding 36 months; and
(b) Within 90 days of the billing date of the bill in question, the customer shall
file an application for the adjustment on a form furnished by the city. The application
form shall contain a statement setting forth an understanding that the application is
a government record subject to criminal prosecution for false statements under the
Texas Penal Code, as amended, and the customer shall state that the application
contains no false statements.
(c) Upon receiving an application, the city will investigate the cause for excessive
consumption, which investigation may include, but is not limited to:
(1) Inspection of the customer's water meter for indication of leaks and
accuracy testing;
(2) Review of the customer's billing record including historical usage of the
service address;
(3) Audit of the customer's irrigation system settings;
(4) Review of any new construction conducted at the service address; and
(5) Inspection of any new water consuming appliances installed in the past
twelve months.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the finance director will determine a
customer's expected consumption for a given billing period using one of the
following methods:
(1) Average consumption used at the service address for the same month over
multiple years;
(2) Average consumption used at the service address for similar season months
in prior years;
(3) Consumption used at the service address for the same month in the previous
year; or
(4) Consumption used at the service address for current seasonal months.
(e) If the customer is eligible for a bill adjustment under this section, one (1) bill
shall be adjusted as follows:
(1) Expected consumption shall be subtracted from actual consumption to
determine excess consumption.
(2) One half (1/2) of excess consumption shall be added to expected
consumption to determine adjusted consumption.
(3) Adjusted consumption shall be calculated according to the applicable rates
for the customer for the billing period.
(4) The adjustment allowed shall equal the amount of the original bill minus
the calculated bill amount for the adjusted consumption.
(f) If by using the adjusted total consumption for a bill adjustment under this
section the customer's corresponding wastewater volume would be lower than the
volume originally billed to the customer, the wastewater charges may also be
adjusted.
(g) Exceptions to this section for extraordinary circumstances may be considered
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage, as the law and
Charter in such cases provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 18th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2020.
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DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, (BUDGET AMEND-
MENT 4) AMENDING ORDINANCE #09-25-19,
WHICH WILL AMEND THE BUDGET FOR THE
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PROVIDING. FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL OR-
DINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING, FOR
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADOPTED by the
City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, on the
18th Day of February, 2020. APPROVED: Thom-
as E. Muir, Mayor; ATTESTED: Cheryl Price,
City Secretary
ORDINANCE #02.07.20'
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 13 "UTIL-
ITIES", ARTICLE 13.1600 "UTILITY BILLING
PROCEDURES", SECTION 13.1603 "SER-
VICE TO BE DISCONNECTED WHEN DELIN-
QUENT', SECTION 18.1608, "ADJUSTMENT
OF EXCESS WATER BILL IF LEAKS ARE RE-
PAIRED", SECTION 13.1609, "ADJUSTMENT
OF HIGH -VOLUME WATER BILL", AND ADOPT-
ING SECTION 13.1610, "ADJUSTMENT FOR
BILLING ERRORS" •; PROVIDING FOR THE'
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Sanger, Texas, on the 18th Day of February,
2020. APPROVED: Thomas E. Muir, Mayor; AT-
TESTED: Cheryl Price, City Secretary
ORDINANCE NO. 02-09.20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES, ARTICLE 10.100 "SUBDIVISION OR-
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PROVIDING FOR 'REVIEW AND APPROVAL
OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS' FOR .PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE, RE-
PEAL OF ALL. ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ADOPTED by the
City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, on the
18th Day of February, 2020. APPROVED: Thom-
as E. Muir, Mayor; ATTESTED: Cheryl Price,
City Secretary
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