08-17-23-Ordinance-Ameidng Chapter 13 Utility Billing Procedures Delinquent, Late Fee-08/07/2023CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE 08-17-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON
COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 13
UTILITIES, ARTICLE 13.1600 UTILITY BILLING PROCEDURES, SECTION 13.1602
WHEN BILLS BECOME DELINQUENT, SECTION 13.1603, SERVICE TO BE
DISCONTINUED WHEN DELINQUENT, AND SECTION 13.1606 WAIVER OF LATE
FEES AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AUTHORIZING
PUBLICATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sanger (the "City") is a home rule municipality regulated by state
law and Charter; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance 11-37-17 adopting utility billing
procedures on November 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the passage of this Ordinance is in the best interest
of the citizens of Sanger.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS AMENDS
SECTION 1. That Sections 13.1602, 13.1603, and 13.1606 be amended as follows:
13.1602 When Bills Become Delinquent.
Payments become delinquent on the fifteenth (15th) day following the billing date whereupon a
ten percent (10%) late fee is assessed to each delinquent bill.
That Section 13.1603 be amended as follows:
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 service fee as set forth in
the fee schedule in Appendix A of this code will be assessed to all customers whose service has
been set to be discontinued. If a customer account is disconnected pursuant to this section, the
account must be paid in full before service 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.
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(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.
That Section 13.1606 be amended as follows:
13.1606 Waiver of Late Fees.
Late fees shall not be waived for any individual customer more than once in any twelve -month -
period without the express permission of the finance director. The finance director shall review
and approve all requests for the waiver of fees.
SECTION 2. That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct
and are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, and words of this Ordinance are severable and, if any
word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, since the same
would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance or any
such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other City Ordinances and all other
provisions of other Ordinances adopted by the City which are inconsistent with the terms or
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This ordinance and the rates herein adopted shall become effective, charged, and
applied to services rendered by the City, and all usage by Customers of the City effective with the
first billing issued on or after October 1, 2023.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, on this 7th
day of August 2023.
APPROVED:
Thomas E. Muir, Mayor
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