Ordinance 988

Whereas the City of St John has changed its billing cycle, and whereas the City Code needs to be updated to reflect
said change, and whereas various code sections address the billing due dates,

Now therefore be it ordained that the following be adopted as the Billing Due Dates for Utility Services provided by
the City of St John, Kansas.

1. Code sections 15-101, 15-102-, 15-103, 15-222, 15-306, and 15-423(j) are hereby repealed and the following
new code sections are substituted therefore.
2 New Code sections:

15-101 DEFINITION. For purposes of this article utility services shall include water, electrical, sewer,
solid waste, capital improvement fees, storm sewer utility fees, and other utility services provided by the City.

15-102 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS. Unless otherwise provided, water, electric, sewer, solid waste
(refuse) capital improvement fees, storm sewer utility fees and other utility services shall be terminated for
nonpayment of service fees, or charges in accordance with sections 15-103 and 15-104.

15-103 DUE DATES OF BILLS, DELINQUENCY FEE; NOTICE; HEARING.

(a) Utility bills shall be billed on or about the 1st day of Each Month. Utility bills shall be due on the
15th of Each Month.
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(b) If a utility bill has not been paid on or before the due date as provided in this chapter, a delinquency and
termination notice shall be issued by the City Clerk on or before the 20th of each month after the delinquency occurs
and mailed to the customer at his or her last known address. A copy also shall be mailed to the occupant of the
premises if the occupant and the customer are not the same person.
(c) Notice shall state:
(1) The amount due, plus the delinquency charge;
(2) Notice that service will be terminated if the amount due is not paid before the 25th of the month, unless
24th

shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or other legal holiday, in which event the notice will give the customer until the
close of the next business day in which to pay the charges;

(3) Notice that the customer has the right to a hearing before the designated hearing office;
(4) Notice that the request for a hearing must be in writing and filed with the City Clerk no later than three
(3) days prior to the termination of service.
(d) Upon the receipt of the request for hearing, the City Clerk shall advise the customer of the date, time
and place of the hearing which shall be held within three working days following receipt of the request.
(e) All utility bills not paid by the 15th of the Month shall be assessed a delinquency fee of Ten Percent
(10%) of the balance due for non-payment.
(f) After the hearing, all evidence submitted, the city clerk shall make such orders as he or she deems
reasonable under the circumstance, which may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Termination of service at a fixed date.
(2) An extended time for payment
(3) A schedule of payments for retirement of the debt.
(g) The customer who feels aggrieved by the decision of the City Clerk shall have the right to request a
hearing before the City Council within 20 days of the decision by the City Clerk at a regularly scheduled meeting.
The evidence presented to the Clerk shall be submitted to the Council for its review of the decision made by the City
Clerk. The Council shall have the right to make such orders as it finds necessary including:
(1) Termination of service at a fixed date.
(2) An extended time for payment.
(3) A schedule of payments for retirement of the debt.
Decisions of the council shall be final. There shall be no appeal from its decision
This Ordinance is hereby adopted this 3rd day of November, 2009 and shall take effect for the billing to commence
on January 2, 2010. The previous billing procedures shall be applicable until the new billing dates become effective.
This ordinance shall also be effective after its publication in the St John News.