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ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~ ,'
AN ORDINANCE establishing procedures
for termination of water service.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Delinquent Account.
A. A water bill which remains unpaid after the statement
due date is a delinquent account.
B. When an account becomes delinquent, the water depart-
ment shall give written notice of proposed termination to the party
in whose name the billing address is listed and, if such is not the
service address, notice shall also be sent to the service'address.
C. Written notice shall be sent by first class mail to
the account holder and shall contain the following information:
1) date of the proposed termination; and
2). statement that the delinquent account may be paid
only to the Office of the City Treasurer at City
Hall, and
3) a statement of the right of the account holder to
dispute the billing by contacting Customer Relations
personnel at the City Treasurer's office and present-
ing their complaint for a determination of any needed
adjustment.
D. Written notice of a proposed termination of water
service shall be sent to the service address if such is not the
billing address. This notice shall contain the following informa-
tion.
1) a statement that the party in whose name the billing
address is listed has not paid the utility bill and
has been sent a notice for non-payment, and
2) a statement that the account is delinquent and
must be paid by the due date to avoid shut-off of
the water, and
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3) a statement that the written notice to the service
address is not a bill.
Section 2. Termination Procedure.
A. The Water Department shall go to the service address
ten days after the written notice is sent and hang a final notice of
termination on the door of the residence.
B. This notice shall contain the following information:
1) the total amount that is delinquent, and
2) the time when the water will be shut off, and
3) a statement of the right of the account holder to
dispute the billing by contacting Customer Relations
personnel at the City Treasurer's office and
presenting their complaint for a determination of any
needed adjustment.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentica-
tion of such passage this~~'~ day of O~q'O~ , 1978.
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· GLENN K. JARSTAD, ~ayor
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