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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 551 . . . ORDINANCE NO. 551 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR SHUTTING OFF WATER SERVICE FOR DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS AND AMENDING TITLE 900, CHAPTER 906, SECTIONS 906.11 AND 906.13 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: section 1. Section 906.11, Subdivision 2, of the Mounds View City Code is amended to read: Subd. 2. Shut-Off by ci ty-Grounds: Water service to a property may be shut off by the City for the following reasons: a) Violation of a provision of this code relating to the operation, maintenance or connection to the water system. b) Fraud or misrepresentation by an owner or occupant in connection with an application for service. c) Failure of an owner or occupant or to pay rates and charges for water service when due. Sec. 2. section 906.11 of the Mounds View city Code is amended to add the following subdivisions: Subd. 3. Shut-Off Procedures. If the City Administrator determines that grounds exist for shutting off water service, the administrator must notify the owner or occupant of the City's intent to shut off by mailed written notice not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of shut-off. The notice must state the reason for shutting off the water service, the date that the water shut-off will be effective and that the owner or occupant may request a hearing before the City Council and that at the hearing, the owner or occupant may present testimony as to why the service should not be shut off. The request for a hearing must be presented in writing to the City Administrator not later than the tenth day after mailing of the notice. A request from either the owner or occupant is . ORDINANCE NO. 551 PAGE TWO OF TWO sufficient to require the hearing. If a request for a hearing is received, the City Administrator may not shut off service until the hearing has been held and then only at the direction of the City Council. If a request for hearing is not timely received, the City Administrator may shut off the water service as of the date specified in the notice. Subd. 4. Emergency Shut-Off: The procedure in subdivision 3 does not apply to water shut-off in case of an emergency. Sec. 3. section 906.13, Subd. 7, of the Mounds View Municipal Code is amended to read: . Subd. 7. Delinquent Bills; Lien: In the event a water or sewer bill is unpaid by the due date, a reminder notice shall be sent to the customer. If payment in full is not received by the City within (10) days after the reminder notice is sent, the bill shall be considered delinquent, and the service may be discontinued as provided in section 906.11 and the Council may cause the charges noted in such billing to become a lien against the property served by certifying to the County the amount of said delinquent bill. Sec. 4. This ordinance is effective 30 days after its publication. Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 20th day of March, 1995. Read and passed by the City council of the City of Mounds View this 10 day of April, 1995 . (SEAL) ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: .~1~ --